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Ride-UK The National Bridleroute Network

UK: South West: Somerset: On Horseback Circular Rides

The Somerset on Horseback book contains a guide to 15 circular routes within the county.

Status: Open

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This book can be bought from The British Horse Society's bookshop. Click on the picture to order online, or telephone 08701 202 244 to confirm the price. Orders can be made by credit card over the telephone, or by post from
The Bookshop,
The British Horse Society,
Stoneleigh Deer park,
Kenilworth,
Warwickshire CV8 2XZ.

Ordnance Survey
This paths and tracks making up this route can be seen on the following Ordnance Survey maps. The Landranger series at 1:50,000 are useful route maps covering large areas of land.

Landranger Map 181: Minehead & Brendon Hills, Dulverton & Tiverton

Landranger Map 182: Weston-super-Mare, Bridgewater and Wells

Landranger Map 183: Yeovil and Frome

Landranger Map 193: Taunton & Lyme Regis, Chard & Bridport

Landranger Map 194: Dorchester and Weymouth, Cerne Abbas and Bere Regis

Acknowledgements
A number of people and organisations have given their time and expertise to provide details for the book and open up the trails.
In particular, The British Horse Society would like to thank Vanda Coulsey, Peter Marzetti, Tina Mortimer, Belinda Burne, Diana Pearce, Georgina Hoskyns, Veneti Craggs, Anthony John, Pam Gormley and Stephanie Wheeler for surveying, developing and describing the routes; Julian Dawn for her commendable fund-raising efforts and Noel and Helen Edmonds and Bob Langrish (photographer) for the cover picture. All members of the South Somerset District Council Management Section, the Somerset County Council Rights of Way Group and the Quantock Hills Warden Service for their advice, guidance and assistance in opening and waymarking routes; but above all to Somerset County Council and South Somerset District Council for generous financial support.