Horse Riding Weekend for Beginners, Improvers + Experienced Riders

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Friday 09 June 2023 16:00 - Sunday 11 June 2023

(2 nights)

From £249.50

Listed by Spice Manchester

Overview

A lovely rural setting for a great horse riding weekend with a variety of different standards of horses to suit complete beginners to the more advanced riders amongst us. We are staying at the fabulous Springhill Farm in Shropshire in fabulous riding country where they have around 60 horses and ponies so something to suit every level.

We stay in their onsite bunkhouse accommodation which is pleasant and airy.

Horse Riding Weekend with Spice and Springhill June 2022

Includes

2 nights accommodation, 1 cooked breakfast, 1 continental breakfast, Friday night buffet, Saturday night meal, lunches and horse-riding as outlined in the write up

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Location & Itinerary

Food & Meals

Included in the weekend is a buffet meal on Friday evening, a cooked breakfast, buffet lunch and evening meal on Saturday and a continental breakfast & buffet lunch on Sunday.

This is a self catering venue so help with food preparation and of course cleaning up afterwards is all part of the weekend - please be prepared to muck in even if you aren't prepared to muck out! 

Is this for me?

There are two options for the weekend both of which are great fun and offer great value for money.

Standard Option:

Included in the price of the weekend is a quick get to know your steed ride on the Saturday morning where your ability will be assessed to make sure that the Horse/Pony you have been given is suitable for you for the weekend. On Saturday afternoon we will be split in to groups (subject to numbers) and will go out in the beautiful countryside for a 1 1/2 hour + hack (ride out to those not familiar with the horsey lingo!). On the Sunday morning we use our final session to go out in to the stunning countryside once more for another hack.

Day Ride Option:

Saturday Included in the price of the weekend is a day ride for experienced riders on the which includes 4 hours or more of riding including galloping/cantering in the beautiful hills & moorland and also incorporating a pub visit (lunch at additional cost) or we can take a picnic lunch

On the Sunday morning we use our final session to go out in to the stunning countryside once more for another hack.

If you haven't ridden on this weekend with us before and we therefore do not know if you can control the horse at a gallop then you may need to pay an additional £10 to the venue for a Friday evening/early Saturday morning assessment ride to ensure you aren't over faced with the day ride option.

For those who are really keen there is the option to book and pay directly for a further ride on the Friday or Sunday afternoon. However, for those who don't ride very often, you might find an extra ride a bit too much!

Travel & Stay

We stay on the farm in their upmarket Bunkhouse with rooms sleeping from 2 to 7. We have taken exclusive use of the accommodation which boasts a slab pathway to enter through double oak doors into a large tiled entrance area with room for outdoor clothes, recycling, drying room, cloakroom with washer and dryer. A large dining area, off which is the modern kitchen, fully equipped. Tea, sugar and loo paper etc . Underfloor heating, separate sitting room.

Sleeping up to 20 people in 5 different carpeted bedrooms/dormitories, including an en-suite room, plus 4 additional bathrooms. Rooming is allocated on a first come first served basis with rooming requests taken in to account wherever possible.

Getting There

DIRECTIONS Provided by the Stables: Warning Use the directions below only, Do NOT use online map finding services, such as Google maps, they are always incomplete, and will not get you here.

Sat Navs: Most modern sat navs work well finding us.

Use the postcode SY10 7NZ Please note if a street address is required your sat nav will not find us.

If using a smartphone ensure maps are pre-loaded and Mobile phone signal is patchy so please don't rely on them. Map reference SJ210 346

- Via Shrewsbury or Welshpool directions (West midlands, London, and the South)

Continue to Oswestry

From the Oswestry Little Chef and Esso service station roundabout on the A5 take the road directly into Oswestry.

Continue straight across two small roundabouts, and through the traffic lights, follow the one way street until just before the Morrisons petrol station then turn left into Castle street, continue to the end at the T junction turn right on to Willow street towards Llansillin (B4580).

Continue on this road uphill for just over 2 miles, and at the top of the hill you arrive at the Old racecourse common.

At which take the turning right, sign posted Ffordd Careg Y Big.

Continue for 1 mile down to the T junction, turn right then in 50 yards turn left following signposts for Llechrydau.

Continue for 1 3/4 miles, past forestry and stone walls.

At the sharp right bend turn off "left" (by continuing straight on!), immediately down through a farmyard and through the gate, (which needs to be opened.)

Continue for 1 mile over the open moorland and over the cattle grid and Springhill farm is on your right.

Riding is the first entrance and the accommodation is the second.

- From Wrexham (Chester, Liverpool, Manchester and the North) Not suitable for lorries!

Continue to Chirk

Coming along the A483, at the first roundabout you arrive at after the end of the dual carriageway take the third exit with brown signs for Chirk and Ceiriog Valley

At the next roundabout take the first exit, continue into Chirk,

After passing the centre turn right by the church for Glyn Ceiriog.

After 6 miles you will arrive at Glyn Ceiriog,

At the mini roundabout turn left, (1st exit), go down past the post office, over the bridge, and immediately at the speed de-restriction sign, turn immediately right into a small narrow lane,

Passing a trout farm, head uphill for 2 miles, when you get to the top, there is a junction on your left, but carry on straight ahead for another ½ mile and you will arrive at Springhill Farm which will be on your left side. If you pass over a cattle grid you have gone too far.

Accommodation is the first entrance and the riding is up the second.

- From Llangollen (A5 and North West Wales) Not suitable for lorries!

(includes 25% gradients on single track road ) If you want to avoid this continue to Chirk turning right at the first roundabout you come to which is the second one in the above directions, this will add 9 miles to your journey.

After the traffic lights, travel eastwards on the A5 and turn immediately right towards Green Bank, then left into Hill street, signed for Plas Newydd.

Carry on this road over a small bridge, past some houses; take the second lane on the right-signed Glyn Ceiriog.

This will take you steeply uphill through some trees for about 1.2 miles.

At the very top, turn right and carry on for about 1.3 miles until you come to a crossroads with a farmhouse on your right.

Turn left down hill, this road is steep, and wind into the village of Glyn Ceiriog.

At the mini roundabout, take the second exit, signed Selattyn, past the post office, follow the road around over a bridge and as you leave the bridge, turn immediately right into a small narrow lane.

Passing a trout farm, head uphill for 2 miles, when you get to the top, there is a junction on your left, but carry on straight ahead for another ½ mile and you will arrive at Springhill Farm which will be on your left side. If you pass over a cattle grid you have gone too far.

Accommodation is the first entrance and the riding is up the second.

Availability & Pricing

TypePrice
Member Standard Option£249.50Available
Member Day Ride Option£289.00Available

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Springhill Farm, Nr. Oswestry, Selattyn, Closest Town Oswestry, Wales/Shropshire Border, Wales, SY10 7NZ

Host & Everything Else

Riding Clothes: If you have jodphurs, riding boots, riding gloves and riding hat etc please do bring them with you. However if you are new to horse riding, please don't feel you need to go out and buy 'the gear' - think along the lines of sensible footwear with a small heel and ankle support (preferably not boots with laces if possible, though we can tape these down if needs be); comfy clothes, think layers!; waterproof jacket, thin fleece, t-shirt, gloves as the reins can rub your hands. Jeans are not really suitable for riding as you can end up with sore knees from the seams and they take forever to dry if they get wet. We would recommend close fitting lycra sports trousers/joggers/leggings and if you have something without inside leg seams even better! This event is not weather dependent so basically dress for the weather! Ladies, take your sports bra if you have one :-) If you have any questions about what to pack, please don't hesitate to give Lauren a call. You may wish to take along your swimwear as there is an onsite hot-tub that may or may not be working!

Otherwise, please bring what you would normally bring for a weekend away including casual clothes for the evenings, personal items such as toiletries, a towel, medication, sun-cream (well we can hope) etc. Bedding is provided. Also please bring any soft drinks or alcohol you would like to consume with you (tea & coffee provided) and any snacks whether for you or to share out.

If you weigh 18 stone plus then please contact us with your height & riding experience and we will check with the stables about horse availability.

Lauren 07852 366055
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