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The Riding School

I spent two weeks of every school summer holiday in the 1950s in Allonby with my mum and two aunts and numerous friends. We used to either rent a cottage in one of the farmers' fields or in a old converted train carriage. It was a long way from the hustle and bustle of post-war London and I loved it, especially the horse riding. If I could ride every morning and afternoon I would. I remember Mrs Jackson and especially Len Jackson who used to take our rides. I haven't been back for around 45 years but it's on the list!

Written by Barbara Hunt. To send Barbara Hunt a private message, click here.

A memory of Allonby in Cumbria shared on Tuesday, 7th September 2010.

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RE: RE: The Riding School

Hi, Barbara, I'm Christopher Wren (no kidding), we used to holiday regularly at Allonby in the 1950s and 1960s. Things were a struggle in post war Britain at the time. We lived in Cockermouth and my late dear parents must have struggled financially to try to give us a holiday at Allonby. You and I may well have stayed in the same converted railway carriage. There were 2 adjacent carriage conversions, one was called Wynda Lea and one was called Manton. They were down a lane, sometimes called School Lane but officially I think it was Moss Lane. There was a Congregational Chapel at the top of the lane. The riding school was very well known in West Cumbria and was very popular. The Jackson proprietors had a very nice teenage daughter who was very popular with novice riders. Can you remember a beautiful pony called "Bracken", she was given to nervous young riders like myself who had never ridden before. I was so apprehensive about getting on a pony but she was so gentle. I am a retired science teacher (Feb 2010) and I am now trawling around my old old sites. Mam & Dad have both gone now. My E-mail is: chris.wren@talk talk. net It would be lovely to hear from you. Kind regards, Christopher

Comment from Christopher Wren on Monday, 31st January 2011.

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