Hunt Country

Hunt Country

Following the amalgamation of the two hunts, we now have a very large country.

The hunt country runs roughly from the M23 in the west to Hadlow in the east, and from the Isle of Grain in the north down to Fletching in the south. This is an area of approximately 42 miles east to west by 30 miles north to south.

The landscape ranges from the marshes around St. Mary Hoo, across the chalk of the North Downs, into the High Weald of Kent and down onto Ashdown Forest. The going ranges from free draining sand to the heavy Gault clay, the scenery from the open heathland of Ashdown to the conifer plantations of Sheffield Forest and to the Thames Estuary 

Hunt Jumps

We have built many hundreds of jumps over the years, varying from full-blown hedges to Tiger traps over ditches to removable slip gates. Whilst it is a lot of fun to jump between fields, the main purpose of our jumps is to help us get about the country quickly when hounds are running.

We are not a drag hunt with the sole purpose of jumping fast and furious - indeed we have several regular followers who never jump, and there is often a way to get around without leaving the ground if you don't want to. There are also hunting days where we do not do a single jump.