We offer a variety of one day and two day rides. All two day rides return each night to our cosy cottage based at the stable yard. Sometimes the horses may ‘stay over’ and we return the next morning to resume our journey. Most of the two day rides detailed below can be adapted as a single day ride.
Pennine Bridleway 3 Day Trail Ride
Day One
We start by being dropped off by horsebox near Cowling to begin our three day adventure.
Carrying your packed lunch in a bumbag we begin the 16 mile ride, along the beautifully maintained Pennine Bridleway.
The ride starts with pastures and meadows to traverse, with the chance for some trot and canter work before crossing the A56 in Kelbrook, through some snickets that are hidden to everyday view. We then head out towards Salterforth and Barnoldswick with the views of Whitemoor Reservoir and Embsay Tops, from the moorland track.
We usually stop for our packed lunch up here, surrounded by curlews and lapwings, rarely seeing another soul, occasionally a hardy fell runner may pass us by.
After lunch we drop down from Weets Hill until we reach the horses accommodation for the night at Gisburne Park. Our accommodation is in the small town of Gisburn, which is where we spend the first night. The pub/hotel has plenty of choice on the menu and vegetarian/gluten free and other dietary requirements are no problem.
Day Two
After a delicious and hearty breakfast (please advise of dietary requirements) we leave the hotel and go to the grazing where we mount up to being our ride. Today we do 15 miles.
We ride through the fabulous Gisburne Park Estate and towards Paythorne, where we can organise tea/coffee, cake and a toilet stop if necessary!
It is a longish hack then to Long Preston where we have lunch at The Maypole inn, then after that, about 2 hours to Langcliffe where the horses will stay. We are booked in at either The Hart’s Head in Giggleswick or The Golden Lion in Settle, both of which are extremely comfortable and have a delicious menu!
Day Three
Our homecoming ride! On the way to the field where the horses are you will have the chance to pick up something for a packed lunch. (There are lots of cafes and shops who do takeaway picnic food).
It’s approximately 12 miles home from Langcliffe to Kilnsey and we begin with a steep climb up towards Cowclose, before turning off and passing by Jubilee Cave, which was ‘discovered’ in the late 1800’s by a farm hand searching for his sheep, he took shelter in the cave and discovered prehistoric bone remains and some Roman artefacts!
We continue over the moor on a well-kept track and then we reach the summit of our ride, and from here you will see Malham Tarn come into view – albeit distant. Malhan Tarn was where Charles Kingsley wrote his children’s novel, ‘The Water Babies’.
When we reach Street Gate we head onto Mastiles Lane, the old drovers road with it’s farming history and busy throughfare of the Grange which existed in Kilnsey, inhabited by the monks who farmed the area over 1000 years ago.
When we return to the stables, the kettle will be on and there will be cake for a reviving brew before returning home.
Giggleswick 3 Day Trail Ride
Day 1
With a packed lunch in our bumbags, we leave the yard for our ride to Langcliffe, near Settle.
As many of our rides begin, we climb to the summit of Mastiles Lane, a mere 1200ft above sea level at the summit, with a great view of our starting point – amazing that we can climb so high so quickly.
From there we make our way on to Malham Tarn, once a National Trust Field Centre for educating youth groups and schools in the flora and fauna of the Dales, but now undergoing a refurbishment, beginning a new career, which at the tiem of writing was still to be decided.
If the weather conditions are favourable then we head towards Tennant Gill Farm, before turning to the left and heading over Knowe Fell and dropping down onto Henside and then onto the lane leading down to Langcliffe.
There are spectacular views of the whole Ribblesdale vista, as we ride along the gated lane before dropping down the steep hill into Langcliffe.
The horses are fed and watered, then we make our way to either The Harts Head Hotel in Giggleswick with its comfortable rooms, and the best ever steak and ale pie, or The Golden Lion in Settle, which is just off the bustling main square, with delicious complimentary home-made fudge in its rooms.
Day 2
Feeling refreshed, we set off uphill again, heading towards the Winskill Stones, following the route of the Pennine Bridleway, along the ancient packhorse trails, passing Catrigg Force (you can dismount and walk down to see the falls if you wish) and then the steep path down into Stainforth.
Now we cross the road and continue on towards Helwith Bridge and Dry Rigg quarry before stopping at Elaine’s in Feizor for a delicious and reasonably priced lunch.
After lunch we clamber back aboard and head onto the high pastures above Stackhouse and Giggleswick Scar, before traversing the limestone path down to the road. WE ride along the road for a short while before going past Giggleswick School, which is perhaps best known for its copper domed chapel.
Another night in your cosy room, with perhaps time taken to have a swim at the Settle Leisure Pool or go to the well-renowned Ye Olde Naked Man Café in town for tea and cake.
Day 3
Our journey home! The last day takes in part of the Settle Loop addition to the Pennine Bridleway. We pass under the Grizedales which is 64th highest in the Dewey Table - A Hill that is also known as a 'Dewey' is defined as being any high point between 500m (1650ft) and 610m (2000ft) above mean sea-level with at least 30m (approx 100ft) of 'prominence' or 'ascent' on all sides. It is a little bit less wild and austere than some of the previous parts of the route, and a stunning view of Malham Cove appears just before we have lunch.
We continue on via Gordale Scar and Lee Gate Farm, and through the small hamlet of Bordley, with its renowned herd of British Blue cattle, which have taken prizes at many local and non-local agricultural shows, to ride the final stretch of 4 miles back to the trekking centre for tea and cake and to swap tales of our adventures.
Three Peaks Ride
More information coming soon.
James Herriot Experience - a new ride for 2026
A full itinerary will be released very soon, but the general plan is four days of riding and three nights accommodation, visiting the locations used in the new Channel 5 series of All Creatures Great And Small (ACGAS), and the actual locations of some of the places the real James Herriot stayed, including The Wheatsheaf in Carperby where James and Helen had their Honeymoon, and The Buttertubs near Hawes which was a favourite lunch spot for the vet. We are planning a guided tour of Grassington, where a lot of filming took place, and we are in talks with the ACGAS production team who are going to give a talk on the making of the series.
We can make any of these rides into a one day excursion if preferred – please do not hesitate to contact us to chat about your requirements, we will be happy to tailor a bespoke package for you.