Riding near Burghley?

[jcc813]

Husband and I are planning a first-time trip to Burghley next year. We usually try to book some type of ride when we travel to the UK. We’ve done hunts in both England and Ireland, but it might be a little too early. A trail ride that’s more than nose-to-tail walking would be fine, too.

Can anyone recommend a good yard or company we could book through?

Also anything else in the area that might make it worth extending our stay a couple more days post-event? While I’ve visited several parts of England I’m less familiar with this area. We’ll also be with family who have never been to England or only seen London.

[Janet]

@jcc813

Also anything else in the area that might make it worth extending our stay a couple more days post-event?

There are plenty of things worth seeing in thet own of Stamford, including St Martins, in Stamford Baron. From Roman and medieval sites, to coaching inns, there is lots ofinteresting architecture. Stamford benefits from having once being very wealthy, but then being less prosperous, so there was little incentive to tear down the old.

A little further away, Peterborough Cathedral, and Oakham Castle (with many centuries of horse shoes), are both worth seeing. There are lots of interesting villages.

[Willesdon]

Newmarket is between London and Burghley. Racing HQ has the National Horse Racing Museum which is very good, the National Stud is on the edge of town, with stallions and some resident mares, and it does tours, the museum can help organise visits to trainers in town and to other studs. There are thousands of horses being trained on the heath each day and anyone can stand and watch them. It is a unique place.