When only the best for you and your own horse will do saddle up and come to Lower Buckton where our experience in catering for ‘horse holidays’ will knock spots off the rest.
If you are hot to trot you and your horse will love your holiday at Lower Buckton. After a slug of our own apple juice and tucking into free-range eggs and locally cured bacon for breakfast stagger across the yard to tack up your horses beside an eighteenth century long barn.
Horses at Lower Buckton are brought on a DIY turnout basis in fenced paddocks in an ancient water meadow a hedge away from the meandering River Teme. There are some stables which maybe available for your stay depending upon numbers. Double-check on booking. They have shavings bed with plenty more on site which can be bought for topping-up throughout the stay. There’s also one straw-bedded stable which is sometimes available.
From Lower Buckton you and your horse can trot off down leafy lanes or grassy bridle paths that lead into 1000′s acres of forestry and woods from which there is a multitudinous choice of directions.
Ride the ramparts of a prehistoric fortification and survey the world from an Iron Age fort or cross the border into Wales and ride an ancient drovers’ road. For some slightly more modern architecture there are romantic ruined castles and hidden churches to explore. You can experience three counties’ riding in one day – Shropshire, Herefordshire and cross the Welsh border into the old county of Radnorshire and you won’t even need your passport. Stunning views from mountain and moorland over completely unspoilt country where the hills roll into Wales. The area is criss-crossed with quiet lanes, tracks and bridle paths that follow the ancient packhorse ways over which drovers would have shepherded flocks of sheep to the Border towns’ markets.
Carolyn and her Welsh-wizard Cob, Wills accompany you on her Pub Runs which have always been a specialty – the lunchtime stops carefully chosen for being extremely horse-friendly with tying-up spots so you can get down to serious refreshment. Ride three counties and two countries in a day……. trail a blaze across open moorland into Wales, ride a ridgeway into Shropshire and explore a stately park along the way in Herefordshire…
Hack home through woods which open onto beautifully laid out eighteenth century parkland belonging to a country house secreted behind a famous Yew tree hedge. Or follow a carriage-drive past a castellated Gothic mansion and have a photo’ stop beside the lake. On your return to Lower Buckton you will find an extremely comfortable old house with all the usual trappings to ensure that you feel at home. Sprawl in front of a blazing fire sipping wine. Loads of antiques, books and curios in spacious rooms. Cosy beds and deep baths with lots of bubbles to soothe aching bones from a long day in the saddle.
For the enthusiasts, hunting can be arranged with local foxhounds – the Ludlow, Teme Valley and United hunts’ countries border Lower Buckton. Please ask for details.
Point to points are hugely popular in the area and Ludlow’s pretty racecourse is only seven miles away and race days are colourful occasions. Obviously, there are lots of shows etc locally but too numerous to mention. We can always find something to keep you busy. For lazy days explore Ludlow and its surrounding area – there is always loads to see and do.
But, above all, feel free to treat Lower Buckton as home and spend as much time as you like relaxing in the house and gardens and messing about with the horses.
Parties from two up to six people/horses for bed and breakfast. Self-catering in the whole house is for upto 12 guests in six double/twin rooms.
2024 Prices include afternoon tea & cake, bed, breakfast, diy horse in stable/paddock, parking and accompanied guided trail rides so you never get lost. Each ride is a minimum of ten miles. The paddocks are post and railed & any available stables have shavings/straw.
Two night Mid-week bed & breakfast £300.00 per person/horse sharing a double/twin room – either Tuesday/Wednesday or Wednesday/Thursday with including two trail rides
Three nights – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday £450.00 per person/horse including three trail rides
- Payments are made by bacs. If the booking is made within eight weeks of the arrival date full payment is required. Otherwise a 25% per person non-refundable/returnable deposit-payment must be made to secure the booking and dates. Please be aware by making a booking with Lower Buckton a binding contract is made. Any cancellation by you will result in the full balance being payable. Bookings made with Lower Buckton are legally binding and we strongly advise you consider holiday insurance. In the unlikely event beyond our control we have to cancel your holiday all payments will be refunded.
TO BOOK either ‘PHONE 01547 540532/07960 273865 or EMAIL carolyn@lowerbuckton.co.uk
Weekend self-catering is available for groups of six guests or more. Check out the s/c page for prices and enquire for byo horse prices.
Please ensure all horses are insured and equine ‘flu vaccinated
Risk assessment available on request
