Two children in riding hats meeting a piebald pony at a UK yard fence.

Family riding

Family riding schools in the UK

Verified UK riding venues for families and children — junior lessons, pony days, holiday camps, birthday parties and venues that welcome under-fives.

246 verified venues across 50 countiesCurated by Will Bales · Updated automatically from the live directory

According to Saddl's directory, there are 246 UK riding venues currently listed as catering for families and children. They span 50 counties across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Top family venues, UK-wide

By family score

Ranking combines venue data quality, Google rating, and Saddl Pro status. Saddl Pro is a paid listing tier; Pro venues feature higher in this list when their data quality and rating are otherwise comparable. Any venue can reach this page on data quality alone.

Browse family venues by county

Counties with fewer than 5 family venues are linked but not yet indexed by search engines — we wait until coverage is meaningful before pushing the page to crawlers.

Looking by activity instead?

Saddl also lists yards by specific activity: pony days, holiday camps, birthday parties and venues taking under-fives.

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