The Rural Life, The Stables

5 Top Equestrian B&B’s in the UK

15 January 2018 /

Bring your horse on holiday!

With the grey days of winter, why not lift your spirits and plan some summer riding with your horse. It won’t be long before we can look forward to sunny days hacking with our horses, light mornings and hazy balmy summer evenings together and not wrestling with rugs or wading through mud for a few months.

If the thought of going on holiday and sorting out the horse fills you with dread while you go away, then why not take your horse with you? There are many brilliant places to visit in the UK where farms and stables cannot only accommodate you but your horse too! Just think to wake up to breakfast being made for you and then pop out to the stable to adventure out on new bridleways and rides with your horse!

So where to stay? We have picked the top five places in the UK which provide excellent riding holidays for you and your horse:

Rock Farm – Taunton Somerset

Rock Farm is equipped with stables and a paddock, so it is perfect for groups that would like to bring their horses on holiday exploring riding routes. With breathtaking and beautiful countryside that Somerset has to offer, this is a glorious place to take your horse on holiday. With flexible accommodation and plenty of room to park trailers or lorries, this makes it all easier to bring your horse with you for a summer break!

For more information regarding costs and availability, please visit:

https://www.woodlandsretreats.co.uk/our-retreats/rock-farm/introduction

Burley Rails Cottage – The New Forest

Burley Rails Cottage sits deep in the heart of the New Forest offering self-catering accommodation surrounded by the 144 square miles of National Park for horse riders, walkers, cyclists to use. This is the perfect base for horse riders who want to experience plenty of off road riding together with two modern stables with an individual yard, tack room and turnout.

For more information regarding costs and availability, please visit:

https://www.burleyrailscottage.co.uk/

North Kingsfield Farm – Bridlington, East Yorkshire

North Kingsfield Farm Holiday Cottages consist of three luxury cottages which are part of a mediaeval barn conversion. Set on a working farm in open countryside, there are miles of off road hacking and Fraisthorpe beach is just a couple of minutes away. On site is a small livery yard offering stables and grazing through the summer months for horse owning guests!

For more information regarding costs and availability, please visit:

https://www.northkingsfield.co.uk/Horse_Riding_Holidays.html

Longland Farm Cottages and Stables – Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Longland Farm is a smallholding set in beautiful Pembrokeshire countryside. Their traditional welsh stone barn provides quality holiday accommodation with stunning views toward the Preseli Mountains. With many bridleways and quiet country lanes, there is plenty to explore on horseback. Close to the Pembrokeshire coast, there are also many beaches to explore with your horse.

Longland Farm provides stabling with hay and straw included and stable equipment provided.

For more information regarding costs and availability, please visit:

https://www.longlandsfarmcottages.co.uk/horses

Holmeshead Farm – The Lake District

The Lake District is a stunning area of the UK to visit all year round. Holmeshead Farm is near Ambleside and is a traditional sheep farm. They offer stables and grazing together with luxury accommodation for you. The farm has easy access to miles of bridleway to The Langdales, Rydal, Coniston, Claife, Grizedale which makes this a wonderful riding holiday in The Lakes!

For more information regarding costs and availability, please visit:

https://www.holmesheadfarm.co.uk/?Horse_Holidays

Make this summer the time you take your horse on holiday with you – a change of scenery is as good as a rest!

Written by Samantha Hobden

Haynet is a leading rural life blog, telling stories from the stables, kennels and the fields. If you love living in the countryside, riding your horse, farming the fields or walking your dogs through the woods – then you will feel right at home here!

Samantha founded the Equestrian Blogger of the Year awards in 2011 and is now joint judge of the Equestrian Blogger/Vlogger of the Year Award with host MirrorMePR recognising talent within the industry. Haynet created the #HorseBloggers and #RuralBloggers channels, dedicated networks to share countryside related content engaging with the blogging community. Being passionate about rural business Samantha works supporting equestrian, countryside and dog grooming brands increasing their presence through social media. If social media content marketing is something you would like further help with, then please get in touch. Samantha is also a qualified dog groomer and runs this part-time at Country Barn Dog Grooming in the East Sussex countryside.

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