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BLACKHILL

BLUEBELL

RIDE

Saturday 12th April
9.30am - 12.30pm in 15-minute slots
Blackhill Farm, Beacon Road, Woodhouse Eaves, LE12 8XA

Starting the fun ride season with exciting new ride for 2025 that meanders through the beautiful forest glades of private woodlands in the heart of Charnwood Forest with the Spring flora is at its best, bright yellow gorse, rhododendrons, catkins, bluebells and stunning views. This ride boasts plenty optional jumping and lovely canter opportunities. Start times are staggered for you to ride at your own pace, on your own or group of friends, please state if booking separately who you wish to join.
Adult £25, U16s £15. Dress ~ shirt/polo & neutral jods with coat/gilet as required
Photographer & catering
Advance entries only: click here and select 'Blackhill Ride'

PRIVATE

ESTATES

RIDE

Sunday 4th May
9.30am - 12.30pm in 15-minute slots
Inkerman Lodge Farm, Hungarton, LE7 9JE

A unique opportunity to ride in some of the most stunning private estates in Leicestershire with uninterrupted views over rolling countryside and optional jumps including logs on the ground to hedges. Ride at your own pace, on your own or with friends and family. Please say who you wish to join if booking separately.
Photographer & catering - but cash only please as mobile signal is poor.
Adults £25, U16s £15
Dress: shirt/polo with neutral jods and coat/gilet as required.
Advance entries only: click here and select 'Estates Ride'

TRAIL

HUNTING

HOLIDAYS

Trail Hunting Holidays UK
Based in Melton Mowbray, the hunting capital of the UK, we can help arrange bespoke trail hunting breaks & day trips, for individuals and groups, stabling for your own horse or we can help source hirelings.
Choose to ride exclusively with the Quorn Hunt, the most famous pack in the world, or with all 3 prestigious Shires packs ~ Quorn, Belvoir & Cottesmore.
Depending on dates, your trip may include a hunt ball, kennel tour or a trip to the Point to Point races.
Please contact the Secretary on secretary.qh@qh-mail.co.uk to discuss your trip for 2025/26 season.

TUMBLERS

CLUB

Tumblers Club is back for 24/25 season. Can you beat the bog-snorkling shown above? The Club is ready and waiting to take your tenner in the name of charity. Remember, where there's mud there's brass (yours, please). If you do happen upon an empty saddle this season please let Izzy know so your entry can be submitted for the end-of-season awards, and make your £10 payment which will go to Air Ambulance at the end of the season. Spotters: keep your eyes peeled.
Please visit here, select 'Tumblers', put the tumbler's name (you?) in the Short Description box and then pay.

OPENING TIME in 1912...

There are lots of photos of the traditional opening meet at Kirby Gate, but if you want to see a unique short film of what the meet was like in 1912 when Captain Frank Forester was MFH and George Leaf was huntsman, click here.
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QH Hunter hat The QH^® Hunter hats that were made specially for us by Charles Owen (and illustrated opposite) are now no longer available. If you need a new hat, we recommend Charles Owen's 'Fian' hat that has a similar but not identical design.

PAY ONLINE HERE

You can pay online from this website or smartphone app* for many things provided by the QH. You can pay by credit or debit card or PayPal

PAY QH CAP (day's hunting)
Click here to see how to pay.

PAY QH SUBS
Payment of QH subscriptions must be made by bank transfer, standing order or cheque

* Android phones/tablets only

As well as making payment with the QH's popular smartphone 'app' you can also email the QH and MHC (and other) Secretaries – all from within the app. This is complementary to the online payment pages of this website - you can use either, whichever is more convenient - and they offer the same facilities.

See above or the Events / Newsfeeds page for more details.

Welcome...

... to the Quorn Hunt's website for stop-press news, a summary of forthcoming events, details of how to contact us, a small adverts section, a unique satellite map of our country that is zoomable to hedgerow level and shows our boundary and many of our coverts (some with descriptions and photos; there is also a covert finder: click on a listed location and the map will find it for you), a brief history, current subscription rates, a Who's Who of hunt masters and officials and the supporters association, and reports and photos from our many activities.

The Quorn Hunt was founded in 1696 and takes its name from the Leicestershire village of Quorn* where the hounds were kenneled from 1753 until 1904. The Quorn Hunt is one of the best known hunts in England and extends a warm welcome to many visitors from both the UK and internationally. The Quorn hunts within the restrictions of the Hunting Act 2004.

* it was originally spelt Quorndon, but its name was truncated in 1889 to avoid confusion with the Derbyshire village of Quarndon which is near Kedleston Hall