Horse riding at Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Trot along our recommended trails around Queen Elizabeth Country Park and enjoy the spectacular scenery of the South Downs - stretching your horse’s legs through the woodland to the east of the A3, and across the downland to the west.

There’s one permissive horse trail which is clearly way marked on the ground and two bridleways (also used by cyclists & walkers) that pass through the site.

The Queen Elizabeth Country Park Visitor Centre gift shop sells an ‘all trail’ map of the park. We can also provide a map of the permissive horse trail on request.

There are a number of horse rides and related events throughout the year. See What's On for details.

Routes

Permissive horse trail

Route distance: 9.7km (6 miles)

Circular trail within Queen Elizabeth forest marked by Red topped posts with white horseshoe.

Clanfield Bridleway 9

Route distance: 2km (1 1/4 miles)

Short route south from the park to the village of Chalton.

South Downs Way

Route distance: 161km (100 miles)

National Trail from Winchester to Beachy Head. The route passes through Queen Elizabeth Country Park and is marked by small plastic roundels,

Parking

Gravel Hill is the designated car park for unboxing and parking.

A small water trough is available behind the Visitor Centre.

Booking parking

The Park can get very busy during weekends, particularly during the summer season.

If you are bringing one horse box with you, you are not required to book ahead and can use the designated car park for horse boxes at Gravel Hill. If you are visiting with either two or three horse boxes and would like to book parking for them in a secure area, you can book parking via the Hampshire County Council online shop

Booking will guarantee a space for multiple horse boxes.

For more general information about horses and where to ride them please visit the British Horse Society website.