Livery fees quoted below were last checked in July 2025 via each yard’s published tariff or direct enquiry. Costs can change; always confirm the latest rates before committing.
Note: The facilities are not listed in order of preference.
1. Mote End Farm — Mill Hill, North London
Why it stands out: A BHS Highly Commended full-livery yard on a 250-acre green-belt estate, giving London-based owners the rare combination of big-sky hacking and quick city access.
Location & travel
Postcode: Mill Hill NW7 (edge of the London/Hertfordshire green belt).
Into the saddle from Zone 1 in ~40 min: Northern Line to Mill Hill East or Thameslink to Mill Hill Broadway, then a 5-min taxi/ride-hail.
Out-of-traffic riding: 4-mile private bridleway plus gated farm tracks and field margins.
Facilities & day-to-day care
26 large stables in four American-barn blocks.
Two flood-lit arenas (20×40 m dressage & 65×30 m all-purpose).
Jumping paddock, XC schooling fences, lunge ring, covered horse-walker, hot-wash bays, solariums, secure tack rooms.
Dedicated groom for every horse – daily grooming, tack cleaning, and quick health checks.
Year-round daily turnout in small, single-sex herds (overnight in summer for some).
Livery packages & guide prices (2025)
Full livery – ~£213 per week
All stable duties, bedding, forage/hard feed, plus up to three exercise sessions (ride or lunge) each week.Part livery – ~£185 per week
As above but owners handle exercise/grooming.Fees are invoiced monthly (≈ £1,100 pcm for full livery). Prices last verified June 2025 – confirm current rates with the yard.
2. London Equestrian Centre — Finchley, North London
Why it stands out: A long-established, BHS-approved yard on 34 acres overlooking the Totteridge Valley, combining that rare London trio of an indoor school, daily year-round turnout, and a commute-friendly postcode.
Location & travel
Address: Lullington Garth, Finchley N12.
From Zone 1 in ~30 min: Northern Line to Mill Hill East, then a short bus hop or 10-minute walk.
Green-belt setting means quiet bridle tracks right off the property—no main-road hacking.
Facilities & care
Flood-lit indoor arena plus several all-weather outdoor schools.
Daily turnout even through winter (weather permitting)—a luxury for London yards.
Full-time staff on site; qualified BHS instructors available for schooling or lessons.
Livery options:
Full livery – all stable duties, feed, bedding, daily grooming, up to four exercise sessions a week by arrangement.
Part livery – yard handles the basics; owner manages exercise.
Working livery – reduced fee if your horse is used in selected riding-school lessons.
Guide prices (2025)
Full livery
Ponies (< 15 hh): ≈ £1,023 per month
Horses (> 16 hh): ≈ £1,280 per month
Part livery
Ponies: ≈ £775 per month
Horses: ≈ £930 per month
Extras (worming, specialist feed/bedding, holding for vet/farrier) are billed as required.
Prices last verified April 2024. Check with the yard for current rates before booking.
3. Trent Park Equestrian Centre — Oakwood, North London
Why it stands out: A BHS-approved mega-yard that pairs two indoor arenas and a cross-country course with 12 miles of woodland hacking—plus commuter-friendly hours (rides from 6:30 am to 10:30 pm).
Location & travel
Postcode: Bramley Road, Oakwood EN4.
Central London → saddle in 35 min: Piccadilly Line to Oakwood station (yard entrance a short walk) or quick hop off the M25; on-site parking for trailers and cars.
Borders the 400-acre Trent Park estate for traffic-free hacking.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Arenas: two indoors (18 × 60 m & 25 × 60 m) and two outdoors (30 × 50 m flood-lit plus a smaller schooling ring).
All-weather exercise track circling the property and a 0.5–1 m cross-country course.
Monarch horse-walker, equine solarium, secure tack rooms, 24 / 7 staff & CCTV.
On-site café with viewing galleries and a tack shop.
Hacking: ~12 miles of off-road woodland trails straight from the gate.
Livery packages
Full livery (7-day):
All stable duties, turnout on a managed rota, quality feed (Saracen), shavings/pellet bedding.
Daily grooming, tack cleaning, and exercise/ridden work as required.
Working livery: discount in exchange for the horse being used in selected lessons.
Guide prices (2025)
Full livery: last published guide was £160 pw (2014). Allowing for London cost rises, expect roughly £180–£200 pw (≈ £780–£870 pcm).
Working livery is lower; contact the yard for the current rate card.
Fees last verified via public sources June 2025—confirm up-to-date prices directly with Trent Park before booking.
Oldencraig Equestrian Centre — Lingfield, Surrey
Why it stands out: A world-class dressage and competition yard—three Olympic-size outdoor arenas, an Olympic-size indoor with grandstand seating, XC fences, a gallop track, and 24 / 7 professional staffing—yet still commutable from central London.
Location & travel
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Address: Tandridge Lane, Lingfield RH7 6LL (on the Surrey/Kent border).
Facilities & day-to-day care
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Arenas: three flood-lit 20 × 60 m outdoor all-weather dressage arenas with mirrors, plus an Olympic-size indoor school seating ≈ 800 (sound & light system, heated gallery, bistro).
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Separate 40 × 20 m outdoor, indoor & outdoor lunge rings, two-acre show-jump arena with Hickstead-style banks & ditches, one-mile all-weather gallop, Claydon covered horse-walker, five solariums, secure heated tack rooms
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Spacious American-barn stables, rubber-matted with windows and automatic water; year-round turnout in post-and-rail paddocks with electric fencing.
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On-site bistro, riders’ bar, conference suite and B&B rooms for stay-over training camps.
Livery packages & availability
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Part, full and schooling/competition livery offered seven days a week (yard open 07:00 – 21:00). Packages are individually tailored and include daily checks, muck-out, feed / haylage, grooming, rug changes and turnout; schooling or rider coaching with resident FEI trainers can be built in.
Prices are on application; the yard operates a waiting list for new full-livery clients—enquire early to secure a place.
5. Equitopia — Bedmond, Hertfordshire (NW of London)
Why it stands out: A purpose-built, 26-box boutique yard geared to competition riders, blending Grand Prix-level coaching with a members-club-style owners’ lounge.
Location & travel
Where: Bedmond Road, near Abbots Langley / Hemel Hempstead — 25 mi north-west of central London.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Arenas: 40 × 60 m outdoor (wax-fibre, full jump set) and 20 × 40 m indoor (Andrews Bowen surface, mirrors).
Wax-surface lunge pen, six-horse covered walker, three solariums, Theraplate, hot & cold wash bays.
Large rubber-matted American-barn stables with automatic drinkers; sand turnout pens for winter days.
Owners’ clubhouse (lounge, kitchen, shower, Wi-Fi) for working remotely or relaxing between rides.
24/7 security: gated entrance, CCTV and staff living on-site.
Livery packages & guide prices (2025)
Full livery – £1,700 pcm (≈ £390 pw): complete daily care plus twice-daily exercise (ridden, lunge, walker or turnout).
Basic livery – £1,400 pcm (≈ £325 pw): same high-level care; owners handle all riding and schooling.
Training livery – £2,100 pcm (≈ £485 pw): full livery plus ten one-to-one sessions each month with resident Grand Prix dressage rider Daisy Coakley.
All packages include premium feed, haylage, bedding, grooming, holding for vet/farrier and bespoke exercise plans. Prices were last verified in June 2025; contact Equitopia for current availability — spaces are limited in this 5-star setup.
6. Wimbledon Village Stables — Wimbledon, South-West London
Why it stands out: The only BHS 5-Star Approved livery yard inside Zone 3, with instant access to 3,000 acres of hacking across Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park.
Location & travel
Address: 24 a/b High Street, Wimbledon Village SW19.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Around 20 secure, 24/7-staffed boxes on a compact urban yard.
On-site schooling arena plus two public schooling rings on the Common.
Equicise rider-training simulator studio for year-round biomechanics work.
Full calendar of hacks and lessons six days a week; livery owners can join most group sessions without extra charge.
Limited turnout typical of inner-city yards; horses are hand-grazed, exercised by staff, and offered summer “holiday” pasture at a partner farm.
Livery packages & availability
Standard (working) livery: all daily care provided; your horse is ridden in a supervised number of hacks or lessons.
Bespoke (full) livery: horse ridden only by you or by staff under a tailor-made schooling plan.
Both options include membership of the WVS riding club, giving priority booking, clinics, lecture demos, and an active social calendar.
Fees are provided on application, and spaces are limited—a waiting list is in place. Contact WVS directly for the current livery pack.
6. Stag Lodge Stables — Richmond Park, South-West London
Why it stands out: A purpose-built, BHS-approved yard offering seven-day full or part livery, seconds from the bridle tracks of Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common. Liveries get big-yard professionalism in one of London’s greenest riding spots.
Location & travel
Two sites: Stag Lodge 1 (Robin Hood Gate, SW15) and Stag Lodge 2 (Robin Hood Way, SW20) on the A3 at Kingston Vale.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Brand-new 18-box livery block with 24/7 staff and CCTV.
Flood-lit all-weather arena (silica-sand & rubber) reserved for liveries at set times, plus additional school arenas.
Horse-walker, group or pair grass turnout (restricted in wet months; arena turnout/walker used instead).
Regular discounted lessons with BHS-qualified instructors and organised outings in the yard’s horseboxes.
Livery packages & availability
Full livery: daily muck-out, twice-daily hard feed, hay/haylage, grooming, rug changes, tack cleaning and staff exercise (school, hack or lunge).
Part livery: same high-level care minus grooming, tack cleaning and staff schooling.
Farrier, vet and dentist visits arranged through the yard and billed at cost; liveries enjoy priority booking for lessons and clinics.
Prices are provided on application, and a waiting list is in place. Contact Stag Lodge Stables directly for the current livery pack and availability.
7. Operation Centaur at Petersham Farm — Richmond, South-West London
Why it stands out: An exclusive, 5-star boutique yard run by the team that manages the Royal Parks’ working shires, offering all-year turnout and access to a “world-leading” network of equine specialists just minutes from Richmond Park.
Location & travel
Where: Petersham Farm, between Richmond and Kingston.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Generous, airy stables in a quiet riverside enclave.
All-year turnout in well-maintained paddocks — a rarity this close to London.
Flood-lit schooling arena and safe lane access for hacking.
On-site team coordinates osteopaths, chiropractors, top farriers and vets for fully bespoke health and training programmes.
Intimate atmosphere: prospective owners are interviewed and given a guided tour before acceptance.
Livery packages & availability
- Full livery only: complete daily care, turnout, grooming, rugging, tack cleaning and exercise as required; staff can have your horse tacked up ready on arrival.
Prices are provided on application. Spaces are strictly limited and a waiting list operates — enquire early to secure a place.
8. Hurst Farm Livery Stables — Thorpe Green, Surrey
Why it stands out: Horses enjoy roomy post-and-rail paddocks with daily turnout, an all-weather, flood-lit outdoor arena, an indoor school with mirrors, a dedicated lunge pen, a horse-walker and a solarium—so schooling and rehab never stop for bad weather.
Location & travel
Where: Green Road, Thorpe Green, near Virginia Water & Chertsey.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Family-run, 5-star yard with a strong dressage pedigree.
Riding spaces: full-size flood-lit outdoor arena (20 × 60 m), indoor school, separate lunge arena and a complete set of show-jumps.
Support kit: horse-walker, solarium, mirrors, and post-and-rail turnout paddocks with daily grass turnout year-round (managed carefully in winter).
Surroundings: quiet country lanes for weekday hacks; Windsor Great Park is a short box-ride for longer outings.
Livery packages & atmosphere
Full 7-day care: three feeds daily plus morning & evening hay, deep shavings beds on rubber matting, daily muck-out, rug changes, grooming, and turnout.
Training add-ons: lessons with resident Grand Prix rider Jo Turner or visiting trainers; staff schooling/hacking available when owners are busy.
Regular farrier and vet rounds arranged by the yard; special dietary or medical needs accommodated. Long-term liveries and a friendly, “horse-paradise” vibe mean most clients stay for years.
Fees are supplied on enquiry and places are limited; contact Hurst Farm directly for the current livery pack and availability.
9. Lee Valley Riding Centre — Leyton, East London
Why it stands out: One of the very few BHS-approved, 5-star livery yards inside London’s eastern boroughs, offering an indoor school, two flood-lit outdoor arenas and a purpose-built show-jumping/XC area just five miles from the City.
Location & travel
Address: 71 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7QL.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Riding spaces: 40 × 20 m indoor arena, 60 × 20 m and 80 × 30 m flood-lit outdoor arenas, separate show-jump arena and a compact cross-country schooling course.
Extras: horse-walker, wash-down bay, solarium, secure trailer parking, spectator gallery, riders’ café and clubhouse.
Stabling in American-barn blocks; full-time staff on site with CCTV.
Daily turnout is provided on a rota (space is limited in an urban yard; dry lots are used in wet weather).
On-site BHS instructors offer lessons, clinics and assessment days; visiting specialists (farrier, dentist, osteopath) arranged through the centre.
Livery packages & availability
Full livery only: all daily care, feeding, muck-out, rugging and basic exercise; additional schooling packages available.
Fees are supplied on enquiry and reviewed annually; contact the livery manager for the latest pack. Spaces are limited and inner-London demand is high, so a waiting list may apply.
10. Snowball Farm Equestrian Centre — Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Why it stands out: A family-run, BHS-approved competition centre with two indoor schools, a flood-lit outdoor arena and its own XC course, set in 130 acres yet still within an hour of West London.
Location & travel
Address: Dorney Wood Road, Burnham SL1 8EH.
Facilities & day-to-day care
Riding spaces: 2 indoor arenas, a 60 × 40 m flood-lit outdoor, full show-jump course and XC fences often left up after competitions.
Stabling in several yards (indoor Loddon barn and outdoor blocks); secure alarmed tack rooms and on-site café/tack shop.
Daily group turnout in post-and-rail paddocks (3–8 h, fields rotated; individual turnout available). Night check carried out by the on-site duty manager.
Horse-walker, solarium, weekly vet rounds and a resident team of qualified instructors for lessons and clinics.
Livery packages & availability
Full, part and working livery offered. Full livery covers all stable duties, feed, hay/haylage, daily turnout and basic grooming; optional schooling or exercise by staff can be added.
Prices are provided on enquiry. The yard is known for mid-range rates relative to the high quality of its facilities; contact the office for the current livery pack and to check for vacancies.
Why full livery is popular—and what facilities to expect
Living or working in London often means long hours, unpredictable commutes, and limited free time. Full livery solves this by giving owners professional, 7-day care so they can simply turn up and ride. A well-chosen yard usually provides:
Core Facility
Why it matters in London
All-weather arenas (indoor or flood-lit) Keeps riding consistent despite rain or early sunsets. Daily turnout (grass paddocks or sand pens) Essential for equine physical & mental health, but scarce in the city—yards that manage year-round turnout are prized. Hacking access (parks, private tracks, countryside) Breaks the arena routine and supports fitness; proximity to Richmond Park, Trent Park, or private bridleways is a big bonus. Horse walker / lunge pen Adds safe exercise options when turnout is limited. On-site staff & security 24/7 supervision, CCTV, and alarmed tack rooms protect valuable horses and equipment. Training & social extras Resident instructors, clinics, cafés, and members’ clubs create a supportive rider community.
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