Information about Forest Edge Arena


PE37 8AS, Swaffham
+441760722616

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Equestrian centre at Drymere, Swaffham. Forest Edge Arena provides indoor and outdoor arenas for all riding abilities.

Our aim is to provide the equestrian community with a professionally run competition centre, a venue where riders of all levels & disciplines can compete in a wide variety of events within a safe, friendly, family atmosphere.

Forest Edge Arena is situated in 35 acres on the edge of beautiful pine forests within the heart of Breckland. It provides both indoor and outdoor arenas for the serious rider as well as facilities for those just wishing to watch events and enjoy a cup of tea and a hobnob in front of the fire.

We also run the following events : British Dressage, British Showjumping Seniors/ Juniors, Unaffiliated Showjumping/Dressage, Showing, One Day Events, Indoor Eventer Trials, Show X Jumping, Cross Country and Fun Shows, as well as qualifiers for Trailblazers, Equifest and more. 

Our comment from FitFit UK about Forest Edge Arena:

Forest Edge Arena in Swaffham is a fantastic equestrian center that offers a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Visitors rave about the excellent facilities, including a spacious indoor arena and a lovely outdoor setting within the woods. The venue is highly recommended for various equestrian events and competitions, with ample parking available and a well-run café serving delicious food.

Highlights from user experiences include:

  • Friendly and helpful staff, creating a warm environment for all guests.
  • Great facilities for both riders and horses, ensuring a pleasant experience during events.
  • A beautiful woodland location that enhances the overall ambiance.
  • Well-maintained indoor and outdoor schools, perfect for training and competitions.
  • A diverse menu at the café, with many visitors enjoying the tasty cheesy chips and breakfasts.

While the area has some room for improvement, including maintenance of the outer arena and restroom facilities, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive. Many users express their desire to return for future events and camps, making Forest Edge Arena a beloved destination for equestrian enthusiasts.

Forest Edge Arena: Opinions

4.8/5 (73 Opinions)
Martyn Scott 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great equestrian centre, staff friendly and helpful

Mark Whateley 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great venue with plenty of parking

Steven Moore 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent location and facilities. Really enjoyed the BD weekend camp.

Nia Mitchell 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to watch the competitions. Friendly staff and the food is amazing.

Jodie Miller 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Attend Forest Edge annually for a fabulous Fun Adult Riding Camp, the facilities are great, the owners and employees are all so super helpful and friendly (food is extra yummy). I just wished I lived closer so i could box up and ride here more often as the forest is stunning

Beth Poultney 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: My neighbour was judging the Shetland pony classes and I was her steward! Forest Edge Arena is a lovely venue in a beautiful setting within the wood. Anybody who likes to stay in a woodland setting I would highly recommend.

Barbara Found 1 year ago

Positive experience: Very good equestrain event arean

Archie Thulborn 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Such a good Place saw a pheasant.

Michael Wensley 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent catering for events held here

Peter Skeggs-Gooch 1 year ago

Positive experience: Nice enough place to visit but after a wet winter the drive was very rough, toilets need a lick of paint and the outer arena area was very wet underfoot despite being undercover so we got wet feet and a super messy dog to go in the ring.!

Helen Jenkins 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities, plenty of parking, cheesy chips and breakfasts are superb.

Sarah Sweeney 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great venue

Jo Poole 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this place! Great facilities, very friendly and nice cafe

Karen Fisher 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Very friendly welcoming and proffesional. Had a lovely cup of tea an sausage in a roll while watching sj. Was great.

Pinkie 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: We stayed in one of the cabins here while cycling the Rebellion Way, which passes nearby. The accommodation is good value, quiet, and the owners were helpful, letting us leave our cars in their car park overnight. It's an ideal facility for cyclists, who can also use the cafe, toilets and showers. Nice place, good people.

Marcin Lato 2 years ago

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Jackie Hustwitt 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good parking , nicely laid out ,friendly welcome and nice little cafe too .

Karen Colley 2 years ago

Positive experience: Great venue Not so good for long coats

AHMAD MAREE 2 years ago

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Claire Ingham 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love this place particularly since alterations to the warm up arena. Friendly, helpful and clean, what more could you ask for

Matt Self 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic equestrian facility very friendly and lovely breakfasts on show days highly recommended

Christine Calton 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely people , well ran , always doing great improvements , well worth the trip

Richard Barnes 2 years ago

Positive experience: Good facility for the dog show.

Oliver Yarrow 3 years ago

Positive experience: Relaxed and friendly venue for all types of equestrian events. Very basic cafe.

charlotte carter 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love forest edge, our favourite venue. Very well run, lovely people, with brilliant facilities and lovely cafe too

Steffi de Bootman 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always friendly and professional

Anne Ball 3 years ago

Positive experience: Not the best surface I have been on.

Flossy Equestrian 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing facilities and lovely people! My no1 place to go for a show!!

Susannah Bunting 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good

Scott Banham 3 years ago

Positive experience: Brilliant

Judith Dodd 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Well run lovely owners

Robert Yeow 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: One of our favourite places to compete. Very friendly family owners always make everyone feel welcome and they do put in great themed shows with lots of decorations and fun

Claire Lister 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: A friendly venue right on the edge of the forest

Kim Fountain 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely owners, fantastic facilities

Gary Freeman 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent arena for all things horsey. Well lit, good surface and huge selection of jumps etc. Good online booking system for advance events. Update - now has a covered, lit outdoor warm up arena.

Lena Smith 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Was there as a spectator at a dog show everything was ok

Susan Eldred 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Dog show in the arena, excellent facilities, restaurant and rest rooms

Maurice Cousins 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Forest edge. Is just a lovely place to go and compeat really helpful and friendly peaple highly recommended.

Lynn Culmer 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: This was the venue for our BHS camp. Really lovely staff and very good food. Indoor and outdoor schools very well maintained and great to ride in. Would recommend this venue and hope to return for our next camp.

Steve Catling 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely place, great facilities, great food and lovely people

Julia Pardoe 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Such lovely owners

Janet Bradshaw 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good arena and surface. Friendly well run shows

Paula Block 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent venue fabulous facilities warm and friendly staff couldn't be more helpfull

Linda Nelson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great equestrian facility and cafe

Steph Morgan 4 years ago

Positive experience: Great facility, lovely calm atmosphere.

David Hagger 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: This place is going from strength to strength under this current owners. Well done everyone involved.

Kim Warren 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great indoor arena

David Panther 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities. Lovely people.

Roy Lee 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great venue good well run café and a well run venue

Gary Hale 5 years ago

Positive experience: Good facilities and Matt is a really nice guy

Shelagh Jones 5 years ago

Positive experience: Good size for a dog show but hard to keep long haired dog's clean here

Catherine Raffe 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great venue, with lovely facilities; the indoor arena is amazing! Sam & Matthew are such welcoming hosts, and the whole place is really well run.

jane evans 6 years ago

Positive experience: Super venue well run

Penny Duce 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely place for horse and rider.

Rachel Bond-Green 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place...nice food..friendly atmosphere

Wendy Hinde 6 years ago

Positive experience: Went to a dog show and it was good although a bit chilly as it was April but a great venue. Under cover arena normally used for equestrian events. On site food excellent and reasonable price. Set in Thetford forest so nice area to walk your dog too.

Lawrence Purkiss 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very nice arena watching horses do dressage and showjumping

Roland Le Roy 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: What an awesome place!!! Comfortable, good viewing great cafe, lovely people run it yet professional too

Vikki Muller 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Entered the mini 'one day event' thoroughly enjoyed the day it ran smoothly and we came away with a 2nd Rosette. Well run and friendly atmosphere.

Claire James 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely friendly environment, great little cafe on site with delicious cheesy chips!

Anna Strawson 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent venue, ran well by friendly staff

Debbie Johnson 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing venue. Perfect place for riding club camp.

Ally Goddard 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, luvli hacking and good food, be my 3 rd time staying here for a ladies camp. Luv it. Staff work hard and are lovely.x

Juicy Jo Woolley 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Superb event venue

Gillian Sebright 7 years ago

Positive experience: Environment is fantastic. Temp stabling are very old and a bit dodgy but £20 a night. Lots of loose stones in the stable to shift before putting bed down. Arenas in and out fine. Only one set of loos in the building which was a long way from the stables. Cafe is not as good as it was but if you like chips with everything then you will like. Folks I met there were all very pleasant and polite.

Joan Twite 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: always do their best to please and work hard to keep it a really nice centre

Alexa Andrews 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely venue

Yasmin Smith 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great training and competition center

daisy 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing facilities and people!

Nick Burrows 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great family fun day, lots on biking, walking runs even a pump track, Go Ape aswell.

Jane Strawson 7 years ago

Positive experience: Lovely place lovely friendly staff surface in school is excellent

king micky show jumping 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: I go to camp and local show it's very good with a massive indoor and outdoor manage and a cross country course. With very nice cafe and staff

David James 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely venue and with a great cafe onsite too

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