10 great riding holidays in the UK

If you are looking for riding holidays in the UK, here is a great place to start…

Field Farm, Mumby, east coast of Lincolnshire

• On-site holiday home, your own tent/motor home/lorry, or a local B&B
• Take your own horse
• A variety of beach riding

Clydesdale and shire horse break in the Lake District

• B&B
• Horse provided
• Riding on farm tracks, beach riding, hills and fens

Unguided trail ride in Wales

• B&B, farmhouse or inn
• Horse provided
• Riding on commons, farmland, farm tracks, hills and fens

City break in Bath

• B&B
• Take your own horse
• Hacking over varied terrain

Luxury riding holiday in Galloway, south-west Scotland

• Auchencairn House, stately home
• Horse provided
• Beach riding, forests and moors

Family riding holiday in Devon

• Self-catering cottage, farmhouse B&B or four-star spa hotel
• Horse provided
• Hacking on heathland

Luxury break in the Cotswolds

• Three-star hotel or a relais Chateaux group hotel
• Take your own horse
• Maps and guided routes provided

Whitehall Farm, Holkham, Norfolk

• 16th-century B&B farmhouse, self-catering bungalow or space for tents, caravans and motor homes
• Take your own horse
• Riding includes beach and bridleways

Western riding in Bournemouth

• Cottage B&B
• Horse provided
• Western-style in woodland, commonland and beaches

Exmoor farmhouse getaway

• 17th-century farmhouse
• Horse provided
• Moorland and woodland

For more details on these great horse riding holidays in the UK, see the current issue of Horse & Hound (17 February, 2011)