Landranger or Explorer

Brandy House Farm

for one centre holidays

Testimonials

Wanted to send you a note once again. Thank You for the most wonderful time we had at the Brandy House Farm. The horses were excellent & we made much progress in our riding skills while enjoying the stunning scenery of Radnorshire hills....... Richard's cooking never ceased to exceed expectations. Staying in your cosy guest house - we felt like family rather than guests. You even managed to arrange sunny weather - despite a gloomy forecast.

Landranger or Explorer?

Be sure to get the map that is 'fit for purpose' with the level of detail you need!

There are different types of mapping in the UK, Ordnance survey being the most widely used:

Landrangers (Pink) or 1:50000

Explorers (Orange) 1:25000

The scale tells you how much the land has been scaled down to fit on the paper. If it is 1:50000 then everything on the map will be 50000 times smaller than it is in reality.

Explorer maps consequently have much more detail (such as fence boundaries) than the landrangers ... perfect if you are counting boundaries before your next change in direction on an un-waymarked route!

The key symbols differ between the different map scales: for example a public right of way on an Explorer is green and on a Landranger it is red!

It important to note that footpaths marked in black are not necessarily public rights of way!

We always ride with 1:25000 mapping and would not recommend anyone rode with anything less detailed. For our self-guided riders we provide you with 1:25000 marked routes.