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UK: Yorkshire and the Humber: West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire
Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield


Promoted Routes

RouteLocationLength
The Pennine BridlewayDerbyshire, Tameside, Oldham,
Rochdale, Lancs, Calderdale,
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria
Under
development:
part open
The Pennine Bridleway - Mary Towneley LoopLancashire, Rochdale, Calderdale42 miles
68km

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:
  • Pam Sheppard, Park Grange Farm, c/o Lowgill Farm, Agglethorpe, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4TN Tel: 01969 640258 Email
  • Mrs Caroline Harrison, Hill Top Farm, West Scrafton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4RU Tel: 01969 640663 Email
  • Mrs Miriam Whitaker, Badger Fields Farm, Badger Lane, Blackshaw Head, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 7JX Tel: 01422 845161 Email Website

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 103: Blackburn and Burnley, Clitheroe and Skipton
  • Landranger Map 104: Leeds and Bradford, Harrogate and Ilkley
  • Landranger Map 105: York and Selby
  • Landranger Map 110: Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth
  • Landranger Map 111: Sheffield and Doncaster

    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.

    © 2002 The British Horse Society. Updated: 30 May 05.
    Reference: YH-WY