Horse Riding Holidays
for you and your horse
with
Your Horse Adventures

Ride Across Wales

Most of us have dreamed of doing an epic ride and imagined ourselves following in the footsteps of people like Aime Tschiffely..... and for those of us with our own horses; they are normally included in the dream. Abee (my mare) and I recently rode with two friends across Wales, from the English borders to the Welsh Coast, whilst it wasn't in the 1000 miles league, the 70 odd miles filled a week's vacation to perfection'. (Fran)

We are delighted to be able to offer you and your horse the opportunity to ride this route yourself. Few of the paths are way-marked so you are unlikely to meet other riders, cyclists, or walkers and will find the countryside quiet and unspoiled with abundant birds and other wildlife. We can offer you an experienced guide who will ride and stay with you and share their knowledge of the hills.

We recognise that not everyone wants to ride with a guide an so we also offer a self-guided option in which case we will provide you with marked maps and a detailed route description so you won't have to worry about route checking before you go.

It is of course perfectly possible, as we have done over the years, to ride the bridleways of Wales by yourself.........Indeed the BHS have developed the Prince Llewellyn ride, the William Morgan and Sea Horse rides as part of the Ride-Uk network. However, this is isolated country over some challenging terrain and you do need to be skilled at navigating with a map!

the planning of the route had taken months. In 2006 I had set out on a similar ride but this had been a disaster, as we had come across bogs, locked gates, badly maintained paddocks and indifferent B&B's. This time, following months of research, reccaeing on mountain bikes and foot, visiting B&B's and farmhouses, knocking on doors and checking paddocks, the ride was a huge success (Fran)

We offer you

small private groups

dedicated services of your guide (guided option)

marked maps and detailed route descriptions (self-guided option)

accommodation (5nights) and all meals (except for one when we go to the pub!)

luggage transfers

horse and rider transport back to the start

More about the Riding........................

From the English borders to the Welsh coast, through the magnificent Cambrian Mountains and along parts of the Glyndwr's Way and the Prince Llewellyn Ride this trip offers the ultimate experience of riding approximately 70 miles across the breadth of Wales.

Beginning near Knighton on the English/Welsh Border the route meanders over hills, through open moorland, rolling farmland, woodland and the forests of Mid-Wales, and finishes on a beach just north of Aberystwyth.

It follows sections of the Glyndwr's Way, parts of the BHS's Prince Llewellyn ride and sections discovered by us.

Very little of the route is way-marked so you are unlikely to meet other riders or walkers along the way; you will find the countryside quiet and unspoilt with abundant birds and other wild life.......You may well ride all day without meeting a soul.......this is wonderfully remote country! Although the distances each day are not too long the terrain can be tricky. Riders and horses must have good stamina and be able to cope with long days. On a full days' riding we would expect to be in the saddle for between 7 and 8 hours.

Horse on holiday in Wales The last day's riding to and along the beach is a bit shorter and we are restricted by tide times but tends to be around 3 hours and then a 2 hour journey back to the Brandy House with a horse transporter.

Please note that this is not a fast ride, (it's an expedition!) though there are plenty of opportunities for cantering along the way. Some of the going is uneven and there are steep ascents and descents some of which require you to dismount and lead your horse.....Gates and tricky terrain tend to slow the pace!

Day by Day

Day 1 - 16 miles
(Or alternate 20 mile route)
From the Brandy House ride across open moorland, quiet lanes and forest tracks to your first night's accommodation.

Day 2 – 23 miles
Ride along bridle ways, drovers tracks, round the wonderful Marshes Pool and across open moorland and on into the Hafren Forest.

Day 3 – 14.5 miles
The route takes you along part of the Glyndwr's Way, providing magnificent views of distant Snowdonia and through the foothills of Plynlimon.

Day 4 – 17 miles
The penultimate leg of your journey - Ride on through Plynlimon foot hills through spectacular valleys and forestry. Catch your first glimpses of the sea and on to your descent to Talybont,

Day 5 – 8 miles (10 with pub diversion!)- 5 to the beach and 3 along it!

From Talybont ride through woodland, farmland and along quiet lanes to Borth. We ride through Borth and onto the beach. The ride today will be dictated by the times of high tide as the water needs to be low enough for you to get along the beach to Ynyslas. Here you will meet up with your transport back to The Brandy House.

This is the ultimate riding experience - a true long distance ride - an expedition!

Please contact us for any further details and to make a booking or call on 01547 510282 or 01547 528577.

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Horse Riding Holidays for you and your horse with Your Horse Adventures

Ride Across Wales

Horse Riding Holidays
for you and your horse
with
Your Horse Adventures