Yes, you can take your horse on holiday!

There’s still time to book a summer or autumn break for you and your horse and we have five fantastic destinations to help you start your planning – whether for this year or next

Have you ever dreamt of galloping your horse on a sandy beach? Or perhaps trekking with your horse through ancient woodland and moorlands is more your style. If you have, instead of dreaming, why not make it a reality? We’ve found five holiday destinations that provide fantastic accommodation to you and your horse, as well as some of the best riding the country has to offer.

1. Home Farm Stables, Norfolk

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and only a stone’s throw from the beach is Home Farm Stables at Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. A converted barn with wooden beams and spacious rooms, the farm has hosted horse and rider holidays for more than 20 years.

There are seven large stables, each of which features rubber matting, and should you wish to turn out, there are post-and-rail paddocks, while a lockable tack room will keep your belongings safe. There’s also an arena with jumps for your use but it will be hard to resist the five-mile stretch of sandy coastline at Holme Beach, which is only a few minutes’ ride from the farm.

Cost: From £140 per night plus £40 per night for stabling and grazing. Dogs are also welcome for an additional cost of £25 per stay.

2. Street Farm, Cumbrian Dales

The Cumbrian Dales are famed for their beauty and Street Farm in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, has access to some of the finest hacking routes in the country, both long and short.

You’ll stay in one of the five modern, self-catering cottages that overlook the stables and paddocks, while there’s barn-style, rubber-matted stabling for your horse. You’ll also have use of a secure tack room and that all-important drying room.

Cost: From £147.50 per night and £15 per horse per night

3. Hoe Grange Holidays, Peak District

From your base at Hoe Grange, travel the beautiful Pennine Bridleway and High Peak Trail in Derbyshire, and if you’re worried about getting lost, guided rides are available, too. For shorter rides, other bridlepaths are accessible from the farm and there are also 250 acres of privately owned farmland to ride over.

For humans, there’s a choice of accommodation of either a log cabin or glamping pod but there’s also a traditional, gypsy-style caravan if you’re looking for something more romantic.

Meanwhile your horse will be stabled in either one of the internal barn boxes or an external stone stable, plus there’s the option of DIY or full livery. Grazing, hay and bedding can be included in the price and there’s a secure tack room for your use.

Cost: From £95 per night and £20 per horse for a night. Dogs are welcome.

4. Rushcroft Farm, New Forest

Situated in the heart of the New Forest at Sway, Hampshire, Rushcroft Farm offers stabling for up to four horses and miles of country trails across the open forest. And as it’s only a short drive to Highcliffe Beach, it’s the perfect destination for a beach ride or if you’re holidaying with non-horsey friends and family, too.

Holidaymakers have the choice of staying in one of the luxury cottages (which are open all year round) or they can camp in their own horsebox or tent (with use of toilet and washing facilities during July and August). Horses are not stabled but large paddocks are available for grazing.

Cost: From £115 per night for a cottage, £30 for personal horsebox/tent sleeping and £25 per horse per night. Dogs welcome at extra cost.

5. Riscombe Farm, Minehead, Somerset

Exmoor is one of the UK’s most beautiful areas and a stay at Riscombe Farm will allow you and your horse to get out there to explore the national park, including the famous Tarr Steps, Dunkery Beacon and the Doone Valley.

Accommodation is in one of the four stone, self-catering cottages, each of which is a converted barn of around 200–300 years old. There are four DIY loose boxes available, plus a heated, fully secure tack room. Turnout is also usually on offer and there is the option of purchasing bedding and hay.

Cost: Minimum stay 7 nights from £449 a cottage and £10 per night for DIY. Dogs welcome for a charge of £3 per night.