Lower Dale Farm Equestrian Centre operates as a British Horse Society approved livery and riding establishment on one hundred acres of grazing in Marple, Stockport, within North West England. The centre has held BHS approval across several categories, including highly commended livery status and the Horses Welcome scheme, and runs an on-site riding school alongside its livery and holiday lettings businesses.
Riding instruction is offered in flatwork and jumping, with a lesson priced from GBP 25 per half hour. The school caters for riders working across several disciplines, including dressage, show jumping, eventing, working hunter, cross country and hacking out on local routes. Holiday camps and day camps are run during school breaks, and the centre also hosts jumping and dressage clinics along with deluxe spa training camps for those wanting a residential focus.
Facilities include a floodlit outdoor manege fitted with dressage mirrors, an express eventing arena containing show jumps plus working hunter and cross country obstacles, a five-station horse walker, a lunge pen and a hot horse shower. Stabling is supported by a farrier and clipping area, a locked rug room, CCTV and electric gates, with parking on site. Riders and liveries can use the heated rest room, which provides tea and coffee, television, wi-fi and shower and changing facilities.
Full livery is the main package on offer, with holiday and schooling livery available for shorter stays. A range of services such as clipping, exercise, schooling, lunging, rug washing and reproofing, and horse walker use can be added on. Self-catering holiday cottages with a spa are available on the site, making it possible to bring non-riding family members or to book a horse-focused stay. The postcode for visitors is SK6 6NL. Those interested in lessons, livery, clinics or cottage bookings should contact Lower Dale Farm directly for current availability and pricing.