surrey

Light pleasure carriage

A surrey is a light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats facing forward, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

It typically has a flat or fringed top canopy.

The vehicle appears in the song "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" from the musical Oklahoma!: They took a leisurely ride in the surrey. (Capitalized Surrey is a county in England.)

carriage

horse-drawn

Powered by equines

  • buggyHorse-drawn cart
  • wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
  • canopyOverhead protective covering

fringe · wheels · spokes · axle · harness · reins · driver · seat · cushion · four-wheeled

vintage

antique

Old valued collectible

heritage · Victorian · Edwardian · period · historical · collectible · restored · museum · Americana · horse-and-buggy

leisure

picnic

Outdoor casual meal

  • outingShort recreational trip
  • parkPublic leisure grounds
  • familyRelated people together

courtship · promenade · countryside · leisurely · scenic · romantic · excursion · afternoon · sightseeing · parasol

Categories
Opposites
vehicle weight and capacity

surreystagecoach

Horse-drawn route vehicle

freight wagon · dray · Conestoga wagon · covered wagon · farm wagon

vehicle purpose

surreystagecoach

Horse-drawn route vehicle

mail coach · hearse · freight wagon · fire wagon

passenger capacity and formality

surreystagecoach

Horse-drawn route vehicle

omnibus · hearse · hansom cab · brougham

Family

surreys

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G