Introduction

The British Horse Society's East of England Region is promoting a scheme to develop a series of long distance riding routes. The historic set of routes, like the Peddars Way and the Icknield Way, will be joined by new routes like the Society's London Orbital Bridleroute.

It is planned to have at least one strategic route under development in each county within the region. Each district or borough should be working on a route to join one of the strategic routes, or be developing a circular ride. Riding clubs, bridleways associations and other riding groups will be encouraged to take over the development of the routes in their area, with help from the Society's Access Officers.

The regional routes plan will start slowly at first and lessons learned from one area's implementation will be passed to others to speed the process. This page will serve as an index to the individual route projects and any key issues found.

Regional Routes - A British Horse Society Initiative

The following table provides brief information about the routes, and will be added to as each Regional Route starts to be progressed. Historic routes are also listed for completeness.

	London Orbital Bridleroute Started in Eastern Region: 1992. Counties affected: Hertfordshire and Essex. Web page: http://homepages.which.net/~phil.wadey/bhseast/routes/h25.htm Will link to: H1 Great Northern Bridleroute.
	Peterborough to Peddars Way Bridleway Started: 1997. Counties affected: Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Web page: http://homepages.which.net/~phil.wadey/bhseast/routes/h47.htm Will link to: Peterborough Green Wheel, H1 Great Northern Bridleroute, Peddars Way.
	Great Northern Bridleroute Started in Eastern Region: 1999. Counties affected: Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Web page: http://homepages.which.net/~phil.wadey/bhseast/routes/h1.htm Will link to: H25 London Orbital, Icknield Way, Peterborough Green Wheel, H1 The Heritage Ride (Lincolnshire).
	The Peddars Way A historic route. Counties affected: Norfolk and Suffolk. Links to: Icknield Way at southern end.
	The Icknield Way A historic route. Counties affected: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Links to: Peddars Way at eastern end.
	The Three Shires Way A modern route developed by Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire County Councils, supported by the Countryside Commission, and with advice and help from the British Horse Society. Counties affected: Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Cambridgeshire. Links to: Swan's Way at western end. Leaflet available (price 30p + SAE) from Buckinghamshire County Council. Maps: Landranger 152 and 153.
	Peterborough Green Wheel A modern route developed by Peterborough City Council and the Peterborough Environment City Trust, supported by the Millennium Commission. Counties affected: Cambridgeshire. Will link to: H47 Peterborough to Peddars Way; H1 Great Northern Bridleroute.

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