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Hunt facts: Bedale

23 January, 2006

Hunt: dates from 1832, taking over country that was formerly part of the vast Raby territory — the Raby Hunt Bedale Club was formed in 1816. The Raby country was hunted by the Earl of Darlington (1st Duke of Cleveland)

Country: lies in North Yorks. East of the A1 is mainly arable vale, while the west rises to the dales, where there are some stone walls. Otherwise, mainly rails and hedges

Masters: Mary Tweddle, Andrew Osborne, David Ford, Stephen Swiers and James Fife

Staff: Andrew Osborne MFH hunts hounds, K-H/first whipper-in is Richard Tabberer, second whip is Matthew Penrose

Visitors: £60 plus £10 field money

Best thing about the hunt: “We are an extremely friendly hunt and visitors are always welcome, but we are sticklers for good manners” — Sheila Hollins, hon sec

Hirelings: Pam Ashworth (tel: 07974 978253)

Hunt secretary: Sheila Hollins (tel: 01609 772633)

  • Find out how Lucinda Green got on tackling the Bedale country's +4'6" stone walls in North Yorkshire in H&H (12 January, '06)



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