Ringwood Manor

08/26/2026

🐾 It's National Dog Day today! Did you know that the Hewitt family had several canine companions over their lifetimes? The family was known to own mastiffs, dachshunds, chow chows, and Airedale terriers, among other 4-legged friends. We're certain those pups just loved visiting Ringwood Manor, where they had plenty of acreage to roam and play on!

Here: a black-and-white image c. 1928 of employee Anna Engesser with Miss Sally Hewitt's two dogs: Nanky (the chow chow, sitting) and Rover (an Airedale terrier, sitting next to Anna on the bench) taken in the Italian sunken garden at Ringwood Manor.

08/19/2026

🎟 Tickets are on sale NOW for our popular Enchanted Evening tours in October! These tours allow visitors to experience Ringwood Manor after dark, hearing the legends and lore of the site, and ending with a lantern-lit walk to the cemetery.

⚠ Dates, times, pricing, and ticket purchasing information can be found at the link below- make sure you read all the pertinent information before purchasing as tickets are non-refundable!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997984121291?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/17/2026

🎃 It's that time! We've announced the dates, times & ticket purchasing information for our widely popular Enchanted Evening Tours! These hour and a half long tours allow visitors to experience Ringwood Manor after dark. Guides lead groups through the interior of the historic house, telling the various legends and lore about the site, ending with a lantern-lit walk down to the cemetery on the property.

⚠️Tickets are $40 each and go on sale on this Wednesday, August 19th, at 10:00am through our website (link in below). All the pertinent details can be found there.

‼️ PLEASE READ the information listed in the FAQs on our website BEFORE purchasing tickets as we do not issue refunds for incorrect purchases! http://www.ringwoodmanor.org/enchanted-evening-tours.html

Tours are strictly limited to 20 people and tickets sell out fast every year. Do yourself a favor and set a reminder now so you don't miss out!

Hear the historic legends and lore about Ringwood Manor!

08/14/2026

📣 Ringwood Manor is now open again for guided tours and this weekend is a great time to visit! Join us Wednesday through Sunday between 10am and 3pm and our knowledgeable staff will show you 32 of the 51 fully-furnished rooms once occupied by the Cooper & Hewitt families.

🎟 Information on visiting the site and purchasing tour tickets can be found on our website: https://www.ringwoodmanor.org/general-admission-tour.html

08/13/2026

Our thanks to all the reenactors, living historians, and visitors who braved the heat & humidity this past weekend to make the 6th annual Living History Timeline a success! And a special thank you to the 35th Regiment of Foot - Historical Reenactment for coordinating the event once again this year.

Did you come this weekend? What was your favorite era represented during the event? Let us know in the comments!

📸 courtesy of Jason Colflesh

08/11/2026

🍁 Our popular Oak & Iron homeschool program is back for the fall of 2026! 🍂

Oak & Iron is a five part program designed for homeschooling families, ages 8-12. This hands-on history course covers the evolution of Ringwood Manor over five weeks, from the early 18th century through the early 20th century. The curriculum covered each week can be found on our website: https://www.ringwoodmanor.org/homeschool.html

📆 Wednesdays, September 23rd-October 21st (rain date October 28th)
💵 Program fee: $150 per student; $135 for siblings. Space is limited! Registration closes on September 9th.
📲 Contact our Education Director, Allie Sabatini, at [email protected] to register or request more information!

08/06/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Ringwood Manor is officially reopening for public guided tours this weekend, August 8th & 9th, during our annual living history timeline event!

After being closed for the past year for a major exterior restoration, Ringwood Manor is welcoming visitors back for tours beginning Aug. 8 and 9 during the annual Living History Timeline event.

Visitors can take a guided tour of the Manor and explore 32 of 51 fully furnished rooms across the first and second floors, featuring original family furnishings, artwork and artifacts. Guided tours last approximately an hour and 15 minutes.

📅 Opening weekend tours: Aug. 8 & 9�🕙 Every half hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.�🎟️ $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (age 62+), $5 for children (ages 6-12), children 5 and under are free. Tickets are purchased at the park office located at the side of Ringwood Manor.

The state park entrance fee is also in effect for the weekend: $5 for NJ vehicles and $7 for non-NJ vehicles. NJ seniors ages 62 years and older can obtain their free senior citizen pass at the park office (located at the side of Ringwood Manor) to waive the park entrance parking fee.

Please note: only the first floor of the Manor is ADA accessible. The historic building does not have a lift or elevator system to access the second floor.

Following opening weekend, tours will resume their normal schedule Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For information about park entrance and tour fees, general tour information and the Living History Timeline event, visit: RingwoodManor.org

08/05/2026

👏 Congratulations to our newest Ringwood Manor Junior Historians!

We had a fantastic two weeks immersing our new friends in all things related to history and having SO MUCH FUN! Each week, our attendees experienced:

🏠 Visiting our historic buildings, like the blacksmith shop, Manor house, and carriage barn!

🎒 Marching like Revolutionary War soldiers, learning about Robert Erskine, investigating the items in the packs they carried, doing grave rubbings, and creating our own Hudson River obstructions!

🪶 Historic crafts, like weaving, tin punch, creating thaumatropes, paper making, & writing with quill pens!

👕 Historic chores, liking making their own butter, doing laundry, and creating edible gelatin from Peter Cooper's own recipe!

📜 How to create a museum exhibit, from finding historic items left behind from years ago, to writing their own interpretive labels!

🤸‍♀️ Playing historic games, like hoop & stick, games of graces, 9 pins, & the bilbo catcher!

We hope to continue our Ringwood Manor Junior Historian program again next summer, so look out for information in the winter about the dates & how to sign up your child for a week of fun and learning! https://www.ringwoodmanor.org/junior-historians.html

08/04/2026

Come visit this weekend, August 8th & 9th, as the grounds of Ringwood Manor will once again be transformed into a history-lover’s dream as we once again host the 35th Regiment of Foot - Historical Reenactment's Living History Timeline event! The sixth annual event will have reenactors interpreting various periods of history spanning different centuries and continents. There will be special guest speakers at 12pm on Saturday & 1pm on Sunday, book sales, weapons demonstrations, the Georgian Kitchen will be selling baked goods, and there will even be historic military vehicles on display, too. There will be something for all history enthusiasts and the general public!

For a list of time periods represented and guest speaker information each day, visit our website: www.ringwoodmanor.org/events.html

While the event itself is free to attend, please remember that the NJ State Park parking fee will be in effect: $5 per car for in-state vehicles, $7 per car for out-of-state vehicles. NJ residents ages 62 years and up can get their FREE Senior Citizen pass at the park office, which waives this parking fee.