With thanks to the Vaughan-Jones Family.

A lovely meet, as deep into Norfolk as our meets go! Fabulous sandy going with lots of jumps of sizes to suit everyone including rails, hedges and the like. All jumping optional.

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Dress: Full Hunting Dress. Please see link to FAQs above for further information.

All meets: 12:45 followed by a tea

Thank you to the Wright family for hosting us at Hermitage Farm for a special Christmas meet. This meet will feature some optional jumping and is ideal for newcomers.

Christmas attire is very much encouraged so get the tinsel ready!

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Please use the What3Words location: ///occur.roofer.arch which will take you to the entrance gate to the parking.

Dress: Full Hunting Dress. Please see link to FAQs above for further information.

By Invitation of the Buckle Family.

Semer needs no introductions. Excellent old turf that holds a team chase once a year, the Drag are lucky to be able to ride around its wonderful hedges and hilly fields. There will be lines of larger hedges as well as smaller lines. Please follow our Facebook page for more information about the required jumping at this meet. Always a busy meet - get this date in your diary!

Address: Semer, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk

Please ignore the link to the (map) shown above and use the What3Words location: ///nightfall.ooze.rooting which will take you to the parking

All meets at 12:45, followed by a tea.

Dress: Full Hunting Dress. Please see link to FAQs above for further information.

Tickets available one month before the meet - please follow the online booking link above

Concessionary tickets are available to full-time students and individuals serving in Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

With thanks to Sir Philip Naylor Leyland.

One of our favourite days out and a classic meet for the CUDH. This meet never disappoints! A meaty day with a line of some of the biggest hedges the Drag can be seen over, but with some lovely long canters on old turf. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for more information about non-jumping lines and a smaller jumping line.

Address: Great Gidding, Huntingdon

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet and details of parking.

All meets at 12:45, followed by a tea.

Dress: Full Hunting Dress. Please see link to FAQs above for further information.

Tickets available one month before the meet - please follow the online booking link above

Concessionary tickets are available to full-time students and individuals serving in Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

After having to postpone the planned meet in October we are excited to return to Grafton Park Farm. Our fence builders have been hard at work to make sure this is a day for all to enjoy, with a fantastic selection of jumps to choose between. All jumps are optional so non-jumpers are very welcome too!

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What3Words location: ///minus.elbowed.pocketed which will take you to the entrance gate to the parking.

Dress: Full Hunting Dress. Please see link to FAQs above for further information.

With thanks to Cathy Scott for stepping in to replace the postponed Grafton Underwood meet.

1.5 hours of walking, trotting and cantering if ground conditions allow.

Dress code: clean and tidy. Shirt, tie and hacking jacket, waterproofs welcome if needed! No need to plait.

We will have a two course fork lunch, plus tea and coffee, available after the hound exercise for both riders and non-riders at £15 per head. Tickets will be available on the website for lunch separately. Please e-mail secretary@cudh.co.uk if you require vegetarian, gluten free or other dietary requirements.

Please use What3Words: ///move.tarnished.intrigues which will take you to the parking.

A limited number of stables will be available for horses that don't stand on the lorry during lunch. Please email secretary@cudh.co.uk to book.

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The purpose of hound exercise is to get the hounds, horses and humans fit and ready for the season is a good chance to introduce new horses to hunting.

We are grateful to the Hall family for hosting us for this hound exercise

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet.

Please use the What3Words location: ///groom.handbag.bins which will take you to the entrance gate to the parking.

Dress: Shirt and tie with hacking jacket or gilet. No need to plait.

The purpose of hound exercise is to get the hounds, horses and humans fit and ready for the season is a good chance to introduce new horses to hunting.

We are grateful to the Garner family for hosting us for this hound exercise.

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet.

Please ignore the link to the (map) shown above and use the What3Words location: ///working.update.greed which will take you to the entrance gate to the parking.

Dress: Shirt and tie with hacking jacket or gilet. No need to plait.

The purpose of hound exercise is to get the hounds, horses and humans fit and ready for the season is a good chance to introduce new horses to hunting.

We are grateful to Clare Burrows for hosting us for this hound exercise

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Please ignore the link to the (map) shown above and use the What3Words location: ///unloaded.spent.purple which will take you to the entrance gate to the parking. The parking is located on the Luddington to Thurning Road.

Dress: Shirt and tie with hacking jacket or gilet. No need to plait.

The purpose of hound exercise is to get the hounds, horses and humans fit and ready for the season is a good chance to introduce new horses to hunting.

We are grateful to the Harris family for hosting us for this hound exercise.

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Dress: Shirt and tie with hacking jacket or gilet. No need to plait.

Our final Hunt Ride of the 2024 summer is an 8 - 10 mile guided ride across the glorious Northamptonshire countryside, with light refreshments afterwards.

A great opportunity for socialising both horses and rides before the start of the season.

Please ignore the link to the (map) shown above and use the What3Words location: ///referral.heartless.pocket which will take you to the entrance gate to the parking.

Follow Brigstock Road north out of Grafton Underwood and the parking will be half a mile out of the village on the right.

Dress: Shirt and tie with hacking jacket or gilet. No need to plait.

For our Opening Meet this season, we are thrilled to announce our opening meet will be held at Grafton Park Farm. This meet is a fantastic start to the season with a selection of lovely hedges and small rails, as well as some larger hedges for those braving it.

All jumps are optional so non-jumpers are very welcome too!

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet, including a “What 3 Words” closer to the date.

The purpose of hound exercise is to get the hounds, horses and humans fit and ready for the season is a good chance to introduce new horses to hunting.

We are grateful to the Conat family for hosting us for this hound exercise.

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet, including a “What 3 Words” closer to the date.

Our meet at Bulwick Hall is kindly hosted by the Conant Family. A lovely traditional meet, with a selection of hunt rails and hedges (1m), but non-jumpers very welcome too. This great galloping meet on old grass allows the field to spread out and view the hounds working, taking you back to when the horse was king.

Many thanks to the Mathew family for hosting this meet.

Kindly hosted by the Ely family, their hospitality is always fantastic. This is a great day for all - for those that are keen to jump, there are plenty of hunt rails and logs.

We are grateful to the McKim family for kindly hosting us at Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud, and as we get into the swing of the season this meet promises to be a cracker. Not one for the faint hearted, this meet takes us across the cream of high Leicestershire with enough rails and hedges to satisfy even the most die hard hedge hopper! To enjoy this meet you really need to be comfortable jumping hunt rails.

Owing to the recent wet weather, a hunt is not possible this week. We are grateful to the Grange Family for hosting us for a hound exercise instead. 8-10 miles of walk, trot and canter, to help keep all our fitness ticking over! We hope to see lots of you there. Note the move off time of 11am for this hound exercise.

Once again we are delighted to be invited to return to Spring Hall Farm, for our final hound exercise of the season. This will be a fairly brisk pace ready for opening meet the following week. Spring Hall Farm is a delightful mix of grass and set-a-side with fantastic opportunities to watch hounds scream along the skyline. Thank you goes to Mandy Phillips for hosting us again.

For the adventurous people amongst you there will a selection of optional jumping (60cm to 1m).

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet, including a “What 3 Words” closer to the date.

Kindly hosted by the Wreathall family, this is another fantastic day to build up horse (and rider!) fitness. A great day for all levels to enjoy.

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet, including a “What 3 Words” closer to the date.

The purpose of hound exercise is to get the hounds, horses and humans fit and ready for the season is a good chance to introduce new horses to hunting.

Many thanks to the Grange Family for hosting this hound exercise. It will be approx. 2 hours at mostly walk and trot, as well as road work.

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet, including a “What 3 Words” closer to the date.

The purpose of hound exercise is to get the hounds, horses and humans fit and ready for the season is a good chance to introduce new horses to hunting.

Thank you goes to Harry Farm for hosting this first hound exercise. It will be approx. 2 hours at mostly walk and trot, as well as road work.

Please follow our Facebook page for the latest updates on this meet, including a “What 3 Words” closer to the date.

Kindly hosted by the Brudenell family.

Thank you to the Mathew Family for hosting us at Mill Farm. This meet is one to satisfy the hedge hoppers amongst us!

For the second time this season, we are grateful to the McKim family for kindly hosting us at Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud. Not one for the faint hearted, this meet takes us across the cream of high Leicestershire with enough rails and hedges to satisfy even the most die hard hedge hopper! To enjoy this meet you really need to be comfortable jumping hunt rails.

Thank you to the Wright family for hosting us at Hermitage Farm. This meet will feature some jumping (all optional) and is ideal for newcomers.

A gentle return for both hounds and horses, approximately 1 hour and a half will a few small optional jumps (2’9”) and a chance for a good canter to blow away those lockdown blues.

If we could give you a present for Christmas, what would it be?

How about a meet with endless grass and hedges? Well here you go, we are delighted to extend the Buckle Family’s little bit of Christmas cheer to you all.

This meet is ideal for those of you who want to really experience the thrills of draghunting, dependent upon the numbers we will run two fields, Jump for joy (the big stuff) and the sane people (typically 90cm to 1m).

We are indebted to the Wright Family for their outstanding generosity in allowing us to meet at Hermitage Farm at such short notice, a good galloping meet along the river banks with optional jumping (weather depending).

Look forward to seeing you all for a good pre-Christmas jolly.