Leisure Archive
(May 2018)

1 May 2018

Simply Land Rover

Rummage and off-road at Beaulieu for Land Rover anniversary. Beaulieu will be celebrating 70 years of the nation’s favourite 4×4 with Simply Land Rover on Sunday 24th June, featuring a Land Rover-themed autojumble, off-road Forest Drive and hundreds of Land Rovers on show. For the first time the rally will feature Simply Rummage, a one-stop Read more…

The Sunbeam Tiger

A British V8 classic high-performance roadster designed in part by Carroll Shelby. Currently in stock at Woldside Classic and Sports Car in Louth is a rare example of a British sports car which is also something of a celebrity. The Sunbeam Tiger was the brainchild of two men, Ian Garrad (the son of the British Read more…

All-new Kia Stinger review

Kia has already shown the world what it can do in the SUV market. Its Sorento and Sportage have been massive hits over here, challenging the Germanic, well established models. The Stinger will undoubtedly take the Asian firm the extra mile and propel it into territory it’s never seen before. And that’s because Kia has Read more…

Shooting times – in the field with Diane Ablett

Growing up in the Lincolnshire countryside with a gamekeeper and farmer father, much of young Diane Ablett’s time was spent with a shotgun in hand. For her, shooting was simply a way of life… “As a child it was commonplace for me. I’d help Dad as much as possible (usually under duress!) when he needed Read more…

£5,000 prize fund for farriery competition

As part of The Game Fair’s 60th anniversary celebrations, an amazing £5,000 prize fund is being put up for this year’s international farriery competition. The Game Fair Shoeing Lab Farriery Championship, held for the first time in 2017, is back by popular demand and is expected to attract lots of attention when The Game Fair Read more…

Belton International Horse Trial results

The 2018 Belton International Horse Trials concluded with an emotional and somewhat surprising win. Thousands of spectators had flocked to Belton House to watch many of the best event riders and horses in the world perform, and the standard of competition was as high as ever. No one was more surprised as to the identity Read more…

Beach break for horse and rider

Every horse rider dreams of cantering along a golden beach, with the wind in their hair and the waves crashing on the shore beside them – and one family in Lincolnshire tell Kate Chapman how they are helping turn these desires into reality for equestrian fans. Field Farm, in Mumby, lies between Chapel St Leonards Read more…