Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre
The Ultimate Equestrian Playground
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We are delighted to announce the restoration and regeneration of the Hunting Lodge and the Equestrian Centre is on schedule and we are looking forward to the grand opening in April 2007. The Equestrian Centre remains open all year round and currently operates all of its Cross-Country Rides and Hacks only from the old Farmyard, the Estates original picturesque cut-stone yard on the Caledon road. The Castle will remain open as usual. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support and look forward to welcoming you all back when were bigger and better and we promise to keep all the character of the old building that you love!
A big thanks from all the team |
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Castle Leslie Estate, set on 1,000 acres of magnificent scenery
including woodlands, lakes and rivers boasts up to 150 cross-country
jumps suitable for all levels making it the ultimate Equestrian
Playground. Started in 1974 by Desmond Leslie, Castle Leslie was always the fore runner in equestrian holidays in Ireland. Some thirty years on, the stage is set to become the best worldwide with the restoration and regeneration of the old Hunting Lodge, stables and cross country course to the tune of over 10 Million Euros. Spring 2007 sees the opening of the renovated Hunting Lodge with 35 bedrooms set in the heart of the state-of-the-art Equestrian Centre. Five new court yards tucked in behind the Lodge make up the stabling, home to 55 horses and ponies, or as some may rather say, handsome hunters, charming cobs, cheeky ponies and flying armchairs. The facilities include:
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We will organize a range of demos and clinics with Equestrian luminaries such as Anne-Marie Taylor, Ian Stark, Pippa Funnell, Lucinda Green and many more! We continue to have Jeremy Spring BHSI here for clinics on a monthly basis. Please click onto our clinics and demos section of our website for more information.
Guests can also choose to stay in the picturesque Village Cottages located within the beautiful grounds of Castle Leslie Estate set in the historical Glaslough village. Perfect for those who like their independence or have families and wish to self-cater. Guests in the Village Cottages can enjoy all the nearby pleasures of the Estate with its Hunting Lodge, Cellar Bar and Brassiere.
There are 2, 3, 5 and 7 day all-inclusive residential programmes for adults and children staying in the Hunting Lodge or Village Cottages. Please contact us for rates and further detail or go to Programmes and Rates.
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Scattered across the lands the 300 new cross country jumps built by the Willis Bros. of Badminton Horse Trials fame, are a test to all levels of skill and nerves. Add on the natural logs and ditches already here and the jumps now range from the knee-high to the knee-tremblers! Little log piles, tiny tiger traps, easy parallels, baby ditches and simple splashes build up to a set of steps in the quarry, trakeners, zig zags, drops, arrow heads, bounces and drops into the lake. It is all about you, the rider and what you would like. And should you part company with your mount in the lake, it’s ‘drinks on you’ for all the group at the bar that evening.So whether you are just beginning, are inherently lazy, or raring to go, the Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre has something to suit. Why not combine riding with relaxing spa treatments (‘Equi-Sensual’) or spend time in the apron with our cookery school courses (‘Equi-Chef’). |