Best places: Horse riding schools in England

Site giving an insight into farm life, horse riding and animals from cows to alpacas, plus tearoom.

👍👍 Absolutely love coming here for a hack for so many reasons. This was our 3rd time and Lisa and Mark and the rest of the team always make us feel so welcome and they really look after you. It’s plain to see that the horses are well cared for and there’s an infectious joy from Lisa on every ride out....

👍👍 Lovely breakfast/brunch for 7 celebrating my daughter's birthday. Every one of us was defeated by the full English (technically I was defeated trying to finish theirs off.....). You won't discover this place by mistake, as it's in the middle of nowhere, but once in situ we had lovely service and gr...

Urban farm home to goats, sheep & alpacas, offering kids' activities & pony rides, plus a cafe.

Kid-friendly spot with play areas, go-karting & a petting zoo with Highland cattle, llamas & more.

Wide range of activities including horse riding in one of Portsmouth's Victorian defensive forts.

Educational petting farm with cattle and rare British animal breeds, a riding school and a cafe.

👍👍 After not riding for 3+ years it was so lovely to return to bilsdale riding centre. The folk are so friendly and helpful, the horses are grand and the landscapes that we ride through are stunning. My mum and I have had the best morning. Thank you

👍👍 Friendly staff and a good place for horse riding.

👍👍 Great little place to take the kids for a hour or more. Super friendly and helpful staff, we visited on one of the hottest days of the year and the animals was being well cared for. Plenty of car parking space, easy access for the less able bodied. The £3.50 entrance fee was very reasonable consider...

👍👍 My daughter has been riding here for three and a half years, she loves it and spends all day Saturday helping out after her lesson. They have a large number of horses who are well behaved and the instructor she has is a diamond. I would recommend this stable to anyone, they also have indoor arenas...

👍👍 My daughters attended the summer camp, on offer from Valley Farm. Both are extremely complimentary of the camp and activities. They made friends, which is always nurve racking for children and has allowed them to become confident ladies. I know it's hard to cater for everyone, but you've shown gre...

👍👍 WOW well where do I even start? Absolutely OUTSTANDING place!!!!! I had the most amazing experience and Cathy is so good with all her guests. The experience was just wonderful. From the beginning to the very end everything was a horse lovers dream. You fill out a form to make sure you are paired wi...

👍 I'm still new to riding at 38, and have had really bad experiences at other riding schools. When I said that I wanted to go to Glen Jakes, I was put off by a number of people who told me that the school only catered for children and I would be stuck on a pony who would be used to kids messing around...

Old-world rooms in a genteel hotel set on 40-acre grounds with a lake, plus a cosy restaurant/bar.

👍👍 Fabulous as always ❤️

😠 I have telephoned repeatedly. I have emailed several times. I have paid for postage. I have been assured that the vouchers for my granddaughter's birthday gift for her first 2 trial riding sessions will be sent. This has been going on for more than 2weeks!

😠 My daughter who has been riding for 5 years came here only to go back to being lead. She is way past this stage I feel they just wanted to make money and not actually teach any riding. She saw several different teachers who all gave different advice on riding. We booked an hours lesson only to disco...