Fort Widley Equestrian Centre (Peter Ashley Activity Centre)

Had a ghost hunt here with Paranormal Pastimes and it was absolutely incredible! My first ever ghost investigation and there was so much activity!!!

Fantastic stables with excellent instructors and lovely ponies. Our daughter has some processing difficulties so they conducted an assessment on a mechanical horse with us initially which my daughter thought was very funny. Since then she has had regular lessons with them and joined pony club - they've been very welcoming to her and understanding of her challenges. I'd love it if you could see more of the inside of the stables but I understand that isn't possible right now because of covid. I'd highly recommend the stables to anyone looking to start riding regardless of age.

Today I visited the Portsmouth pals museum,very good little museum packed with local history well worth a vist....very helpful and knowledgeable staff

My daughter has been doing riding here for about 6 months, great instructors and lovely family atmosphere from the team.

Highly recommend this riding school! Everyone is very kind and every riding lesson is different, great and fun. I’ve learned a lot! Horses are very well looked and all of them are amazing and also the whole Fort Widley equestrian team is amazing.

Daughters birthday party, all the kids (young teens) loved it. A fantastic experience.

*EDITED SINCE COVID AND STAFF CHANGE... RERURNED after Covid to find staff change and daughter needing to b reassessed which was reasonable although procedure was totally different from first time. Upon arrival there was no hand wash or sanitisation station. Before Covid my daughter and myself rode here for a year with no issues. At the new assessment she was asked to get on a mechanical 'horse' in a building with lights going out and myself having to rush to turn them back on. This was an awful experience for my daughter and she was unable to help to cope with what was being asked of her. I'm pleased to say since this we have had a friend invite us to ride and my daughter has got back in the saddle, not mechanical lol, and returned to love riding as much as possible she did before this off putting experience.Lovely staff especially Georgia, Katherine and Marcell...

I watched my daughter's riding lesson recently with her University group and I was very impressed with this riding school. The location was amazing and unique. All staff were really helpful and friendly. The horses looked very well looked after. Tack was in great condition. Very secure and safe. Professional. I used to have horses and ridden all my life, so seeing a place like this with horses so cared was a pleasure.

Camping via a local club or section this is a great venue with plenty to do inside or outside of the fort.

Wonderful use of an old 'Palmerston Follie'. Plenty of off road parking. Safe environment and wonderful views of the harbour and beyond. Keep local businesses going and support ventures such as this. The community is so much better for their being.