Stable Tours & Breakfast with Brian

Experience racing from the inside.

Brian Ellison has trained over 1,500 winners at Spring Cottage Stables since 2000, and you can visit the yard where it happens.

A thoroughbred looking out from its stable at Spring Cottage Stables

Private yard tour voucher

£50 per person

A private, guided tour of Brian Ellison Racing: see the horses in their boxes, watch them being prepared, and meet the team behind the winners.

Sold as a voucher to be redeemed on a date agreed with the yard, subject to availability. Valid for 12 months from purchase.

Breakfast with Brian

£90 per person

A private yard tour, a walk over to watch the string on the gallops, then join Brian and Claire for a full Yorkshire breakfast at the trainer’s house, from 8 to 11am.

Voucher to be redeemed on a date agreed with the yard, subject to availability. Valid for 12 months from purchase. Maximum four people per breakfast.

Breakfast with Brian with champagne

£110 per person

As above, with a glass of champagne to toast the morning. Same terms, maximum four people.

Staying with us?

A discounted tour as a perk of your stay.

Guests at Spring Cottage Stables get a discounted yard and gallops tour at £25 per person as a perk of their stay, arranged during your booking. Own transport needed for the gallops, which are a mile from the bungalow.

Club members

Your yard visit is already included.

Your private yard visit is already included in your Brian Ellison Racing Club membership — just message Claire on WhatsApp to arrange it. Breakfast with Brian is a separate voucher product for everyone.

Voucher terms

The small print, kept simple.

  • Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
  • To redeem, contact bookings@springcottagestables.co.uk with your voucher reference.
  • Your visit date is agreed between you and the yard, subject to availability.
  • Breakfast dates are provisional and confirmed two weeks in advance.
  • Breakfast with Brian is limited to four people per breakfast and is held at the trainer’s home.
  • Vouchers are non-refundable but fully transferable, so they can be given as a gift.
  • If Brian Ellison Racing has to cancel a booked date, you will be offered a new date.