Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Four day riding holiday in the beautiful Surrey Hills

 

This 4-day (3-night) mid-week break has something for everyone as the Surrey Hills/North Downs are a designated area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offer hours of uninterrupted riding with magnificent views and scenery.


You will have the opportunity to ride a different horse each day and it is up to you as to whether you get involved on the stable management side or not.  If you would like to spend time on the yard then we will be more than happy to involve you but alternatively if you would prefer to have us wait on you hand and foot, then that too is fine.  Your holiday, your call.


We have selected overnight accommodation to suit differing tastes and budgets, ranging from our village and country farmhouse B&Bs and various local inns, to luxurious hotel accommodation.


To discover more about this short break in the Surrey Hills please turn overleaf for a detailed itinerary. In addition we recommend that you read about us and our horses elsewhere on this website.


Itinerary


Below is our proposed itinerary, but we reserve the right to change this to suit your level of ability.



 


Tuesday:
Travel to us, at your leisure, in the morning, settle into your B&B and if it suits, join us at our village pub for a spot of lunch.  In the afternoon we will introduce you to the stables, staff and horses and take you for a one and a half hour hack, which will provide you with the opportunity to get to know your horse and help us decide on any changes that might be required to increase your enjoyment of the holiday.

Wednesday:
Today we plan to explore various routes around Hascombe Hill. Leaving at about 10am we will enjoy a 2 hour hack before returning to the yard.  You are welcome to join us for a light lunch  before we saddle up and head out for another 2 hour ride in the afternoon. Back at the yard, you are welcome to help us untack and groom your horse, by which time, no doubt pleasantly tired, you’ll be ready to unwind over evening dinner.

Thursday:
Hopefully feeling well refreshed and ready for a relaxing day ride  we’ll leave the yard at about 10am.  We will stop lunchtime at a pub, though you will be required to hold your horse whilst having ‘refreshments’ (as our horses do not approve of being tied up and left!).  We may have a quick stop at another pub on the way home for a ‘comfort break’ before getting back to the yard around mid afternoon.

Friday:
On your final morning we will leave the yard at about 10am for a two hour ride and return in time for lunch.  You may choose to take refreshments at one of our local pubs, or alternatively start your journey home, whichever suits you best.

The cost for this 4-day break is £350, based on use of our village or farmhouse B&B accommodation in Cranleigh and Dunsfold.  It  includes:

All horseriding and escort costs.
Overnight accommodation
Transport between your accommodation and the stables.

(Lunchtime refreshments, evening drinks and dinners are not included.)

The supplements payable for other accommodation options are given below:



Drummond Arms, Albury: 
£90pp (2 sharing, double/twin beds; £120pp (single occupancy)

Richard Onslow, Cranleigh:
£90pp (2 sharing, double/twin beds; £120pp (single occupancy) )
The Crown, Chiddingfold:
£225pp (2 sharing (double/twin beds); £315pp (Luxury 4-poster).


 
Payment:
A £100 deposit is taken at the time of booking in order that we can reserve your accommodation, and is unfortunately not refundable.  The balance should be paid two weeks before the holiday.

Please note our cancellation policy and other Terms and Conditions which are given on our separate Price List and on our website.