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{{#display_map:{{#var:Coords}}~{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|&#39;|'}}|width=34%}}<div class="pnMapLegend">Approximate indication of the facilities of the now defunct Robin Hood Riding Centre.</div>
{{#display_map:{{#var:Coords}}~{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|&#39;|'}}|width=34%|enablefullscreen=yes}}<div class="pnMapLegend">Approximate indication of the facilities of the now defunct Robin Hood Riding Centre.</div>
[[File:robin-hood-riding-centre-bassenthwaite-google-earth-street-view.jpg|thumb|right|500px|The sign reads 'Robin Hood Riding Centre' / Google Earth Street View. (Click to enlarge).]]
[[File:robin-hood-riding-centre-bassenthwaite-google-earth-street-view.jpg|thumb|right|500px|The sign reads 'Robin Hood Riding Centre' / Google Earth Street View. (Click to enlarge).]]<div class="no-img">
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-04. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-04. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}. Includes information kindly provided by [http://www.bluebellmountainblog.wordpress.com Julie Ann Johnson.]</p>
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Robin Hood Riding Centre was located in a vicinity ''c.'' 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite Lake and ''c.'' 0.5 km NNW of Bassenthwaite village that is known as '[[Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)|Robin Hood]]'.  
Robin Hood Riding Centre was located in a vicinity ''c.'' 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite Lake and ''c.'' 0.5 km NNW of Bassenthwaite village that is known as '[[Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)|Robin Hood]]'.  


A worn sign (at 54.684637,-3.200442), at the side of a road named The Rake, between [[Robin Hood Holiday Park (Bassenthwaite)|Robin Hood Holiday Centre]] and 'Robin Hood' to the south, reads 'Robin Hood Riding Centre'. The Q&A column in the <i>New York Times</i>' travel section for 3. Jan. 1982 includes this question from V.V. of Ville Mont-Royal, Quebec: 'I would like to take a pony trek in the Lake District of England. When is the best time to do this, and where can I get information to make arrangements?' The answer cites a British Tourist Authority brochure titled ''Pony Trekking and Riding'' which under Cumberland lists 'Robin Hood Riding Centre (Bassenthwaite, Keswick)' among several others.<ref>{{:Anonymous 1982a}}. [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/03/travel/q-a-155839.html?mcubz=0 Accessible online.]</ref> This is all the evidence I have found online. In view of the state of the sign and the fact that buildings within 'Robin Hood' are now used for other purposes, it seems clear that the riding centre closed decades ago. The coordinates i have provided in the info box above are those of an outhouse within 'Robin Hood' that may have been a stable for the ponies.
A worn sign (at the coordinate 54.684637,-3.200442), at the side of a road named the Rake, between [[Robin Hood Holiday Park (Bassenthwaite)|Robin Hood Holiday Centre]] and [[Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)|Robin Hood]] to the south, reads 'Robin Hood Riding Centre'. It is not clear when the riding centre was established or when it closed, but it was in full swing by 1976, as can be seen in an interesting clip from BBC Nationwide (1976), brought to my attention by Julie Johnson (see link under Videos below). It is mentioned in the Q&A column in the <i>New York Times</i>' travel section for 3. Jan. 1982, which includes this question from V.V. of Ville Mont-Royal, Quebec: 'I would like to take a pony trek in the Lake District of England. When is the best time to do this, and where can I get information to make arrangements?' The answer cites a British Tourist Authority brochure titled ''Pony Trekking and Riding'' which under Cumberland lists 'Robin Hood Riding Centre (Bassenthwaite, Keswick)' among several others.<ref>{{:Anonymous 1982a}}. Accessible [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/03/travel/q-a-155839.html?mcubz=0 online.]</ref> This is all the evidence I have found online. In view of the state of the sign and the fact that buildings within 'Robin Hood' are now used for other purposes, it seems clear that the riding centre closed decades ago. The coordinates i have provided in the info box on this page are those of an outhouse within 'Robin Hood' which may have served as a stable for the ponies.


For Robin Hood-related place-names within or close to 'Robin Hood' and the former riding centre, see [[{{#var:Cluster1}} place-name cluster]].
For Robin Hood-related place-names within or close to [[Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)|Robin Hood]] and the former riding centre, see [[{{#var:Cluster1}} place-name cluster]].
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== Gazetteers ==
== Gazetteers ==
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* {{:Anonymous 1982a}}.
* {{:Anonymous 1982a}}
** [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/03/travel/q-a-155839.html?mcubz=0 Online version.]


== Maps ==
== Maps ==
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* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091685#zoom=5&lat=2639&lon=7643&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)]
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091685#zoom=5&lat=2639&lon=7643&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)]
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=54.6853&lon=-3.2006&layers=171&b=1 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)] (georeferenced)
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=54.6853&lon=-3.2006&layers=171&b=1 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)] (georeferenced)
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091682#zoom=5&lat=2912&lon=7719&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLVI.SE (1926; rev. 1923)]
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091682#zoom=5&lat=2912&lon=7719&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLVI.SE (1926; rev. 1923).]
 
== Videos ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/581916188988165/ Facebook: BBC Archive &ndash; Nationwide (1976): Horse Proficiency Test] at Robin Hood Riding Centre (Bassenthwaite).


== Background ==
== Background ==
*  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassenthwaite Wikipedia: Bassenthwaite.]
*  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassenthwaite Wikipedia: Bassenthwaite.]
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 6 January 2021

Locality
Coordinate 54.684088, -3.199696
Adm. div. Cumberland
Vicinity c. 500 m NNW of Bassenthwaite
Type Establishment
Interest Robin Hood name
Status Defunct
First Record 1976
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Approximate indication of the facilities of the now defunct Robin Hood Riding Centre.
The sign reads 'Robin Hood Riding Centre' / Google Earth Street View. (Click to enlarge).

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-04. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06. Includes information kindly provided by Julie Ann Johnson.

Robin Hood Riding Centre was located in a vicinity c. 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite Lake and c. 0.5 km NNW of Bassenthwaite village that is known as 'Robin Hood'.

A worn sign (at the coordinate 54.684637,-3.200442), at the side of a road named the Rake, between Robin Hood Holiday Centre and Robin Hood to the south, reads 'Robin Hood Riding Centre'. It is not clear when the riding centre was established or when it closed, but it was in full swing by 1976, as can be seen in an interesting clip from BBC Nationwide (1976), brought to my attention by Julie Johnson (see link under Videos below). It is mentioned in the Q&A column in the New York Times' travel section for 3. Jan. 1982, which includes this question from V.V. of Ville Mont-Royal, Quebec: 'I would like to take a pony trek in the Lake District of England. When is the best time to do this, and where can I get information to make arrangements?' The answer cites a British Tourist Authority brochure titled Pony Trekking and Riding which under Cumberland lists 'Robin Hood Riding Centre (Bassenthwaite, Keswick)' among several others.[1] This is all the evidence I have found online. In view of the state of the sign and the fact that buildings within 'Robin Hood' are now used for other purposes, it seems clear that the riding centre closed decades ago. The coordinates i have provided in the info box on this page are those of an outhouse within 'Robin Hood' which may have served as a stable for the ponies.

For Robin Hood-related place-names within or close to Robin Hood and the former riding centre, see Bassenthwaite place-name cluster.

Gazetteers

Sources

Maps

Videos

Background

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Notes