Hurworth Hunt

The Hurworth Hunt is a small, friendly pack based in North Yorkshire that trail hunts within the law (Hunting Act 2004). Please get in touch with the Hon.

The Hurworth Hunt is steeped in history, being one of the oldest hunts in the country. The early history of the pack is not easy to unravel, but the first official records commence in 1803 when the Wilkinson brothers of Neasham Abbey took over the pack. There is however, earlier reference to a pack being kept by a Mr Turner of Hurworth in 1775, and in 1790 “Nimrod” refers to the Hurworth’s foxhoun

ds. In 1927 Colonel Bell of Mount Grace Priory financed the construction of the Hunt kennels at West Rounton, near Northallerton, where the hounds are kennelled to this day. The Hurworth country is traditionally within North Yorkshire, Durham and Cleveland. It is mainly grass and arable with some plough and some forestry to the east. Baily's relates that "obstacles are plentiful and varied, and are mainly timber and hedges, with some hunt jumps"

Our neighbouring hunts are the Bedale, Bilsdale, Cleveland, South Durham and Zetland. Visitors, irrespective of their age, experience and knowledge of hunting are very welcome to come out with us (all the known conditions permitting). Secretary who can advise you of details - e.g. rates, times of meets, directions, where to unbox, etc. They will be very pleased to hear from you and to answer any questions you may have. We particularly welcome and encourage children and young persons coming out and riding to hounds as we recognise them as hunting's future. We also particularly welcome members from the local branches of the Pony Club. Our days are entirely dependent on the support and goodwill of local landowners and farmers, for which we are immensely grateful. We are a very social hunt with a number of events throughout the year, from hunt balls to hunter trials, mounted hound exercise mornings, quiz nights, and the annual Point to Point. The aims of this page to share life with hounds and horses, and to promote the countryside in which we live.

21/09/2024

Don't miss out! Advance entries close this evening for our Pleasure Ride tomorrow (Sunday 22nd September) at Spell Close Farm, Castle Levington, nr Yarm.
The pleasure ride will follow a 10km (approx) route over private farm land with approx 50 optional jumps. The route is a mixture of private farm land, bridle paths and quiet country lanes.
Entry Fees:
⭐️Adult advance £20 / Cash on the day £25
⭐️Child (under 18yrs) £15 advance / Cash on the day £20
⭐️Tiny Tots & Lead Rein route: £10 inc BBQ & rosette
⭐️BBQ meal deal refreshments are available for just £6.50
Advance entries are all online via Horsevents - https://horsevents.co.uk/events/?e=46512
Advance entries close at midnight on Saturday 21st September. No refunds or exchanges within 48hrs of the event or once entries have closed (whichever is the earliest).
The Pleasure Ride is a family friendly event that’s open to everyone - we do hope you can join us.

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20/09/2024

Entries close at midnight tomorrow for our Spell Close Pleasure Ride this Sunday, 22nd September.

The route is approx 10kms over private farm land and country lanes. With lots of optional jumps, from trot over logs to cross country fences. There are some little step over logs on the lead rein route.
Venue - Spell Close Farm, Castle Levington, Yarm, TS15 9PB.
Entry Fees:
⭐️Adult advance £20 / Cash on the day £25
⭐️Child (under 18yrs) £15 advance / Cash on the day £20
⭐️Tiny Tots & Lead Rein route: £10 inc BBQ & rosette
⭐️BBQ meal deal refreshments are available for just £6.50
Advance entries are all online via Horsevents - https://horsevents.co.uk/events/?e=46512

The Pleasure Ride is a family friendly event that’s open to everyone - we do hope you can join us.

18/09/2024

16/09/2024

For the thrill seekers there’s lots of jumping at our Spell Close Pleasure Ride this Sunday, 22nd September. All jumps are optional, from trot over logs to cross country fences. There are some little step over logs on the lead rein route.
Venue - Spell Close Farm, Castle Levington, Yarm, TS15 9PB.

Entry Fees:
⭐️Adult advance £20 / Cash on the day £25
⭐️Child (under 18yrs) £15 advance / Cash on the day £20
⭐️Tiny Tots & Lead Rein route: £10 inc BBQ & rosette
⭐️BBQ meal deal refreshments are available for just £6.50

Advance entries are all online via Horsevents - https://horsevents.co.uk/events/?e=46512

Advance entries close at midnight on Saturday 21st September. No refunds or exchanges within 48hrs of the event or once entries have closed (whichever is the earliest).

The Pleasure Ride is a family friendly event that’s open to everyone - we do hope you can join us.

14/09/2024

National Trail Hunting day has arrived!
Hope to see you all there, supporting the hunts in your area!

14/09/2024

Today is the National Trail Hunting day organised by the British Hound Sports Association
We would love to see your videos and photos from the day, please post in the comments below.

📷Hattie Austin Sport Photographer

14/09/2024

This is the turnout If you are mounted tomorrow.
Photo credit Cheshire Forest Hunt

13/09/2024

12/09/2024

Don’t forget our National Trail Hunting Day is taking place this Saturday 14th September - meet at 11.00am Park Head Farm DL14 8AL. We look forward to seeing as many people as possible coming to support our day, watch our hounds working and learn about trail hunting. Everyone welcome - we need to come together to support our rural tradition ! There will be refreshments and a lunchtime bbq after the event. Plenty of off road parking.

11/09/2024

10/09/2024

Who else loves this time of year? Horses are back in work and building their fitness before the start of the season.

06/09/2024

Have you booked for our Mounted Hound Exercise morning tomorrow, Saturday 7th September?
Our popular mounted hound exercise events are an ideal opportunity to introduce a novice horse to hounds and to experience being in the "trail hunting field" with other horses.
🌟Adults - £15 in advance via Horsevents / £20 on the day.
🌟Children (under 16 yrs old) - £10 in advance via Horsevents / £15 on the day
🌟Bicycles - £7.50
🌟Breakfast refreshments are available for just £5.00 for anyone not taking part in the ride.
🌟Riders' entry includes Breakfast.
Save money when you enter in advance. Advance entries close at 10pm this evening via Horsevents ➡️ https://horsevents.co.uk/cp/eventDetails.aspx?eventID=47253

05/09/2024

Join us for our Mounted Hound Exercise morning this Saturday, 7th September.
Our popular mounted hound exercise events are an ideal opportunity to introduce a novice horse to hounds and to experience being in the "trail hunting field" with other horses.
🌟Adults - £15 in advance via Horsevents / £20 on the day.
🌟Children (under 16 yrs old) - £10 in advance via Horsevents / £15 on the day
🌟Bicycles - £7.50
🌟Breakfast refreshments are available for just £5.00 for anyone not taking part in the ride.
🌟Riders' entry includes Breakfast.
Save money when you enter in advance via Horsevents ➡️ https://horsevents.co.uk/cp/eventDetails.aspx?eventID=47253

03/09/2024

Hounds please!
Are you joining us for our Mounted Hound Exercise on Saturday morning?
🌟Adults - £15 in advance via Horsevents / £20 on the day.
🌟Children (under 16 yrs old) - £10 in advance via Horsevents / £15 on the day
🌟Bicycles - £7.50
🌟Breakfast refreshments are available for just £5.00 for anyone not taking part in the ride.
🌟Riders' entry includes Breakfast.
Save money when you enter in advance via Horsevents.
Parking is available from 7am with the ride moving off at 8am prompt.
The Mounted Hound Exercise is open to everyone and we do hope you can join us.
Book now! https://horsevents.co.uk/cp/eventDetails.aspx?eventID=47253

03/09/2024

🏏 Out for a duck?! 🦆

🏏 Inter-hunt cricket match on Sunday 22nd September 🏏

Come and watch the Bedale, Zetland and Hurworth slug it out in the annual inter-hunt cricket match at Scruton from 2pm!

The rules…each team plays each other, six overs bowled by 6 different people, batters retire at 20 runs and let the next person in!

Everyone is welcome to come along and cheer on their team! A bar 🍻 and BBQ 🍔 will also be available.

02/09/2024

The best way to start the day!
Our horses are back in work and doing lots of road work to build their fitness.

30/08/2024

The Countryside Alliance has released information about the British Hound Sports Association's upcoming National Trail Hunting Day.

29/08/2024

What a fantastic evening for our Mounted Hound Exercise!
Thank you to everyone who’s joined us, it’s been a great turnout and we hope you all enjoyed your evening out with our beautiful hounds.
Thank you to our brilliant Hurworth team who make our events go so well.
Thank you everyone!
Join us for our next Mounted Hound Exercise Morning on Saturday 7th September
https://www.facebook.com/events/534313042282276

29/08/2024

Photos from our Pleasure Ride at Bullamoor on Bank Holiday Monday are now on the Hurworth Photography website. Link beneath ⏬

We had a lovely morning at the Hurworth Hunt Pleasure Ride at Bullamoor on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August.
View the galleries here ➡️ https://www.hurworth-photos.co.uk/hurworthpleasureride_bullamoor2024

29/08/2024

Some of our neighbouring hunts are organising events as part of National Trail Hunting Day on Saturday 14th September. Please click on the link for all the details. and to find your nearest event. https://website.our-app.com/september-14th-bhsa-event

With just over three weeks to go, preparation is well under way and hunts are creating a real buzz, sharing details on their Social Media. Posters are going up in local villages and local Politicians, the Police and the press have all been invited.

Below is the list of regions with confirmed locations and which hunt will be hosting the event. The list will be updated when more locations are confirmed.

Region;
Northumbria
Cleveland/Durham
North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
Lancashire
Cheshire
Derbyshire & Notts
Lincolnshire
North Wales
Staffordshire
Leicester
Cambridgeshire
Norfolk
Northamptonshre
West Mercia
Thames Valley
Kent
Suffolk and Essex
Hampshire
Dorset
Devon
Suffolk

Host Hunt:
Percy
S Durham
Badsworth Bramham York S
Holcombe
Cheshire Forest
Barlow
Blankney
Flint and Denbigh
N Staffs
Cottesmore
Cambridgeshire
West Norfolk
Grafton
S Shropshire
Old Berks
East Kent
Essex and Suffolk
Hampshire
Cattistock
East Devon
Suffolk

Keep updated by following the link below;
https://website.our-app.com/september-14th-bhsa-event

29/08/2024

Address

The Kennels, West Rounton
Northallerton
DL62LN

Website

http://www.hurworthhunt.co.uk/

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Hounds please. Who else loves the sound of horse hooves on the road?!?! Some of our neighbouring hunts are organising events as part of National Trail Hunting Day this Saturday, 14th September. Find your nearest event on the British Hound Sports Association website - https://website.our-app.com/september-14th-bhsa-event #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #houndexercise #nationaltrailhuntingday

Hounds please. It’s a lovey evening to be out with horses & hounds. Some of our neighbouring hunts are organising events as part of National Trail Hunting Day this Saturday, 14th September. Find your nearest event on the British Hound Sports Association website - https://website.our-app.com/september-14th-bhsa-event #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #houndexercise #nationaltrailhuntingday

Who else loves this time of year? Horses are back in work and building their fitness before the start of the season. #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #horses #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife

Join us for our Mounted Hound Exercise morning this Saturday, 7th September. Our popular mounted hound exercise events are an ideal opportunity to introduce a novice horse to hounds and to experience being in the "trail hunting field" with other horses. 🌟Adults - £15 in advance via Horsevents / £20 on the day. 🌟Children (under 16 yrs old) - £10 in advance via Horsevents / £15 on the day 🌟Bicycles - £7.50 🌟Breakfast refreshments are available for just £5.00 for anyone not taking part in the ride. 🌟Riders' entry includes Breakfast. Save money when you enter in advance via Horsevents ➡️ https://horsevents.co.uk/cp/eventDetails.aspx?eventID=47253

What a fantastic evening for our Mounted Hound Exercise! Thank you to everyone who’s joined us, it’s been a great turnout and we hope you all enjoyed your evening out with our beautiful hounds. Thank you to our brilliant Hurworth team who make our events go so well. Thank you everyone! Join us for our next Mounted Hound Exercise Morning on Saturday 7th September https://www.facebook.com/events/534313042282276

What a fantastic morning on Saturday for our first Mounted Hound Exercise morning! Thank you to everyone who’s joined us, it was a fantastic turnout and we hope you all enjoyed your morning out with our beautiful hounds. Thank you to our brilliant Hurworth team who make our events go so well. Thank you everyone! Join us for our next Mounted Hound Exercise Evening on Thursday 29th August. https://www.facebook.com/share/HdRL9JBuKMpYdW9E/?mibextid=9l3rBW Or Mounted Hound Exercise Morning on Saturday 7th September https://www.facebook.com/events/534313042282276

Who else loves the sound of clip clops on the road?!?! This could be you on Saturday! Join us for a mounted hound exercise morning this Saturday 17th August at 8am. Save money when you enter in advance via Horsevents (entry includes breakfast): 🌟Adults - £15 in advance via Horsevents / £20 on the day. 🌟Children (under 16 yrs old) - £10 in advance via Horsevents / £15 on the day 🌟Bicycles - £7.50 🌟Breakfast refreshments are available for just £5 for anyone not taking part in the ride. Online entries via Horsevents - https://horsevents.co.uk/events/?e=47072

Happy hounds out on exercise this morning. Daily exercise keeps our hounds both mentally and physically fit & healthy, and gives the team at Kennels time to assess their fitness. Join us for our mounted hound exercise event this Saturday, 17th August - https://horsevents.co.uk/events/?e=47072 #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife

Happy hounds out on exercise this morning. Our hounds are exercised every day, keeping them both mentally and physically fit & healthy, and gives them time to play. Join us for our mounted hound exercise event this Saturday, 17th August - https://horsevents.co.uk/events/?e=47072 #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife

Ready, set, go! We’re not sure who won in the hounds vs kids running race at Osmotherley Show on Saturday but it looks like great fun!! #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #countryshow Osmotherley Show British Hound Sports Association Countryside Alliance

We love parading our beautiful hounds at local shows and our hounds love making new friends. Thank you to everyone to came to support us yesterday in the Main Ring Osmotherley Show and meet our hounds. #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #countryshow #houndparade British Hound Sports Association Countryside Alliance

We love parading our beautiful hounds at local shows and our hound love making new friends. We’re parading at Osmotherley Show on Saturday 3rd August - please come along to say hello and meet our fabulous hounds. #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #countryshow #houndparade

Fantastic to parade our beautiful hounds at Borrowby Show today. Local shows are a key date in the diary of rural communities and it’s important to support them. #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #countryshow #houndparade

Our hounds are exercised every day which keeps them both mentally and physically fit & healthy, and gives them time to play. During the summer when the temperature rises we go out early, often stopping in to visit local farmers & landowners en route. #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife

Adventures of Combat & Cotcliffe! Our puppies are having a great time finding out all about life on a farm. They’re both growing quickly and enjoying their adventures, especially the smelly bits! Play your part in making the rural voice heard this election by taking action NOW! ✍️Sign the Countryside Alliance e-lobby today➡️ https://www.countryside-alliance.org/general-election-e-lobby #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #puppies #houndpuppy #houndpuppies

Splish, splash, splosh! Our hounds are exercised every day. In the summer they’re out & about early before the heat of the day. A routine of regular exercise keeps them both mentally and physically fit & healthy, and gives them time to play and enjoy a paddle in the stream. Play your part in making the rural voice heard this election by taking action NOW! ✍️Sign the Countryside Alliance e-lobby today➡️ https://www.countryside-alliance.org/general-election-e-lobby #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife

After a beautiful summer day yesterday for our Puppy Show the weather has turned again and it’s back to hound exercise in the rain! Good job we’re all waterproof! #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #houndexercise

Fantastic to welcome so many friends to our Puppy Show at the kennels this afternoon. It’s also a great experience for our hounds who’ll be showing next month at Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate and the Festival of Hounds at Peterborough. Play your part in making the rural voice heard this election by taking action NOW! ✍️Sign the Countryside Alliance e-lobby today➡️ https://www.countryside-alliance.org/general-election-e-lobby #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #puppyshow #summersocial

Adventures of Combat & Cotcliffe! Our puppies are growing quickly and enjoying lots of new life experiences, including farm walks & working out how to deal with hunt jumps. #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #puppies #houndpuppy #houndpuppies

Great to welcome so many to the kennels earlier this week for our practice puppy show. It was a great experience for our young entry hounds who are learning about showing in front of people and love an opportunity to make new friends. #countrylife #countrysports #trailhunting #hounds #houndproud #followhounds #ruralwayoflife #countryside #huntinglife #puppyshow

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The Hurworth country is traditionally within North Yorkshire, Durham and Cleveland. It is mainly grass and arable with some plough and some forestry to the east. Baily's relates that "obstacles are plentiful and varied, and are mainly timber and hedges, with some hunt jumps"

Our neighbouring hunts are the Bedale, Bilsdale, Cleveland, South Durham and Zetland.

Visitors, irrespective of their age, experience and knowledge of hunting are very welcome to come out with us (all the known conditions permitting). Please get in touch with the Hon. Secretary who can advise you of details - e.g. rates, times of meets, directions, where to unbox, etc. They will be very pleased to hear from you and to answer any questions you may have.