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UK: East Midlands: Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire


Promoted Routes

RouteLocationLength
The Midshires WayBuckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, (Derbyshire)225 miles
360km
Lower Boddington and CropredyNorthamptonshire, Oxfordshire,
(near Warwickshire border)
16 miles
26km
Clifton Reynes to HarroldBuckinghamshire, Bedfordshire,
Northamptonshire
20 miles
31km
Shuckburgh ParkWarwickshire, Northamptonshire13 miles
21km
The Arlingworth LoopsNorthamptonshire7 miles
11km
Welford and Hothorpe HillsNorthamptonshire17 miles
27km
Cottesbroke ParkNorthamptonshire12 miles
19km
Hemplow HillsNorthamptonshire14 miles
23km
Lamport & Cottesbrooke Hall EstatesNorthamptonshire14 miles
23km
Chapel Brampton & HoldenbyNorthamptonshire9 miles
14km
Woodland Ride - Harlestone & Dallington HeathsNorthamptonshire9 miles
14km
Harpole, Nobottle & HarlestoneNorthamptonshire7 miles
11km
Claycoton, Telverton & LilbourneNorthamptonshire14 miles
23km
Northamptonshire Long Distance RideNorthamptonshire, Leicestershire53 miles
85km
Bucknell WoodNorthamptonshire4 1/2 miles
7km
Rainsborough, Kings Sutton & AynhoNorthamptonshire7 miles
11km
Castle AshbyNorthamptonshire4 miles
6km
Warmington, Ashton Wold, PolebrookNorthamptonshire10 miles
16km
Pattishall and Greens NortonNorthamptonshire13 miles
21km
Around Blisworth TunnelNorthamptonshire11 miles
18km
Culworth, Sulgrave, Moreton Pinkney, EydonNorthamptonshire9 miles
14km
Astwell, Falcutt and RadstoneNorthamptonshire7 miles
11km
Duddington & FineshadesNorthamptonshire, Rutland9 miles
14km
Around LyvedenNorthamptonshire11 miles
18km
BarnwellNorthamptonshire9.5 miles
15km
Raunds Old Meadow, HargraveNorthamptonshire, Bedfordshire (just), Cambridgeshire (just)11.5 miles
19km
Twywell Countryside Reserve and CranfordNorthamptonshire8 miles
13km

Other riding access opportunities

RouteLocation
Countryside Stewardship RoutesSearch Page

Where to stay
People wishing to try out the riding away from home may wish to know where they can keep their horses overnight. A useful book entitled Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight can be purchased from the British Horse Society. Entries include:

  • Mrs Harper, Crockwell Farm, Eydon, Daventry, Northants NN11 3QA. Tel: 01327 361358 Fax: 01327 361573 Email Website
  • Elizabeth Ward, The Chestnuts Farm, Priors Marston, Nr. Southam, Warwickshire CV47 7RP. Tel/Fax: 01327 260739

Maps
Anyone riding in the area or wishing to plan a long distance or circular bridleroute may wish to use these 1:50,000 Landranger Ordnance Survey maps.
  • Landranger Map 140: Leicester: Coventry and Rugby
  • Landranger Map 141: Kettering and Corby
  • Landranger Map 142: Peterborough, Market Deeping & Chatteris
  • Landranger Map 151: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Banbury
  • Landranger Map 152: Northampton & Milton Keynes, Buckingham & Daventry

    Development
    If you know of, or are planning, any promoted routes, please let us know. We will record them here so that work is not duplicated! Development is currently underway on several routes. Email the BHS Access Office with details.

    © 2001 The British Horse Society. Updated: 30 May 05.
    Reference: EM-NR