Horse riding

New bridleways at Wicken Fen

A Konik pony amongst the reeds and grasses at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire

Explore the new habitat areas we've created in this unique wetland, which we graze with Konik ponies as well as Highland cattle, with a special trail guide, mounting blocks and gates that can be opened from the saddle.

A great way to experience our places

Out horse riding in the Quantock Hills, Somerset

Horse riding is a great way to see our places, along our network of permitted bridleways and at special events throughout the year, like the Welsh National Horse Carriage Trials at Erddig, Wrexham

Great places to ride

  • A view of Kingston Lacy from the finely-kept grounds

    Kingston Lacy

    Home of the Bankes family for more than 300 years, this striking 17th-century house is noted for its...

  • Hatfield is a rare surviving example of a Medieval Royal Hunting Forest © National Trust

    Hatfield Forest

    No other forest on earth evokes the atmosphere of a medieval hunting forest so completely. The ancient...

Great places to ride

  • The spire of the Victorian Gothic chapel, seen over the serpentine lake at Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire. © NTPL/David Noton

    Clumber Park

    Clumber Park was once the country estate of the Dukes of Newcastle. Today Clumber offers freedom to...

Great places to ride

  • View over Buckden Pike in Upper Wharfdale © NTPL/Michael Caldwell

    Upper Wharfedale

    Along the Upper Wharfe Valley the characteristic drystone walls and barns of the Dales, important...

  • A view of Stackpole Ponds, the tree lined banks are reflected in the water. © NTPL/Joe Cornish

    Stackpole

    Barafundle is a jewel of a beach set between limestone cliffs and backed by dunes and woods. This...

Horses at Arlington Court

horses carraige driving © Michelle Fullard

Magnus and Erik at Arlington Court

© Michelle Fullard

Home to the National Trust Carriage Museum, you'll find our team of friendly horses, Magnus, Mr Fipps, Tiny Tim and Erik, hard at work keeping the story alive.

Horses at Wimpole Home Farm

Wimpole Shire Horse © NTPL/National Trust

Heavy horse driving at Wimpole

Home Farm has several Shire horses which it uses for cart rides.

Horses at Erddig

Visitors take a carriage ride at Erddig, Wrexham © National Trust

A carriage ride around Erddig

© National Trust

Take a ride around the estate on a shire horse carriage ride.

Round 'em up

Riding at Studland © National Trust

When Lisa Hawthornthwaite offered to ride her horse through a nudist beach looking like Lady Godiva,we knew we'd had found the perfect candidate for the job of cowgirl at Studland in Dorset.