Best Places to Ride in Birmingham Area

[Gingerwitch]

Really really excited - my chassis has gone to the north to be made into a horse box -yeah !! expecting to get it in 5 to 6 weeks. So now planning the rest of my life (LOL) - now i know the show sceen but really want to do loads of the old fashioned hacking - you know off road, grassey paths, misty mornings and virtually no traffic - so can any of you recomend places i can box my horses to and do i need to get a pass to ride in certain areas. I am looking at travelling upto an hour from birmingham - so derby, stafford, warwick areas.

thanks

 

[dwi]

ooo, come to Foremark reservoir, no pass to ride and hours of off road hacking.

I think I should charge commission for the tourist board

 

[hatters]

Cannock chase!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Come to Rutland - we have 18 miles of toll ride round lovely fields etc - so no cars at all!! We did about 10 miles in 3 hours today - bliss!!

Depending on which of Birmingham you are in it will take an hour - maybe a little bit more - but soooooooooooo worth it!!

 

[Gingerwitch]

Thanks for the info few more questions:-

Slinks - what is the toll ride - and where does it start and hatters - do you need a permit for the chase - I have heard that you do.

dwi - the resovoir sounds bliss think this is the place 'other half stopped on one of his bike rides and he said it would be lovely to go for a walk round on a winters morn - this place finally got him to say " yes to the box"

 

[dwi]

yay, come and visit and D can be your tour guide.

Slinks what better reason do you need to come and visit than a HHo party?

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Its 18 mile around a private estate - you can have a day hat band - its £5 . The nearest town is Melton Mowbray - as well as the toll there are loads of normal bridleways so we are spoilt for choice!! and its the middle of hunting country so lots of hills etc

Will PM you more details if you like.