Clean Boot Hunting In Kent & East Sussex

The Coakham Bloodhounds are one of the oldest Bloodhound packs in the UK, and they hunt over a wide area in Kent and Sussex, with occasional forays into Essex. The  Coakham have been hunting "the clean boot" since they were founded in the 1970s.  This means the hounds follow the natural scent of human runners who set off ahead of the pack - no other scent is used (whether animal or synthetic) and there is no killing involved - the runners just get licked at the end of each hunt.  

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Sunday 6th September 

Mounted Hound  Exercise 

Frinsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0ST

W3W: https://w3w.co/shift.seeing.snowboard

Time: 11am mounted and ready to move off. 

Turnout: Ratcatcher

Approx 5/6 miles over quiet roads, country tracks, bridle paths and private land. Walking and trotting, potentially a canter ground permitting.  Friendly relaxed and welcoming. 

Booking on the App or via the link below:

Master-Led Ride

Wednesday 9th September

Pembury

by kind permission of the Bowman family

Location: Little Bayhall Farm, Pembury, TN3 9AA

Time: Ready and mounted by 10am 

W3W for parking: https://w3w.co/year.pines.burn
Turnout: Smart casual - ratcatcher is not required, but please still be smartly dressed, tidy, clean and safe.  So hard hats, riding boots or jodhpur boots and breeches/jodhpurs please.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please come in via Pembury - the route from Hawkenbury is sometimes indicated on SatNav but is NOT suitable for trailers and horseboxes (and not really suitable for cars either!).  DO NOT use the postcode for navigational purposes either, as it will not take you to the right place.

A midweek treat - a fabulous ride across a beautiful stretch of gently undulating unspoilt pastureland hidden away between Pembury and Tunbridge Wells.  This ride will incorporate additional country the Coakham have not had access to on previous visits.   Good country, excellent company and there’ll be plenty of bubbles, cups of tea and something tasty to nibble!