Why Us?

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 WE ARE NO LONGER a riding school

At Cobham Manor Livery the emphasis is on enjoying your horse ownership and keeping them in a place where your stable time is your down time so you want to be somewhere where you can stop for a chat and a cuppa with friendly horse minded people.  

Our 3 riding arenas offer plenty of space to ride, even on show days.  Our indoor arena is currently undergoing maintenance work so unavailable for use.

We have great off road hacking if you're prepared to trundle just a little further afield, failing that we have several 1 hour circular routes for those of you limited on time.  Whilst our full course of jumps is only available typically just prior or after a jumping competition, we have schooling jumps available all year round. 

 The Coffee Shop is the yard central hub (and the office) so there is always somewhere dry and warm to sit when the weather is against you.  

 We are easy access to both the M20 and the M2 with being just 10 mins from the M20 J8 .  The A249 runs between both the M20 and M2 near us (you can travel 'cross country' to us from the A249) 

Bearsted and Detling villages are both close by.  In Detling there is a local community shop, Post Office and pub. In Bearsted there are plenty of pubs, cafe's, delicatessen, news agents, barbers, then a little further long the A20 there is Tesco Express, Costa Coffee, chemist, Post Office and a few other useful eateries

We are not on any bus routes being in a rural location so you will need your own transport to get to and from us

Bearsted Train Station is approx 5 mins away by car if the village traffic is light 

 We have a newly opened veterinary practice just up the hill (The Equine Hospital, formerly The Veterinary Hospital at Newnham Court)

In this area (classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - AONB)  there are plenty of byways and bridleways 

We also have offroad riding along TROT routes, a private farm ride and access onto the Hucking Estate

The Hook & Hatchet pub just up the hill has tie up (and can provide hay) for the horses

We have a rural coffee shop onsite too, always open on show or clinic days but generally always stocked with tea/coffee/cold drinks for liveries when onsite.  We can be open on additional days by prior arrangement if you are looking to for somewhere to stop off on perhaps a group walk or bike ride. Just get in touch.

WE ARE NO LONGER a riding school

We recommend the following establishments for lessons:-

Knights Place Farm Equestrian Centre, Rochester 01474 824333

Squirrells Riding School, Blue Bell Hill 01634 681000

Team Tutsham, West Farleigh 07971 298337

Deep Dene Stables, Faversham, 01233 740228

Owl House Stables, Dover 07816 235441

If you have your own horse but are not a livery here, you can hire our arena for your lesson or we have a monthly arena use option through the winter