Good places to live and have horses

MrsMozart

MrsMozart

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Been looking for a house with land/stables for upto six neddies, and it's like looking for rocking horse breath!
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Round here practically every other field has a horse in it
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and as soon as a suitable house comes up, it's horribly expensive.

There are some lovely places within our price budget in other parts of the country, but here we have Friend, lovely vet, good farrier, nice local RC and good bigger shows
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Where else in the country are there that are good for the horsey orientated?
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Rutland!! - again surrounded by horses and horsey people so lots of facilities,vets farriers, shows etc but can be quite expensive - but just over the county borders in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire etc property is slightly cheaper and you still get access to all the other stuff!!

Would imagine if you have the cash in the bank so to speak you will be able to pick up some good bargains all over in the not distant future - will be bad news for some people though.

ETA - you also have access to the motorways etc and have lots of cities within easy reach (London only and hour away!) by road and train and Burghley Horse Trials just down the road every year....!!!;-)
 
Pretty good around Taunton and the SouthWest!

Brilliant hacking (especially at the yard where Jazz is kept)
Brilliant facilities nearby (Stockland Lovell, Pontispool, Bath and West, Bicton, Kingston Maurwood etc etc)
Excellent vet clinic - Langford (and Liphook not TOO far away)
Good tack shops and feed merchants etc etc.

House prices and land availability does reflect this though
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Best of luck with your mission!
 
Slung between Nottingham and Derby
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Hubby likes Norfolk way, and I like Wales way lol. Here is really good for easy access to the motorway (good for my job!): I have to be able to get to the major cities reasonably easily (such as London, Birmingham, and Edinburgh). Don't really want to leave here, though beaches are tempting lol, just interested in what others think to different areas
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E - my Dad would love it if we headed that way
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He lives in Cornwall so we don't get to see him too often (there's always something taking up our weekends
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). Must shift butt that way and go visit
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Lol, would be lovely
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Though I may just hook you up with daughter whilst I sit back and drink hot chocolate and eat munchies
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Honestly - it's brill in this area!

I used to live the other side of Somerset (Dorset border) and that was nice as well, but loads more facilities down this way!

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And I bet the prices are waaaaaaaay over my budget
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Welsh/shrops borders! We bought a small farm, 24 acres, 8 stables and menage for 1/2 the price you would get it in the south east. Fab hacking straight onto 700 acres common land and 4 local hunts. Some local RC's and great area for fun rides - can do one nearly every weekend between April - Sept. Only downside is you do have to travel - nearest major town 1/2 away. Found it on Rural Scene and fortunatley sold up and moved just before all this credit crunch nonsense.
 
Have you typed what you want into something like primelocation?

It would then give you the houses in your price range, and doesn't allow you to consciously narrow the search due to location?

Just a thought. House prices everywhere are probably pretty good at the moment, especially for things like equestrian properties because it's so hard to get mortgages etc.
 
Not bad at all: 2local hunts, plenty of competition, haven't researched the farrier/vet set up yet, but judging by the amount of horsey people around it shouldn't be a big problem...
Actually, I have a nice property in mind, what are you looking for exactly?
 
I've been looking as well - wouldn't go Norfolk/fenland way if I could possibly help it. It's very very flat (obvious I know but it is actually quite depressing how flat it is!) and very exposed. I went to see a horse out near Ely and it was so cold and windy, none of the horses could go out, riding in the school wasn't an option unless you wanted to be blown away! If you're not tied to any one particular place, I'd have a look at Lincolnshire or just north of Peterborough. Good commuting to London and Edinburgh from that-a-way. I'm tied to Cambridge and trying to find something suitable is much harder than you'd think!
 
In West Yorkshire, Calder, Colne, Holme and Dearne valleys you can't move for horses and land and houses are still not too bad for price. We are very rural, but only ten minutes drive from M62 (mind you we are not selling
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) Good equine services, except that we currently have a bit of a vet shortage (that may be us being picky mind you)
 
Not Cambridge - vile limestone clay mud, and where we are there is NO hacking other than roadwork. I hate the place, and even the dog hates off-road walks. We have to box out for any decent hacks.

Used to be on the Surrey/Hampshire/West Sussex border many years ago - great riding, sandy soil, not far from London or south coast, right by Liphook too.

I'd love to be near Dartmoor, or Cannock Chase... but are they muddy? Wales perhaps... or anywhere on sand, with fabulous off-road riding on the doorstep.
 
We're S Cambs - lots of affil comp centres, 4.5 miles to the station which is 50 mins to Kings X, 5 miles from A1. I think that houses with land are cheaper & there are more for sale in N Cambs, but as Kit279 has said, it's v flat & a bit 'middle of nowhere' up there, altho there are still some good comp centres in that direction.
 
Lincolnshire. 3 bed cottage and 11 acres with 4 stables and all electric fenced, £325,000 just under 18 months ago. Was actually a bargain then we thought and can't think it would have dropped much now, but still a good area to look at. Avoid South Lincolnshire as though some lovely individual properties at good prices, area is not wonderful. We are in north Lincolnshire in the Wolds and is much better.
 
gloucestershire - Chipping Norton area to be precise. Wonderful hunting, billiant hacking, and my horse is on a farm which is just nestled away with wonderful views and good access to shows and xc courses. perfect.

I am based in the "garden of England" though. And whilst its not as good as gloucestershire, it is pretty good, being so close to London. LOTS of horses and land that isn't doing much. I've got Hempsted forest next to me which is lovely - next horse shall be down here with me, but we'll go up and stay in Gloucs for the summer holidays I think.
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South Shropshire Lovely small proper towns, pretty villages, miles of bridleways even got some TROT routes good show centers within easy reach. Good health sevices and schools, farriers and good equine vets even a horse hospital nearby!
Best place we have ever lived wont be moving!!
 
Wow, sounds like there are some places to compete with here then
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Martlin, see below:
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All we want is.... a detached three bedroomed house/cottage/bungalow (don't mind if it needs work, it's just got to feel right
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); mimum of six acres; minimum of six stables. Good access to great hacking would be wonderful, as would be a menage
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. Ideally in the Nottingham/Derby border region...
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I like the north/west Cambridge area (don't know about the land though). Wales is nice, but possibly too hard for my varied commutes. Devon/Cornwall would be lovely, but out of our price bracket at the moment. South Shropshire hm, I got Little Lad from over that way, it looks very pretty, though the prettiness probably pushes it out of our price bracket as well. Even thought about Spain and France...
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We don't want to pay more than £400k (and a lot less would be really good
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Not looking for much really are we
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we've been looking also, lots of property in Lincs way, with stables and a few acres, major disadvantage is the lack of public bridleways - estate agents call it 'outriding' and describe riding along lanes and tracks. When we see a property we like, we get out the OS map to check for public bridleways.
 
I live on the Cheshire / North Wales border and love it!

Close to good equestrian amenities, lots of hunting and hacking and only 45 mins from a good beach!
 
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