College Valley and North Northumberland Hunt

About This Hunt

Hunt Country The country lies in Northumberland and covers an area 25 miles east to west by 20 miles north to south, and at least half is white grass and heather with interspersed forestry. It is very rideable, being dry, and is fairly well gated and jumped. The west side of the low country is semi-pasture but the east side is nearly all arable. A good thoroughbred is the horse for the hills. The country is well-foxed throughout. Best centres: Cornhill-on-Tweed (Coldstream), Berwick-on-Tweed, Wooler and Yetholm.

Hunt History The Hunt was founded in 1924 by Sir Alfred Goodson. It's fame spread far across the borders for the superb quality of hounds he bred by using excellent English lines with the admixtures of fell blood. Martin Letts became joint master in 1964 and then married Lady Goodson's grand daughter Eildon who is also a Joint Master. He is still hunting these hounds 37 years later. The North Northumberland Hunt was formally the Glendale and was hunted from 1882-88 by Mr Grey of Milfield and Mr Lambton, and then hunted by Sir James Miller as part of the Northumberland and Berwickshire and became the North Northumberland in 1906. In the later years Lord Joicey was a Master for many years and now his daughter The Hon. Katie Crosbie Dawson is a Master. Later the College Valley amalgamated with the North Northumberland in 1982 to form an excellent varied country up into the Scottish Borders.

Secretary: Mr. A. Taylor