Severnvale Equestrian Centre

Our facilities Severnvale provides riding lessons for someone who has never ridden before, to those that want to just ‘brush-up’, or to improve their riding skills, and for all ages; in addition to full competition livery, breaking/schooling livery, as well as part and ‘do-it-yourself’ livery.The facilities that we offer include:•Friendly instructors who have a wide range of qualifications and experience•Indoor school - 20 metres X 40 metres, with a viewing area in the Gallery Café & shop•International size outdoor arena - 20 metres X 60 metres, with floodlighting•32 loose boxes for hire, which includes the use of the Centre’s facilities•Horse walker to improve equine condition and stamina, which is suitable for multiple horses•Full set of ‘Jump-4-Joy’ show jumps•Regular competitive events throughout the year•Marmite’s Café that offers tea, coffee and light refreshments •Careers with horses in a very rewarding industryThe grounds (shown in light green) and facilities are available for hire for equestrian events, dog shows, dog training sessions, etc. The indoor school is often used for sports training by rugby clubs, etc., and various types of indoor shows, as well as ‘parties’. CCTV is installed and in use in several areas of the Centre for security purposes.The centre is open: 9 am to 8 pm Tuesday to Friday and 9 am to 5 pm Saturday & SundayWhere to find us From the M48At junction 2 take the road to the north, up to the large roundabout, then take the A48 into Chepstow.From the traffic lights outside the Tesco supermarket, follow the A48 for approximately 2¼ miles, SVEC is on the right and is signposted.South on the A48After passing through Lydney, Woolaston & Stroat, watch out for the sign for Severnvale Farm and “The Beachpike Herd” on a barn to your left. The turning to SVEC is on the left a little distance after this barn and is signposted. Go to Google MapsFor your benefit The instructors at the Centre have a wide range of qualifications, expertise and experience; and have a sympathetic understanding of the needs of adults and children, so that they provide instruction that is appropriate to their needs. Their experience includes eventing at national and international levels; as well as working with competition horses. For your safety, as well as the safety of others, please make yourself aware of the obligations set out in the "Help to keep Severnvale safe" section of this website.If you are thinking of working with horses, then the Severnvale, in association with local schools, provides work experience as part of a careers guidance policy; as well as career training in the equine industry to become a qualified horse riding instructor, or to gain experience as eventing and/or show jumping groom.The best piece of advice that could be given to anyone is not to be afraid to give riding a go; as it's a rewarding and exciting sport that anyone, regardless of age, ability or background can have a go at - and it’s a great way to keep fit!Looking after your personal dataSo that Severnvale Equestrian Centre (SVEC) can successfully tailor its lessons to meet your riding abilities and individual needs; and/or to provide suitable stabling and other facilities for you, or to other outside parties, it needs to hold basic information about you. The information that is collected enables it to provide the best service to you; by ensuring that Severnvale has all the information it needs to deliver these facilities, safely and appropriately. The "General Data Protection Regulation" (GDPR) dictate how Severnvale must treat this; so its Privacy Notice describes what data it holds, and how it is used to provide these services to you. Download a copy of SVEC’s Privacy Notice