Equestrian Escapes Traveller Reviews

Beautifully schooled & responsive horses, fantastic instruction from Antonio and a lovely place to stay (food, wine and sun!). I highly recommend the riding holidays in Portugal.

Sarah took the time to understand what we were looking for in a holiday and made a recommendation which was spot on. Thank you to equestrian escapes!

I had a fantastic time on my holiday to Mallorca. The riding was great and my hosts couldn’t have been more helpful, friendly and welcoming. It was a lovely trip to do on my own too.

I had been following Equestrian Escapes on Facebook for a while but hadn’t quite got round to booking. When I decided I just needed to get away, the team were very helpful and knowledgeable about the break.

This is the first time that my friend and I booked with Equestrian Escapes and will definitely be doing it again. Having decided on the break we wanted to start with I can say the experience from start to finish was very professional. From the initial call with Lindsey where she helped to tailor our requirements, to the excellent teaching and the well schooled and cared for horses. Everyone the riding school were so lovely and the hotel accommodation was lovely and the views were stunning! It made us realise we had become lazy as happy hackers and that riding different horses and lessons are something we do to do more often. Looking forward to booking our next break.

Very professional and their advice and knowledge of their establishments was amazing.

Just back from a fabulous few days in the Cheshire countryside, staying at a country house hotel with the stables a few steps away. The hotel was lovely and a perfect setting. The stables were brilliant, and all the staff were excellent and knew a million ways to teach the not so perfect rider as well as the experienced rider. It was a fully immersive experience as I undertook some stable management, private lessons, hack outs and loved every second.

Sarah and Hatty were brilliant, tailored the holiday to my needs and riding skills and all at the very last minute. I would thoroughly recommend them.

pent 3 Days at this lovely Equestrian centre. John and Deana the owners truly now what hospitality is all about giving a 5 Star friendly service from pick up from the train station and throughout my stay. The horses I was matched with were lovely and having been away from horse riding for 10 years my instructor (Mary) was great and I leave my 3 day more confident Novice Rider. Thank you also to Anna and Louise. Deana and John you have an excellent team and I can not wait to visit again. I will definitely recommend this holiday to anyone looking for a horseriding holiday in a friendly atmosphere and some spectacular views of the Cumbria country side. 5 stars !!

Equestrian Escapes recommended the perfect horse riding holiday and made it easy and quick to book and were able to answer all my questions. Would recommend if you are looking for a horse riding holiday to definitely book threw them. I will be re booking Witherslack Hall Farm again and wish I could have stayed longer.

Dear Lindsey and the Team, We both had to share our truly amazing experience with your team We recently returned from our Spanish Equestrian Escape a 4 day holiday break (we managed to escape from the cold weather here in Wales only to have torrential rain over in Spain) but it didn't hamper our riding at all as they had a big indoor school so we were still able to continue having lessons, we did manage a hack out on one day and rode through the Olive Groves which was amazing. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with their fantastic set up. The horses were well looked after, all 30 of them. A joy to ride so highly schooled horses with good quality tack. The cuisine was excellent and even had wine with our evening meals, nothing was too much trouble. The staff were friendly, knowledgeable, organised and made you feel at home at all times. The accommodation was first class, clean and comfortable especially the beds. We have plenty of photos from our short and fantastic trip and will most definitely be returning. We would certainly recommend anyone who is thinking of organising a trip to go here Ola! Thank you once again and keep up with the good work. Regards Linda & Rob

Equestrian Escape organised yet another first class trip for us. Very helpful, well organised and professional, and will definitely try another riding holiday with them this year.

We've been using Equestrian Escapes for over 3 years and all our holidays have been always above our expectation. Things are very well organised in advance and the riding school they use is very well run by genuinely nice people so the horses are very happy. Hotel is also good. Also their packages are very good value for money as well. We tried booking independently only to find it's actually cheaper to go through with them. We are going back to Sherwood Forest in few months' time and I'd definitely recommend anyone to use Equestrian Escapes!

All our holidays were well organised.

I and a friend had five days of riding (lessons and hacks) in Portugal in the region north of Lisbon, on Lucitano horses. The instructor tailored the lessons to us since we are novice riders and we gained hugely from the close attention, honesty, humour and kindness of our instructor. We were taken out for lunches and dinners to places we might never have found for ourselves - a real taste of local Portuguese cuisine. The whole experience was magical.

From the initial conversation to booking the whole holiday took a matter of a few hours. The planning was so simple - Equestrian Escapes had done all the hard work. All we had to do was pack our jodhpurs, turn up and enjoy ourselves. I felt that Lindsey at Equestrian Escapes understood our interests and needs, and she suggested a plan that worked perfectly for us.

We had a really wonderful time during our stay. It was a pleasure to stay with a lovely host and team, all of whom helped to make our experience so enjoyable. The horses were extremely well cared for and a pleasure and privilege to ride in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. Not only were the horses so well mannered and comfortable but the saddles were very comfortable too. The scenery was beautiful and twice we saw herds of deer with a stag, as we rode by and in the forest.

Equestrian Escapes made booking our short riding holiday very straight forward and having their expertise in pre-assessing the holiday, gave us peace of mind before we travelled. The holiday entirely lived up to expectations. Thank you to equestrian escapes for organizing such a memorable holiday.

"Dream holiday" is an over-used phrase, and everyone will have their own idea of what that holiday might be. For me, it has to involve horses and riding. Then (as I live in Scotland and am used to putting up with vile weather!) a good climate and an appealing place. It's good to meet other people, too, and have tasty meals and a comfortable place to chill out. My recent holiday ticked all these boxes. A genuinely luxurious hotel, good food, and a charming and welcoming Spanish rural retreat only a short ride from the fabulous city of Seville. I chose this holiday because I wanted to improve my riding and get top-class tuition; I reckoned that if the rest of it was hit-or-miss, that would be ok. But I got everything and the quality of the tuition was very, very fine by any standards. I feel so privileged to have been taught on a one-to-one basis not only by the Olympian medallist Raefael Soto, but also by the staff at this centre, who were highly qualified and excellent. I dream of going back...and I will, one day.

Equestrian Escapes were good throughout. They respond quickly to requests and questions, are friendly, and I found them to be very efficient.