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Some things are just best straight from the horse’s mouth: Norfolk is heaven for horses!

Trotting along country lanes and bridle routes through forests and heathland you’ll take in beautiful unspoilt countryside and peaceful views and you can ride for miles along twisty pathways without another person in sight. Or experience the huge expansive beaches of the Norfolk coast with the wind in your hair and smell of the sea as you enjoy an exhilarating gallop along the deserted sand.

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Norfolk has a huge number of routes and bridleways for you to use. Follow the ancient Peddars Way path along farm tracks and minor roads from Knettishall to the north Norfolk coast. Pick up the Marriot’s Way along an old railway line from Norwich to Aylsham or discover a gentle route through the forest known as Harling Drove that was once used for taking flocks and herds from our fenland farms to the East Harling market.

The Brecks area is particularly good for horse riding in Norfolk. Thetford Forest is the jewel in the crown, as riders have free access to the majority of the forest allowing you to explore the area's landscape, heritage and wildlife. Alternatively, try horse riding in the flat fens with their huge skies and a horizon that stretches out for miles.

If you haven’t ridden before, now’s the time to start! We have a good number of British Horse Society Approved riding schools in Norfolk, including the centre at Blackborough End, where you can take lessons or join organised hacks. Or if you have your own horse, bring him on a riding holiday in Norfolk with you – we have several recommended livery centres and a range of farms and B&Bs that can offer a bed for both of you!

If you don’t fancy riding but just want to get closer to these wonderful creatures, Norfolk has two special rescue centres that do all they can to save mistreated horses. Both Redwings and the International League for the Protection of Horses have visitor centres with a café, shop and information area and you can wander round acres of paddocks to meet horses, ponies, donkeys and even mules. In fact, if any particularly take your fancy, you can even adopt them!

Or how about some fun at the Norfolk Shire Horse Centre with its collection of different breeds of draft horses and ponies? They also have old horse-drawn machinery wagons and carts from the pre-war era. You can meet and feed the animals, enjoy a cart ride and watch various working demonstrations from horse ploughing to blacksmith days. Or see the Suffolk Punch horses at work in the fields at the Roots of Norfolk at Gressenhall.

Whatever you do, both you and your four-legged friend will feel very welcome in Norfolk.

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