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Ride-UK The National Bridleroute Network

UK: South East: Kent and Surrey

The Dry Hill Rides will enable you to explore on horseback the undulating countryside of the High Weald around Dry Hill on the Kent/Surrey border. The linear and circular rides lie in an area to the south of Edenbridge and east of Dormansland. The riding routes comprise four loops providing a long distance ride of about 15 miles (24km) length.

Status: Open, promoted route

Promotion

A laminated leaflet is available from: Access and Recreation Officer, Planning Department, Kent County Council, Springfield, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2LX.

Please telephone first to find out the current price: 01622 663306, (Monday to Thursday, 11am to 3pm).

Ordnance Survey
This paths and tracks making up this route can be seen on the following Ordnance Survey maps.

Landranger Map 179: Canterbury and East Kent

Explorer Map 138: Dover

Where to stay
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.

Web Links
Kent County Council promotes its riding routes at http://www.kent.gov.uk/sp/countrysideaccess/promo2.html.

Acknowledgements
The Dry Hill Rides have been developed and funded jointly by Kent County Council, Surrey County Council and Sevenoaks District Council with the support, co-operation and assistance of Parish Councils, the British Horse Society, landowners, farmers, Kent Trust for Nature Conservation, Dr D G Bird (Surrey CC Archaeologist) and local riders. Route development and leaflet production has been achieved with financial assistance from the Countryside Commission.