Old Town Riding School

Absolutely awful experience keeping my pony there. He was very rarely turned out, ate a diet consisting of loaves of bread and pony nuts, and was matted and filthy all the time. The fences around the field leading to the stable yard often broke and were made of twine, sticks and general rubbish. Children are taught by other children, despite paying for a qualified instructor. The arena has terrible footing and is on a major slope. Absolutely would not recommend, please stay away.

We had an excellent experience with our 7 year old who was very well looked after on one of tge small horses and the young staff could not have been more helpful

Because of space, not all of the ponies get turned out regularly, causing some to become restless and agitated. The menage has been recently redone, although it is still uneven and flooded with a pile of jumps and jump cups in the middle, meaning that sometimes it is impossible to ride on. Often, Laura doesn't teach the lessons but instead other students in the riding school do so. This means that some people may not get the best experience when riding. However, there are some lovely little p...

I am sorry but me and my friend had an unpleasant experience. We booked 1hr semi private lesson and were expecting much higher standards. We had to stop and end the lesson earlier as one of the horses just refused to move. The riding arena was very small, muddy and down/up hill. There were too many horses for the size of the arena and everyone was doing whatever they wanted and riding wherever they wanted so not really safe and quite difficult to trot/canter due to lack of space. Because we b...

Fantastic little place my 14 year old cousin had an amazing time! I surprised her for her birthday to spend the day learning horse care and maintenance and a riding lesson all included in their pony day experience. Everyone was so friendly and engaging putting my cousin at ease straight away and they completely cemented her love of all things horses! On first appearance it honestly doesn't look like much it's hidden away and appears small but it turned out to be small yet perfect! In my opini...