Stretching from Llanwrthwl in the East to the Nant Irfon gorge in the West, this common covers 12 miles of remote and wild country, perfect for horse riding in Wales.
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Area of 11,000 hectares of mostly wooded countryside in the Neath Port Talbot area. Many trails suitable for horse riding - over 64km of bridleways and 48km of forestry tracks.
Breathtaking views of surrounding area from high in the forest.
Website: www.afanforestpark.co.uk
Email: afanforestpark@npt.gov.uk
Area information: www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk
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16 mile route suitable for horse riding including section of the Taff Trail.
Ordnance Survey Map no. 12 - Brecon Beacons National Park, West and Central areas.
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Beautiful venue for horse riding in Wales - take your own horse, enjoy the views and ride in Corwen, Denbighshire, north Wales. Bridleways and forest trails for horse riding and carriage driving in north Wales.
An extensive network of trails and forest roads suitable for horse riding, mountain biking and walking, including safe carriage driving areas with parking area and corrals.
The Alwen Forest covers 1500 hectares of upland coniferous forest surrounding the Alwen reservoir. Tremendous views of north Wales from the forest roads.
Alwen/ Hiraethog/ Clocaenog Forest
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Access for horse riding in north Wales - bring your own horse and enjoy fantastic trail riding in the remote mountains and valleys of beautiful Wales.
12 mile scenic route, following bridleways, roads and tracks in Gwynedd, northWales.
Ordnance Survey Explorer map No. 17 Snowdon/ Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley.
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The BHS TREC Championships of Great Britain will be held in Wales from 15-17 August 2008, at a venue yet to be decided.
This will be a fun and friendly competition with classes from level 2 (for riders new to the sport) up to level 4 for experienced TREC riders. There will be classes for pairs, individuals and teams.
Wales is a fantastic venue for Le Trec, with vast areas of wild space, perfect for exploring on horseback. This is sure to be a very popular event.
BHS TREC Championships of Great Britain in Wales 2008
Access for horse riders in Wales - bring your own horse to Wales. Forestry Commission permissive 4 mile waymarked (blue) circular bridle route for horseback riding in west Wales, leading uphill along bridleway and forest trail beneath mature beech trees, emerging at the top of the forest with panoramic views across the rolling hills and valleys of Ceredigion, west Wales.
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The Brecon Beacons National Park is the perfect riding resort. The British Horse Society awarded the National Park an Access award in 2005 for the most active National Park in opening up equestrian routes. With spectacular scenery a wealth of wildlife and some of the best riding in Europe riders are not disappointed.There are trekking centres within the National Park offering half and full day treks, some can tailor make treks over two or three days and arrange overnight stops in bed & breakfast accommodation. You can bring your own horse on holiday too and stay at some of the many B&B’s for riders & horses. Try the new Three Rivers Ride route which is a fantastic two day trek from Hay Bluff to the National Park Visitor Centre at Libanus. If you don’t want to ride then why not spend a day at the harness & trotting races or pay a visit to the horse & pony sanctuary.Website: www.horseridingbreconbeacons.com
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Bridle Rides arranges bridleway riding holidays for people with their own horses.
There are 17 different networks to choose from in England and Wales, which cover a variety of different countryside from the English Shires to more challenging areas like Exmoor and the North York Moors. You can either ride from one farmhouse to another, or choose a one-centre holiday with two or three day-rides out from the same base.
In Wales, we have a very popular Welsh Borders network, the bulk of which is in eastern Powys. We are planning to do some research riding in the Carmarthen/ Brechfa area this year, with the aim of opening a small new network either part way through 2007, or for the start of 2008.
Click on the following link to find out more - www.bridlerides.co.uk - or give us a ring on 0121 445 6998.
Bridle Rides Ltd, PO Box 9223, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 1PF
Tel: 0121 445 6998
Email: bobbie@bridlerides.co.uk
BHS Cymru continues to open bridleways and routes in the magnificent Welsh countryside for all to enjoy. Free publications on all aspects of access available.
www.bhscymru.co.uk
Brynllwydwyn is a country house offering very comfortable self-catering and bed and breakfast accommodation for horse and rider with stabling and grazing in Powys, mid Wales. There is easy access to long distance trail rides locally, and access for horse and rider to shorter bridleways and horse routes, for riders travelling with their own horse looking for a spectacular horse riding holiday in some of the best riding country in Wales.
Brynllwydwyn is a country house 3 miles from the pretty , town of Machynlleth, mid Wales, graded 4 star by Visit Wales, and set in spectacular views surrounded by the glorious peaceful welsh wilderness. We provide self catering and B&B accommodation for riders and their own horses, for up to 8 people.
We have access on to the new Prince Llywelyn Ride, which takes riders from Knighton all the way to Ynyslas on the coast, and numerous other bridleways in the area. We are able to organise riding routes, provide a guide service and luggage transfer. Horses can be stabled in spacious internal stables, with lockable tack room, or turned out.
This is a fantastic region for horse riding in Wales. Brynllwydwyn offers excellent accommodation with stabling and grazing in mid Wales. If you want to take your own horse on holiday to Wales, and enjoy fantastic riding with as much help as you wish in organising your horse riding routes, this is the place for you.
Brynllwydwyn, Uwchygarreg, Machynlleth, Powys SY20 8RR
Tel: 01654 702042
Website: www.brynllwydwyn.co.uk
Accommodation for horse and rider in Powys, mid Wales: Self catering and B&B accommodation with stabling in beautiful mid Wales, offering the perfect horse riding holiday for you and your own horse in Wales. Take your own horse to Powys, mid Wales, and enjoy some of the best horse riding in the whole of the UK, with long distance bridleways including the Prince Llywelyn Ride close by, and horse trails through the mid Wales mountains of Powys, mid Wales, UK, Europe.
Access for horse riding in Ceredigion - bridleways and forest trails through stunning woodland and hillside in west Wales.
Beautiful region east of Aberystwyth, run by the Forestry Commission, with a 14 mile waymarked horse route, and open access for horse riders on forest roads and bridleways.
The challenging circular waymarked (blue) ride leads through exposed and remote countryside onto high open hills with stunning views. Sections of the route are shared with mountain bikers and other users - measures have been put in place to make this a safe and enjoyable route for all users.
Bwlch Nant yr Arian
Aberystwyth tourist information.
Link to the Aberaeron festival.
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Cae Iago is one of the most popular horse riding holiday centres in Wales, offering pony trekking and trail riding holidays for adult riders with farmhouse accommodation in the stunningly beautiful, wild and remote Cambrian mountains, Carmarthenshire, mid Wales.
Cae Iago is a family run equestrian business established in 1968, specialising in adult riding holidays in mid Wales. Located on the edge of the beautiful Cambrian mountains in the heart of rural Wales, Cae Iago offers spectacular full week, short midweek (2-5 days) and weekend horse riding holiday breaks, as well as trail rides for the more experienced rider, riding longer distances over wilder terrain and stopping in different, comfortable accommodation with grazing each night.
Cae Iago offers an informal, relaxed horse riding holiday in mid Wales offering comfortable accommodation, and the chance to get as involved with looking after the horses, or not, as you please.
All packages consist of 4-5 hours of riding per day on safe, forward going Welsh cobs to suit all abilities, over some superb Welsh countryside, plus full board accommodation in our comfortable and homely farmhouse. Basic riding ability is recommended as we spend long hours in the saddle each day.
'A weekly ride from Cae Iago Riding Centre was a highlight of my time spent at Lampeter University. The horses and ponies were forward going but safe, and we enjoyed many a gallop across the grassy uplands and through forestry commission plantations in the Cambrian mountains, overlooking stunning views. I enjoyed the chance to ride and lead the ponies bareback to and from their grazing, and always looked forward to a warm welcome and tea and cake in the farmhouse after a ride. This is a well-run riding holiday centre with good horses in a fantastic riding area, and I could not recommend it enough.'
British Horse Society, Countryside Council and Wales Trekking and Riding Association approved.
Wales Tourist Board 4 star graded accredited activity centre.
Ffarmers, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire SA19 8LATel. 01558 650 303Cae Iago Riding Centre, Carmarthenshire, mid Wales
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15 mile route over bridleways and quiet roads. Convenient horse box parking at cross roads of A4086/ A5, Capel Curig.
Ordnance Survey Explorer map No. 17 Snowdon/ Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley/ Dyffryn Conwy.
Map
Capel Curig tourist information
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The Carmarthenshire Riders Group is a horse riding organisation in mid west Wales set up to provide information on bridleways, horse trails and safe off-road horse riding routes in the Carmarthenshire area to horse riders in mid west Wales.
The website includes useful information on recommended horse rides in Carmarthenshire, mid west Wales.
There is also helpful information regarding beach riding in mid and south west Wales.
Carmarthenshire Riders Group
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Challenging 7 mile ride in the wilds of Wales. Some difficult terrain. Very little roadwork.
Ordnance Survey Map no. 214 - Llanidloes and Newtown.
Information from external website - please check accuracy of information before riding this route.
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Open access for horse riders on very quiet forest roads and tracks near Ruthin.
Three endangered Przewalski's horses graze freely in a 12 acre area of the forest called 'The Enclosures'. This area is designated by CADW as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The Przewalski's project enables the area to be maintained by grazing without the need for chemicals and vehicles, helping vegetation structure and biodiversity.
Ordnance Survey Landranger Map no. 116.
Forestry Commission website.
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Mixed woodland near Dolgellau with open access for horse riders on forest roads and bridleways.
NB Popular mountain bike trails in the area.
Ordnance Survey Landranger Map no. 124.
Map.
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Upland plantations near Bala with large areas of open heathland and moorland within predominantly coniferous woodlands.
Open access for horse riders on forest roads and bridleways.
Ordnance Survey Landranger Map No. 125.
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The Cors Caron Endurance Ride will be held on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 2008 in mid west Wales.
Classes include a 20km Non Competitive Ride (NCR), 40km novice Competitive Ride (CR), 40km CR, and 80km CR.
This endurance ride covers open hills on the edge of the Cambrian mountains, with beautiful scenery and generally good going.
Cors Caron Endurance Ride, mid Wales.
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Waymarked horse riding trails from 5 to 25 miles in Carmarthenshire designed by members of West Wales Trekking and Riding Association and Endurance GB Society. Stunning views over the Brecon Beacons near Llandovery.
Space for parking and turning horseboxes. Tying posts or corrals.
Crychan Forest Association
For further information on Crychan Forest, click here.
Map of the area
Map showing location of Brecon Beacons National Park
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Open access horse trails and bridleways for horse riding near Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, Mid Wales, close to Mynydd Mallaen bridleway.
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Carriage Driving and Horse Riding in the magnificent scenery of Powys, mid Wales. Bridleways, mountain tracks and forest trails suitable for horse riding and carriage driving in stunning mid Wales.
Exceptional and extensive riding and driving on waymarked trails in some of Britain's finest countryside, through forest and mountains. Specially prepared and maintained tracks, some hard, some on grass.
Situated in the Dyfnant Forest and around beautiful Lake Vyrynwy, between Dolgellau and Welshpool.
Easy access for horse boxes and trailers, specially built 'easy-in, easy-out' car and lorry park.
Strategically placed natural stone mounting blocks.
Corrals for horses.
Stabling and accommodation available locally.
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A circular permissive bridleway of about 90km following on, or near to, the Sennybridge Training Area boundary over the plateau of the Epynt mountains (Mynydd Epynt).
Finger posts are placed at junctions with external public rights of way, to provide circular routes of various lengths, for example on the Forestry Commission run Crychan Forest trails network.
The route avoids areas of intense military activity, and provides fantastic riding opportunities with stunning views.
See Epynt Way website for detailed route.
Map of area
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Network of three linking loops of approximately 20km suitable for horse riding through the Blaenavon World Heritage site, south Wales.
Through forestry and across mountain top with spectacular views and scenery.
Leaflet available from Torfaen County Borough Council's Countryside Services.
Tel: 01633 648066
Email: environment@torfaen.gov.uk
Website: Torfaen countryside services
Further information available from Blaenavon Tourist Information Centre
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13 mile route mainly on forest tracks and bridleways.
Ordnance Survey Map no. 12 - Brecon Beacons National Park, West and Central.
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8 mile ride including section of Offa's Dyke Path.
Ordnance Survey Map no. 201 - Knighton and Presteigne.
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Open access trails for horse riders around the Usk reservoir, near Trecastle.
Glasfynydd Forest (meaning 'Blue mountain').
Other local forestry routes include Cilgwyn, Coed y Rhaedr and Pen Arthur. Extensive network of bridleways in the area.
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Horse riding in mid Wales - horse riders may follow sections of the scenic national trail route Glyndwrs Way in Powys, Wales.
Sections of this 135 mile national trail (about 60% of its length) are available for horse riders. It is not however a long distance bridleway.
The best and longest sections of bridleway are mostly on the southern part of the trail. They include:
With thanks to Helen, Glyndwr's Way National Trail Officer.
Click here for further information.
Email: mactic@powys.gov.uk
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Off-road horse riding on bridleways and forest trails in beautiful west Wales.
Ancient semi-natural woodland. Access for horse riders by permit.
Permits available from the Local Area Manager.
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Nine and a half mile off-road horse riding route through the west Wales countryside.
Ordnance Survey Explorer map No. 177 Carmarthen and Kidwelly.
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Forestry tracks for off-road horse riding in north Wales.
Forestry Commission controlled forest near Betws-y-Coed with spectacular views of the surrounding hills and towns.
Open access for horse riders. NB. There are very popular mountain bike routes in Gwydyr North.
The best access points for horse box parking are at Gwydyr Uchaf, Cae'n y Coed, Sarnau, Hafna, Pont Cae Groes and Beddgelert.
Forestry Commission website
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Horse riding in Wales, UK - bring your own horse to Wales and enjoy fantastic bed and breakfast or self-catering accommodation for riders, and grazing and stabling for your own horse in Montgomeryshire, mid Wales. Much of mid Wales offers wonderful horse riding in unspoilt mountainous or forested country, with few roads and few inhabitants.
Highgate offers high quality, comfortable bed and breakfast accommodation in a 17th Century listed farmhouse, or self-catering accommodation in luxury barn conversion holiday cottages.
Set in the beautiful rolling mid Wales hills, this is wonderful riding country with quiet lanes and bridlepaths through remote uplands, unspoilt mountain roads, cool forests and silent lakelands. Wonderful hacking on the Kerry Ridgeway, the Offa's Dyke trail, the wild Cambrian mountains and Plynlimon range, and the Dyfnant and Vyrynwy Forests, with circular routes ranging from 5 - 16 miles on soft, upland tracks in beautiful countryside with wonderful views - all within easy reach.
Bring your own horses and ponies - we have ample grazing and stabling for your horse, and comfortable accommodation in a beautiful cottage for you.
A guide is available to accompany you on your own horse, or local maps and information on riding routes can be provided. Don't worry about the weather - we have a floodlit indoor menage available for you to use.
Highgate, Near Newtown, Montgomeryshire SY16 3LF
Tel: 01686 623763
Email: highgatehouse@hotmail.com
Website: www.highgate-accommodation.co.uk
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Horse riding holidays in Powys, mid Wales. Bring your own horse to Wales. Accommodation for horse and rider in mid Wales. The perfect base for a fantastic self-guided horse riding holiday in the glorious mountainous mid Wales countryside, where you may ride all day without seeing any other humans - just sheep and wildlife. Guide available if you would prefer a guided riding holiday across the mountains of Wales riding your own horse.
This is an ideal spot for exploring the trails of the Brecon Beacons National Park, the Black Mountains and the Three Rivers ride. There is easy access to magnificent mountain and off-road riding. Maps or guide available if required.
Farmhouse B&B accommodation, with stabling and grazing available for your own horse.
Tregoyd Riding Centre, Tregoyd, Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys LD3 0SP
Tel: 01497 847351
Email: info@tregoydriding.co.uk
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Breathtaking scenery with rolling hills, rugged mountains and gentle valleys.
Open access for horse riding, near Llanwrtyd Wells.
Cwm Irfon is peaceful and secluded. Trails wind alongside mountain streams to the Abergwesyn Valley, and onto the Cambrian Mountains.
Irfon
Llanwrtyd Wells website
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Try horse riding in beautiful mid Wales - this is a gentle 15 mile route through the Welsh hills with fantastic views in all directions. Track winds through heather moors, woodlands and heath.
Starts from the B4355 near Newtown, Powys.
Kerry Ridgeway
Further information on the Kerry Ridgeway.
Map of Kerry Ridgeway.
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The perfect venue for horse riding in mid west Wales - a variety of paths and forest tracks along the gently undulating ridge between the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas, through woodland, lanes and farmland and with panoramic views over the surrounding countryside.
Longest route - 6m (10km)
Leaflet available from Coast and Countryside Section, Department of Environmental Services, Ceredigion County Council.
Website: www.ceredigion.gov.uk
Email: countryside@ceredigion.gov.uk
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10 mile north Wales horse ride mainly on bridleways.
Ordnance Survey Map no. 17 - Snowdon/ Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley/ Dyffryn Conwy.
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This is the largest indoor climbing and horse riding centre in Wales, offering horse riding to suit your ability along many miles of private tracks, farmland conservation areas and open hills with fabulous views over the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains. Based close to Llangorse Lake, the largest natural lake in South Wales, these rides offer fantastic, peaceful scenery.
There are a selection of well-cared for horses and ponies suitable for both novice and experienced riders, both individuals and groups.
Llangorse Riding Centre offers pony rides for 4-7 years, 1 or 2 hour treks for novice riders, 1 hour, 2 hour or full day rides including cantering for the more experienced rider, and hacking (2 hour or full day) at a faster pace for the experienced rider only. Riding holidays can be tailor made to suit your needs.
This is also a well-regarded multi-activity centre - activities available include skytrek, climbing, outside challenge course and dingle scramble.
Accommodation is available locally (contact us for details), or group accommodation is available on site.
Gilfach Farm, Llangorse, Brecon, Powys LD3 7UH.Tel. 01874 658 272
Website: www.activityuk.com
Email: info@activityuk.com
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9 mile horse riding route with beautiful scenery, mostly using off-road tracks and trails. Some steep gradients, gates to open, and water crossing, making this ride suitable for more experienced riders.
Ordnance Survey Explorer map No. 254 Vale of Clwyd.
Route map from external website - please check details.
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An 85 hectare woodland rising steeply to the summit slopes of the Clwydian Hill near Penycloddiau providing off-road horse riding mainly on tracks and trails.
Wide ranging views across the Vale of Clwyd towards Denbigh.
Open access for horse riders.
Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 116.
Ordnance Survey map
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11 mile mainly off-road horse riding route using bridleways and quiet roads.
Llansaint/ Kidwelly - from external website - please check details.
Kidwelly information
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Llanthony Riding and Trekking Centre is based at Court Farm, next to Llanthony Priory, in the middle of the beautiful and peaceful Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
It offers a choice of horse riding experiences, from simple pony trekking for novices offering quiet rides with fantastic views, to fast hacking for the confident rider over varied countryside and more challenging terrain.
Excellent horses and ponies suitable for all riders.
British Horse Society approved. Member of Wales Trekking and Riding Association. Member of Wales Tourist Board Accreditation Scheme for Activity Providers.
Court Farm, Llanthony, Abergavenny, NP7 7NNTel. 01873 890 359Website: www.llanthony.co.uk
Horse riding holidays, trail riding, pony trekking, hacking, horses and ponies, BHS approved, Brecon Beacons, equestrian centre, wales, UK, Europe.
Llugwy Farm, situated in the beautiful Lugg valley (OS ref: SO185 729) offers self catering accommodation for up to six people in a unique, comfortable, loft appartment. We have a single stable available and plenty of secure, sheltered grazing in small paddocks.
Glyndwr's Way, leading to Beacon Hill and thousands of acres of common land, is a quarter of a mile away via an off road track, and Radnor forest is two miles to the south.
We can supply feed for horses and ponies and our own sweet, meadow hay, and The Tack Room has a stock of equestrian essentials and offers repairs and alterations to all manner of tack.
Open all year round.
Di and Andy Grenyer, Llugwy Farm, Llanbister Road, Powys LD1 5UT
Tel: 01547 550641
Website: www.llugwy-farm.co.uk
Horse riding holidays, horseback vacations, take your own horse, accommodation with stabling, horse and rider accommodation, trail riding, saddlery, tack repairs, mid wales, UK, Europe.
250km network of mainly off-road tracks for horse riders, walkers and bikers connecting many of Rhondda Cynon Taff's attractions and heritage sites.
The Welsh Valleys offer a diverse mix of landscapes. The Loops and Links trails have been designed for those who want to discover what this culturally and environmentally rich area has to offer.
Guidebook available.
Email: infoandsales@loopsandlinks.co.uk
Website: www.loopsandlinks.co.uk
Area information - www.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk
Southern Wales information - www.southernwales.com/
Horse riding, bridleways, bridle rides, trail rides, off-road horse riding, equestrian access, wales, UK, Europe.
Endurance Riding group affiliated to Endurance GB, publicising and organising endurance and fun rides in mid and north Wales.
Endurance riding is a fun horse sport, ideal for all types of horse, and riders of all ages. Endurance rides can be competitive or non-competitive, covering various distances at varying speeds.
Endurance riding is very popular in Wales, where riders can enjoy the idyllic landscapes and good going on high grassy uplands and ancient drovers tracks.
Mid and North Wales Endurance GB group.
Dates of pleasure and endurance rides to be held throughout Wales can be found at Mid and North Wales Endurance GB group Dates, including rides on Offa's Dyke, Ynyslas beach, Trawscoed forest and Pembrey beach and forest.
Endurance riding in Wales, UK.
Situated near Mold, this forest is controlled by the Forestry Commission and offers open access for horse riders. Trails through the forest lead up to the summit of Moel Famau.
Horse riding, bridleways, bridle rides, off-road horse riding, equestrian access, north wales, UK, Europe.
Open access trails for horse riders on the southern Black Mountains near Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye.
The Black Mountains form the eastern rim of the Brecon Beacons, made up of rolling grassland climbing to open moorland with windswept peaks.
Other open access routes at The Fedw and Chepstow Park.
Ordnance Survey Landranger maps 161 and 171.
Mynydd Du
Map of region
Horse riding, bridleways, bridle rides, off-road horse riding, equestrian access, horse riding trails, trail riding, wales, UK, Europe.
6000 hectare (15000 acre) coniferous forest ideal for horse riding, controlled by the Forestry Commission, covering extensive upland area with a broad rolling landscape, with plenty of open space. The Welsh name translates as 'the hill of great loving'.
Close to Clocaenog Forest.
Mynydd Hiraethog
Horse riding, bridleways, bridle rides, off-road horse riding, equestrian access, wales, UK, Europe.
100 hectare (250 acre) woodland park suitable for horse riding in the communities of Llannon and Gorslas, Carmarthenshire. Includes marked routes for horse riders through deciduous and coniferous forest. Also wildlife ponds and picnic sites.
Mynydd Mawr
For more information about the Park, click here.
To view a map of the area, click here.
9 mile horse riding route using bridleways and quiet roads.
Ordnance Survey Explorer map 12 - Brecon Beacons National Park, Western and Central areas.
Mynydd Wysg - external site - please check information.
The only national horse riding organisation exclusively concerned with bridleways and ridden access to the countryside, and with getting a better deal for bridleway riders.
www.rightsofway.org.uk
8 mile horse ride mainly on bridleways.
Information - external website - please check details.
Horse riding, bridleways, bridle rides, off-road horse riding, equestrian access.
Sections of this 177 mile long national trail are available to horse riders, providing off-road horse riding in a beautiful area of Wales and the Welsh borders.
Click here for further details.
Email: odp@offasdyke.demon.co.uk
Horse riding, bridleways, bridle rides, off-road horse riding, equestrian access, mid wales, UK, Europe.
Pembrokeshire Bridleways and Byways Association works to improve equestrian access and keep bridleways and horse routes throughout beautiful Pembrokeshire open and running smoothly for horse riders in south west Wales.
Affiliated to the British Horse Society.
Website includes details of horse routes and bridleways in the stunning Pembrokeshire countryside.
Also features dates of fun rides and events in Pembrokeshire.
Pembrokeshire Bridleways and Byways Association.
In November 2003, a small group of riders from the Penmachno area, in then Upper Conwy Valley, became involved in a project to bring tourists and business into our community. Over recent years Penmachno has seen a decline in public facilities and a lack of economic growth, which has resulted in social isolation for many sections of the community.
By providing facilities which outside groups will want to utilize, we hope to encourage more people to come into the village of Penmachno.
We have received funding for the first phase of our project, which is to build a riding Arena in the forest above Penmachno. This will be free to the public and we will be holding events to raise money for maintenance on a regular basis.
Forest Enterprise is backing our project and has agreed to a site for the arena, and also the possibility of Canter Rides in the Forest above Penmachno. At present there is no schooling arena within a radius of 24 miles and those outside that boundary are privately owned.
We are also looking into opening up more forest trails and connecting routes to the rest of Snowdonia. The route between Ysbyty Ifan and Penmachno is now open to horseriders again, after it became impassable in places several years ago. This route offers some of the best views across the Snowdonia Mountain range.If you would like to get involved or know more, please contact June Jones 01690 760 443 or Sue Richards 07733 013 139E-mail: suesuerichards@aol.com
For a map of North Wales/ Snowdonia click here.
Map of Penmachno trails.
Further information on Penmachno.
Pentre Riding Stables offers a perfect venue for horse riding holidays for novice or experienced riders in the mountains of mid Wales. Surrounded by wild and rugged mountain scenery, rising up from the gentler, lush terrain of the Tawe Valley, Pentre is a long established, family-run riding school and horseback riding holiday centre, providing fantastic pony trekking and trail riding holidays for adults, children, and families, as well as high class riding instruction.
Pentre has easy access to bridle paths, as well as mile after mile of 'open hill' where you will be guided across less obvious off-road horse riding trails which make the most of the fresh, clean air and stunning views across the Brecon Beacons National Park.
As well as adult's and children's horse riding holidays, with high quality Bed and Breakfast or self-catering accommodation for horse and rider, Pentre Riding Stables also offers riding instruction for novice or experienced riders, bring your own horse holidays, and livery services in the beautiful Brecon Beacons. Pentre is also an approved Pony Club centre, and runs regular riding lessons and activities for children of all ages, including children's riding holidays.
Pentre offers accommodation with stables to cater for both horse and rider, for short breaks, weekend breaks, or longer horse riding holidays to make the most of the bridlepaths and off road riding trails of mid Wales. Accommodation is also suitable for riders with special needs.
Horses and ponies at Pentre are contented, well mannered, and suitable for both novice and experienced riders. The proprietor, Karen Williams, also specialises in training show jumpers for competition.
Whether you bring your own horse on holiday, or ride one of our horses, and whether you take a one hour pony trek or a longer trail riding holiday, we have the knowledge and experience to assure you of a first class horse riding holiday in the beautiful Brecon Beacons of mid Wales.
For further details, contact:
Pentre Riding Stables and Accommodation, Brecon Road, Pen-y-Cae, Swansea Valley SA9 1GJ
Tel: +44 (0)1639 730639 Mobile: +44 (0)781 3604955
Website: www.pentrestables.co.uk
Email: enquiries@pentrestables.co.uk
British Horse Society book containing guides to 21 routes, including two for carriage drivers.
Available from BHS Bookshop
Part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
A wild and rugged grass and heather landscape of exposed hilltops, criss-crossed with unfenced roads, paths and ancient trails. These include the Golden Road running close to Carn Menyn, the origin of the bluestones of Stonehenge. Some paths are waymarked.
Ordnance Survey Map no. 35.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park information.
A new 80 mile ride across Wales from Llanfair Waterdine in Shropshire to the mid-Wales coast at Borth, near Aberystwyth, has recently been opened by the British Horse Society as part of the National Bridleroute Network. The ride passes through only five villages, and a few tiny hamlets, and crosses moorland, farmland and through forests.
Leaflets showing the route, and accommodation lists, are available from the British Horse Society in return for a donation to the Ride UK project (suggested donation £2). Cheques should be made payable to 'The British Horse Society', Access Department, British Horse Society, Stoneleigh Deer Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2XZ
Prince Llywelyn Ride, Ride UK website
British Horse Society website
The Red Dragon Ride is an endurance riding festival and competition held in Wales.
This year's ride will be held on 3rd, 4th and 5th October 2008, starting at the Royal Welsh showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells.
There will be Non Competitive Rides (NCR), Competitive Rides (CR) and Endurance Rides (ER) over various distances, for novice and advanced partnerships.
Endurance riding is a fun, competitive horse sport involving covering designated distances on horseback at a set speed. It demands excellent horsemanship skills as well as mere fitness, in ensuring that horse and rider work together.
Red Dragon Endurance GB Ride, Powys, mid Wales.
Endurance riding, long distance riding, Wales, UK, Europe.
11 mile route on bridleway and roads.
Ordnance Survey Explorer map No. 18 Harlech, Porthmadog and Bala
Rhydlydan
British Horse Society site offering information on bridleroutes throughout Wales.
Ride-UK
Unaccompanied trail riding in mid Wales.
Leaflet available from: Saddle Travel, Baskerville Hall, Hay on Wye, Hereford
Tel: 01432 821356
The South and West Wales branch of Endurance GB, providing information on Endurance riding in Wales, and organising fun and competitive endurance rides in south and west Wales.
South and West Wales Endurance GB group
Dates for Endurance Rides in Wales can be seen at South and West Wales Endurance Group activities.
Endurance riding, rides, Wales, UK.
Talybont Forest lies along the side of Glyn Collwn and the Talybont Reservoir.
Forest tracks and bridleways run on both sides of the reservoir through Talybont forest, Taf Fechan forest, and Cefn yr Ystrad.
Bridlepath crosses from Pontsticill Reservoir to Talybont Reservoir.
1300 acre hilltop common with dramatic views.
Grass tracks and bridleways for excellent horse riding.
The Cambrian Mountains cover the region from Llanwrtyd Wells and Llandovery, north to Machynlleth and Rhayader, and west to Devil's Bridge and Tregaron.
They provide a peaceful, unspoilt landscape with a rich cultural histroy and vibrant natural beauty - and fantastic riding country over mainly upland moorlands with long-distance cross country routes originally used by drovers.
Much of the area is thinly populated and inaccessible by vehicle - you may well ride for the whole day without seeing another person.
www.cambrianmountains.co.uk
23 mile (37km) trail following unclassified country roads and bridleways.
Much of the valley is flat meadowland bounded by steep tree-covered hillsides. At the head of the valley, open heather moorland rises to 2000ft (610m), with rugged and exposed terrain.
Leaflet available.
Code of conduct for visitors to the countryside.
The Countryside Code
5 waymarked forest trails from 5 to 15 miles designed for riders - the Rainbow Trails.
Spectacular scenery with peace and tranquility.
Penyffordd car park provides ample space allowing drivers of horse boxes to roll-in, roll-out. Horse box parking, corral for horses.
Llangadfan/ Llanfyllin, near Welshpool.
Facility to search by area.
Part of the National Bridleroute network.
The Wales section starts at Hay Bluff on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. The trail runs through 35 miles of stunning scenery through the Black Mountains and around picturesque Llangorse Lake, and crosses the river Usk.
Restaurant at National Park Visitors Centre at Libanus at end of trail. Horse box park.
Accommodation for horse and rider available locally.
Three Rivers Ride
The Turner family has run Cwmfforest Riding Centre since 1970 and has developed a range of fully inclusive quality riding holidays through magnificent countryside for capable adult riders. Situated in an unspoilt valley deep in the beautiful Black Mountains of mid Wales, 14 miles from Abergavenny, Brecon and Hay-on-Wye. Friendly greeting, log fires, comfortable bed, wholesome traditional fare and a trustworthy Welsh Cob to carry you to the back of beyond.
60 Welsh Cobs and crosses, selected for temperament and character, all reliable, friendly and sure-footed, and guaranteed to give you an excellent ride.
Black Mountain trails lasting between 2 days and a week, suitable for novice riders. Week long National Park trails. Demanding Trans Wales Trails, ending on the beach near Aberystwyth, suitable for experienced riders. Also weekend trails. All year round.
Trans Wales Trails, Cwmfforest Riding Centre, Pengenffordd, Talgarth, Brecon, LD3 0EU.Tel. 01874 711 398Website: www.transwales.demon.co.uk
Email: riding@transwales.com
Where are you going, travelling on your horse? - Why, to the country, of course.
North Wales, I thought, would be a good place to start - Travelling Horse Holidays near Corwen sound just the part.
They'll take you to places out of this world, high on the mountains where the views unfold.
Or down in the valleys, where streams musically play, and cows moo, and horses neigh.
Beautiful wild flowers bloom and pretty dragonflies flit - you'd never see that from a car, and would miss it.
So that's where Neddy and I'll go, since they'll take me solo,
And escort me all the way, or give me route maps and notes for the day. ©Jenni Miller 2006
Planned horse trails with overnight accommodation for you and your horse, through rolling valleys, swaying forests and mountains with breathtaking views. Route maps or experienced escort to accompany - lone riders welcome. Option to include reflexology and massage in all-inclusive price.
Jenni Miller, Bryn Awel, Llangwm, Corwen, North Wales LL21 0RB
Tel: 01490 420610
Website: http://www.travellinghorseholidays.co.uk
Email: jenni@brynawelbnb.co.uk
Travelling alone? Visit www.equineramblersuk.co.uk
TREC combines the requirements of trail riding with jumping and riding school flatwork, challenging horse and rider. It tests map reading skills, together with the ability to deal with all types of terrain, to demonstrate a safe degree of control and riding ability, and to negotiate all sorts of obstacles.
Click here for information on centres offering training in TREC in the Brecon Beacons.
Secluded 55 acre hill farm set in the foothills of the majestic, unspoilt Cambrian mountains of mid Wales, with stunning, far-reaching views. Close to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground.
Bed and Breakfast accommodation offered in comfortable ensuite bedrooms, in traditional old stone farmhouse and adjoining longhouse. Evening meal available by arrangement. Packed lunches also available.
Bring your own horse: DIY stabling available for up to 8 horses, with turnout in post and rail paddocks. Fantastic riding country, with good network of quiet lanes, bridleways and forestry, and direct access onto the Cambrian Mountains - 16,500 acres of open hills with spectacular views. Close to the Elan Valley with its scenic reservoirs.
Accompanied riding available by arrangement. Large round pen with woodchip surface suitable for exercise/ schooling.
Tyn-y-Clyn, Llanafan Fawr, Builth Wells, Powys LD3 3LU
Tel: 01591 620211
Email: tyn_y_clyn@btinternet.com
Website: www.tyn-y-clyn-bedandbreakfast.co.uk
A vast plantation covering hilltops and valleys in the Cambrian mountains near Llanwrtyd Wells.
Open access for horse riding throughout the forest.
Tywi Forest
14m (23km) trail over rugged and exposed terrain, following the high ground enclosing the Ceiriog Valley. Superb views. Shorter options available. Weather conditions can change dramatically in a short time.
Leaflet produced by the Chirk and Ceiriog Valley Partnership and Wrexham and District Bridleways Association available - click here.
More information about the area is available from North Wales Borderlands tourist department.
Valley Horse Rides, Merthyr Tydfil
These are circular horse riding routes in mid Wales, from 5 - 30 km long approximately, with spectacular views over the Brecon Beacons and Welsh Valleys.
Horse riding in mid Wales, bridlepaths and horse trails, Wales, UK.
Horse riding holidays for you and your horse in the beautiful scenery of North Wales. Ride along winding tracks, splash through tumbling streams, explore forests and leafy lanes, wildflower meadows and romantic valleys.
Holidays for parties of 2 or more lasting from the 2-night short break to 10 day riding holidays, covering a variety of routes from 10 to 35 miles, clearly described in route guides and on maps. Designed by riders for riders, and suitable for riders of all ages and experience levels. Ride from host to host, or from a single base. Stabling and grazing offered for your horse. Routes include Hill Forts and Drovers Roads, Moorlands and Mountains, Ancient Cairns and Forest Tracks, and a Beach Ride.
Website: www.walesonhorseback.co.uk
Email: info@walesonhorseback.co.uk
Tel: 0800 731 6254
Wern Sebon offers accommodation for horse and rider with three stables, along the Ceiriog Trail, Oswestry, mid Wales.
This is fantastic riding country, ideal for a horse riding holiday and the perfect destination to take your own horse to Wales for a holiday exploring the rolling hills and mountainous regions of this part of mid Wales.
Tel. 01691 780 426E-mail: jeangow@aol.com
Accommodation with stabling, mid Wales, take your own horse to mid Wales, horse riding holidays Wales.
The Ystwyth trail is a 34km scenic bridleway linking Aberystwyth with Tregaron. The trail follows the Ystwyth River for most of its length, winding through landscapes that dramatically change with the season of the year, and offering breathtaking views.
This is a fantastic medium distance trail for horse riding in beautiful mid west Wales.
www.ystwythtrail.org.uk/Home.asp
Route map
Aberaeron festival.
Horse riding in mid Wales, bridleways, trail rides, bridle paths, take your own horse, Aberystwyth, Tregaron, Ceredigion, mid Wales.