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Blue Horse Route


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About Blue Horse Route

This horse riding trail starts from the Grove Car park (approximately two miles along the Forest Drive from the Visitor Centre). Turn left out of the car park and ride over the refurbished stone bridge opposite the Grove house. Take the first right up a rough track for 800m then turn left at the Downhill cabin. From here you can follow the blue way-marking discs displaying a horse shoe symbol. The route has good views over the Bedburn valley and passes through a variety of woodlands and more open spaces.

How to get there:

Blue Horse Route can be started from Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre in Hamsterley. Hamsterley, Witton-le Wear, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, and Durham are the nearest towns or villages.

Turn right in Hamsterley village following the brown tourist signs, turn left in hamlet of Bedburn to enter the forest and access the forest drive and car parks. The charge is GBP 3 per car (GBP 5 on bank holiday weekends), GBP 8 minibus and GBP 12 coach.

OS Grid Reference: NZ066298
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

What's on in Hamsterley

May

  • Female Evening Ride
    Monday 16 April 2012
    Monday 30 April 2012
    Monday 14 May 2012
    Monday 28 May 2012
    Monday 11 June 2012
    Monday 25 June 2012
    Monday 9 July 2012
    Monday 23 July 2012
    Monday 6 August 2012
    Monday 20 August 2012
    Monday 10 September 2012

June

  • Monthly Club Ride
    Sunday 12 February 2012
    Sunday 11 March 2012
    Sunday 8 April 2012
    Sunday 10 June 2012
    Sunday 8 July 2012
    Sunday 12 August 2012
    Sunday 14 October 2012
    Sunday 11 November 2012
    Sunday 9 December 2012
    Sunday 13 May 2012
  • Trailbuilding Session
    Saturday 18 February 2012
    Saturday 17 March 2012
    Saturday 14 April 2012
    Saturday 19 May 2012
    Saturday 16 June 2012
    Saturday 14 July 2012
    Saturday 18 August 2012
    Saturday 15 September 2012
    Saturday 20 October 2012
    Saturday 17 November 2012
    Saturday 15 December 2012
  • Family Bushcrafts
    Monday 9 April 2012
    Sunday 17 June 2012
    Sunday 19 August 2012
  • Female Evening Ride
    Monday 16 April 2012
    Monday 30 April 2012
    Monday 14 May 2012
    Monday 28 May 2012
    Monday 11 June 2012
    Monday 25 June 2012
    Monday 9 July 2012
    Monday 23 July 2012
    Monday 6 August 2012
    Monday 20 August 2012
    Monday 10 September 2012
  • An introduction to willow weaving
    Sunday 24 June 2012

July

  • Monthly Club Ride
    Sunday 12 February 2012
    Sunday 11 March 2012
    Sunday 8 April 2012
    Sunday 10 June 2012
    Sunday 8 July 2012
    Sunday 12 August 2012
    Sunday 14 October 2012
    Sunday 11 November 2012
    Sunday 9 December 2012
    Sunday 13 May 2012
  • Trailbuilding Session
    Saturday 18 February 2012
    Saturday 17 March 2012
    Saturday 14 April 2012
    Saturday 19 May 2012
    Saturday 16 June 2012
    Saturday 14 July 2012
    Saturday 18 August 2012
    Saturday 15 September 2012
    Saturday 20 October 2012
    Saturday 17 November 2012
    Saturday 15 December 2012
  • Female Evening Ride
    Monday 16 April 2012
    Monday 30 April 2012
    Monday 14 May 2012
    Monday 28 May 2012
    Monday 11 June 2012
    Monday 25 June 2012
    Monday 9 July 2012
    Monday 23 July 2012
    Monday 6 August 2012
    Monday 20 August 2012
    Monday 10 September 2012
  • Become Nature Detectives; find the hidden wildlife
    Sunday 8 July 2012
  • Discover the secret life of the forest
    Sunday 22 July 2012
  • Den Building
    Tuesday 24 July 2012
    Wednesday 22 August 2012
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Horse riders on a forest road

Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre Facilities.
ToiletsInformationParkingEasy AccessVisitor CentreRefreshmentsForest ShopOther Facilities
Grade of trail:
Trail waymarking:
blue
Length of trail:
7 miles
Approximate time of trail:
NA
Open or closed:
open
Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest.

Contact:

Hamsterley Forest


e-mail: enquiries.hamsterley@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

3 Stars 3 Stars

V nice ride but perhaps there could be more clearer markers , especially from the main car park , would recommend however.

Anonymous, 15/Apr/2012

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