Indoor arena in London?

[Sammy]

Hi,

I am really keen to get back to riding after a break of - way too long - about 10 years!! I would like to get some private lessons for the first month, to allow me to concentrate on getting my rusty skills back - however, I am finding it hard to find a school in or around London that has an indoor arena, or a proper all-weather arena - which seems pretty essential at this time of year ! Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

Thanks in advance:)

[Daniela]

You could try Trent Park Equestrian Centre, which has quite a large indoor arena. Trent Park is in Oakwood, it is easy to get to by tube and bus.

I'm sure there are lots of others, you could maybe do a search on Google. Have you looked on the Riding Schools section on the New Rider website?

Hope you find somewhere.

Daniela

[Serenitey]

Hi, I ride at Trent Park and it is very good, They have two indoor arenas and 2 outdoor arenas.
Oakwood is on the piccadilly line and the stables are only a five minute walk from there.
They do hacks too with no road work, straight out into trent park woods.
Can definately recommend it.

[Bruce32]

I've also ridden at Trent Park, but it was a long time ago. How about Lea Valley Riding centre in north east London? Its right next to the River Lea on the Lea Bridge Road, between Clapton and Leyton.

[Mazpup]

There are two I know of
http://www.kingstonridingcentre.co.uk/ is closer to London
and http://ds.dial.pipex.com/ocrs/ is further outside of London but it has a really nice outdoor school