Set up camp with your horses in the rolling hills of Shropshire
1. Upper Rycroft, near Welshpool
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For you: a refurbished period farmhouse with four double bedrooms and an orangery. Outside there are mature lawned gardens with a kitchen garden, fruit trees and a pond.
For the horses: three large stables with water and electricity and a brick outbuilding with two pony boxes, a tack/feed room and store. There is a large driveway with ample parking/turning area. Set in 4.7 acres.
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2. Lower Faintree Farm, near Bridgnorth
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For you: a six-bedroom family home set in a courtyard with a number of outbuildings including a party barn, offices and traditional farm buildings. There is also a converted stone bothy, with panoramic views, which could make a perfect holiday opportunity.
For the horses: there are currently two stables but the barn buildings could easily fit 10 stables to create an American barn. Set in 15.7 acres.
For you: a cottage-style house built by the vendors in 2002 with three bedrooms and a good-sized garden comprising a patio area and lawn.
For the horses: stabling for 12, a Monarch horse walker, arena and surrounding paddocks extending to 13.25 acres. An additional 7.3 acres of land is available by separate negotiation if required. There is access to quiet country lanes in an area renowned for good hacking.
For you: three staff flats plus planning permission for a five-bedroom manager’s house in a beautiful rural location with views on to the Wrekin Hill.
For the horses: a purpose-built equestrian complex arranged around a central courtyard with 19 loose boxes, a tack/feed room and an office. Set in 13 acres.
Next week: Equestrian properties near Aintree Racecourse
Ref: Horse & Hound; 30 March 2017
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.
