Take your horse · Where to stay
Places that take your horse.
Holiday accommodation with stabling and grazing attached, so your own horse travels with you instead of staying behind. Two places are listed today, both in west Cornwall. The list is open, and it is meant to grow.
The list
Two places, and room for a great many more.
Everything here has been stayed at, ridden from, or kept horses on. A property joins the list because somebody has checked the stabling, not because it paid to appear.
West Cornwall
Gwel an Derowen
A converted stone building on a working smallholding between Bodmin Moor and the north coast. Open-plan living under the original roof trusses, a wood-burner, and a hot tub outside.
- SleepsFive, two bedrooms, one bathroom
- HorsesStabling and grazing on site
- DogsWelcome
- RidingMoor and beach within reach
West Cornwall
Noonvares House
The farmhouse on the same ground, and the larger of the two. It suits a family travelling together, or two families sharing, with the yard and the animals a few steps from the door.
- SleepsNine, four bedrooms
- HorsesStabling and grazing on site
- DogsWelcome
- RidingMoor and beach within reach
Both stand on the same farm and share the same stabling and grazing, so tell us when you book whether a horse is coming. Two horses arriving in the same week has never yet happened, and it is easily arranged when it does.
Before you book anywhere
Six things to ask, wherever you are going.
This applies to any property, not only the two above. A cottage advertising itself as equestrian may mean a field, and a field is not stabling.
A stable, a barn with hurdles, or a field shelter are three different things. Ask for the dimensions and whether the horse is in on its own.
How much, how it is fenced, and whether your horse will be turned out alone or with resident horses it has never met.
Where the water comes from in a freeze, where the muck goes, and whether that is your job or theirs.
Where a lorry or a trailer parks, whether it can turn, and what the surface is after a wet week.
Whether you can ride out from the door or must box up first. It changes the whole shape of the week.
Who they use, how far away, and whether your insurance covers a horse away from its usual yard.
For owners
If your place takes horses, it belongs on this list.
We keep horses and we let two cottages, so we know what a rider is actually looking for when they read a listing, and how rarely a listing says it.
There is no fee to be listed. What there is instead is a conversation about what your stabling is, what the grazing is like in February, and what you will and will not take. Anything that goes on the page has to be true of the property on a wet Tuesday, not only in the photographs.
Common questions
Asked by people bringing a horse.
Can I bring my own horse on holiday?
Yes, to any property on this list. Each one has stabling and grazing on the same ground as the accommodation, so the horse is not kept at a separate yard and you are not driving to it each morning.
How many horses can come?
Both Cornish properties take a horse each, sharing the same stabling and grazing. Tell us at the time of booking and it is arranged. If you are travelling with two or more, say so early so we can work out where they go.
Do I look after my own horse?
Yes. You muck out, feed and turn out as you would at home. The yard is a working one and the routine is already running, so you fit around it rather than the other way round.
What does it cost to bring a horse?
It is priced per horse per night on top of the accommodation, in pounds, and it is quoted when you enquire rather than hidden in the booking. The charge covers the stable, the grazing and the bedding.
Can I ride straight out from the yard?
At both Cornish properties, yes. Lanes and bridleways run from the ground, with moor and beach riding a short drive in the box.
How do I get my property on this list?
Send us a message describing the stabling, the grazing and the riding nearby. There is no listing fee. We will ask the six questions on this page, and a few more, before anything is written.
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