The following is a list of foxhound packs in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

, which are recognised by the Masters of Foxhounds Association.

Fox hunting Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds. A group of unarmed followers, led by a "master of foxhounds" (or "master of ho ...

is prohibited in Great Britain by the

Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 The Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in February 2002, making Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom to ban traditional fox hunting and hare coursing. Passage of the Act The bill was int ...

and the

Hunting Act 2004 The Hunting Act 2004 (c 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which bans the hunting of most wild mammals (notably foxes, deer, hares and mink) with dogs in England and Wales, subject to some strictly limited exemptions; the ...

(England and Wales), but remains legal in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. Since the inception of the ban, most registered hunts in Great Britain have switched to trail hunting as a legal alternative.

England

Traditional-style fox hunting with hounds in England is prohibited, with some exemptions, under the

South West England

* Avon Vale Foxhounds"Foxhounds in England"
, ''Baily's hunting directory'', retrieved 21 December 2015. * Axe Vale Hunt"Devon"
''Masters of Foxhounds Association'', retrieved 21 December 2015. *

Berkeley Hunt The Berkeley Hunt is a foxhound pack in the west of England. Its country lies in the southern part of Gloucestershire, between Gloucester and Bristol. History The Berkeley Hunt's establishment is said to have been, in its (18th century) day, o ...

* Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt * Cattistock Hunt"Foxhounds in England"
, ''Liam's hunting directory'', retrieved 21 December 2015. * Cotley Hunt *

Cotswold The Cotswolds (, ) is a region in central-southwest England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale. The area is defined by the bedrock of Juras ...

Hunt * Cotswold Vale Farmers Foxhounds * Croome and West Warwickshire Foxhounds * Cury Hunt * Dartmoor Hunt *

Duke of Beaufort's Hunt The Duke of Beaufort's Hunt, also called the Beaufort and Beaufort Hunt, is one of the oldest and largest of the fox hunting packs in England.(Sohelmay) History Hunting with hounds in the area dates back to 1640, primarily deer but also foxes, ...

* Dulverton Farmers Hunt (formerly the Dulverton East Foxhounds) * Dulverton West Foxhounds * East Cornwall Hunt * East Devon Hunt * Eggesford Foxhounds * Exmoor Foxhounds * Four Burrow Hunt * Lamerton Hunt * Ledbury Hunt * Mendip Farmers Hunt * Mid Devon Foxhounds * North Cotswold Hunt * Portman Hunt * Royal Artillery Hunt * Seavington Hunt * Silverton Foxhounds * South and West Wilts Hunt * South Devon Hunt * South Dorset Hunt * South Tetcott Hunt * Spooners and West Dartmoor Hunt * Stevenstone Hunt * Taunton Vale Foxhounds * Tedworth Hunt * Tetcott Hunt * Tiverton Foxhounds * Torrington Farmers Hunt *

Vale of White Horse Hunt The Vale of the White Horse Hunt (or V.W.H.) is a fox hunting pack that was formed in 1832. It takes its name from the neighbouring Vale of White Horse district, which includes a Bronze Age horse hill carving at Uffington. The original country ...

* West Somerset Foxhounds * West Somerset Vale Hunt * Western Hunt * Wilton Hunt

South East England

* Ashford Valley Tickham Hunt * Bicester with Whaddon Chase Hunt * Chiddingfold, Leconfield and Cowdray Hunt *

Crawley and Horsham Hunt The Crawley and Horsham Hunt is a United Kingdom foxhound pack, with hunting country of around 23 miles by 20 miles within the ceremonial county of Sussex. History The precise date of establishment of hunting in Sussex is uncertain, but in the ...

* East Kent Foxhounds * East Kent with West Street Hunt * East Sussex and Romney Marsh Foxhounds * Hampshire Hunt (HH) * Heythrop Hunt * Hursley Hambledon Hunt * Isle of Wight Foxhounds * Kimblewick Hunt * New Forest Hounds * North Cornwall Foxhounds * Old Berkshire Hunt * Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt *

Southdown and Eridge Hunt The Southdown and Eridge Hunt is a United Kingdom foxhound pack, with hunting country within the counties of Sussex and Kent. History The Southdown and Eridge Hunt was formed on 1 May 1981 by the merger of the previously autonomous hunts, the ''S ...

* Surrey Union Hunt * Vine and Craven Hunt

East of England

* Cambridgeshire Hunt with Enfield Chace * East Essex Hunt *

Essex and Suffolk Hunt The Essex and Suffolk Hunt is an English fox hunting pack founded in 1791. History The hunt is reputed to have been founded in 1791 by Sir William Rowley from a pack of hounds purchased from the Duke of York. Essex and Suffolk Hunt. The pack ...

* Essex Farmers and Union Hunt * Essex Hunt * Fitzwilliam (Milton) Hunt *

Puckeridge Hunt The Puckeridge Hunt is a foxhound pack in East Anglia. Country The country covers some north to south and east to west in the counties of Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire. The country is one of bank and ditch, arable and grasslands. Adjo ...

* Suffolk Hunt * Thurlow Hunt * West Norfolk Foxhounds

West Midlands

* Albrighton and Woodland Hunt * Atherstone Hunt * Clifton-on-Teme Hunt * Ludlow Hunt * Moorlands Hunt * North Herefordshire Hunt * North Ledbury Hunt * North Shropshire Hunt * North Staffordshire Hunt * Radnor and West Hereford Hunt * Sir Watkin Williams-Wynns Hunt (the Wynnstay) * South Herefordshire Hunt * South Shropshire Hunt * United Pack * Warwickshire Hunt * Wheatland Hunt * Worcestershire Hunt

East Midlands

* Barlow Hunt *

Belvoir Hunt The following is a list of foxhound packs in the United Kingdom, which are recognised by the Masters of Foxhounds Association. Fox hunting is prohibited in Great Britain by the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Hunting Act ...

Blankney Hunt The Blankney Hunt is an English foxhound pack, based in the village of Blankney, Lincolnshire, with hunting country of around by within Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. History and masters The hunt dates from 1871, when the old Burton Hu ...

* Brocklesby Foxhounds * Burton Hunt *

Cottesmore Hunt The Cottesmore Hunt, which hunts mostly in Rutland, is one of the oldest foxhound packs in Britain. Its name comes from the village of Cottesmore where the hounds were kennelled. History The Cottesmore Hunt's origins may be traced back to 166 ...

* Fernie Hunt * Grafton Hunt * Grove and Rufford Hunt * Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt * Oakley Hunt *

Pytchley Hunt The Pytchley with Woodland Hunt is an organisation formerly based near the Northamptonshire village of Pytchley, but since 1966 has had kennels close to Brixworth. The Pytchley country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest but was split t ...

Quorn Hunt The Quorn Hunt, usually called the Quorn, established in 1696, is one of the world's oldest fox hunting packs and claims to be the United Kingdom's most famous hunt. Its country is mostly in Leicestershire, together with some smaller areas of ...

* South Notts Hunt *

South Wold Hunt __NOTOC__ The South Wold Hunt is a registered foxhound pack based in the village of Belchford, Lincolnshire, England. Its hunt country centres on the Lincolnshire Wolds, and adjoins that of the Blankney, Brocklesby and Burton Hunts. The Hunt bec ...

Woodland Pytchley Hunt The Woodland Pytchley Hunt is a foxhound pack based in Northamptonshire. The Pytchley Hunt country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest but was split to form the Woodland Pytchley Hunt. Country The Woodland Pytchley hunt country stretch ...

North West England

* Bewcastle Hunt * Blencathra Foxhounds * Cheshire Forest Hunt * Cheshire Hunt * Coniston Foxhounds * Cumberland Farmers Hunt * Cumberland Foxhounds * Eskdale and Ennerdale Foxhounds * Lunesdale Foxhounds * Melbeak Foxhounds * North Lonsdale Foxhounds * Pennine Foxhounds * Ullswater Foxhounds

North East England

* Border Hunt * Braes of Derwent Hunt * College Valley and North Northumberland Hunt * Haydon Hunt * Morpeth Hunt * North Pennine Hunt * North Tyne Hunt * Percy Hunt * South Durham Hunt * Tynedale Hunt * West Percy Hunt

Yorkshire and the Humber

* Badsworth and Bramham Moor Foxhounds * Bedale Hunt * Bilsdale Hunt * Cleveland Hunt * Derwent Hunt * Farndale Hunt * Glaisdale Foxhounds * Goathland and Glaisdale Hunt * Goathland Foxhounds * Holderness Hunt * Hurworth Hunt * Middleton Hunt * Saltersgate Farmers Hunt * Sinnington Hunt * Staintondale Hunt * Wensleydale Foxhounds * West of Yore Hunt * York and Ainsty North Hunt * York and Ainsty South Hunt * Zetland Hunt

Wales

Fox hunting with hounds in Wales is prohibited, with some exemptions, under the

. * Aber Valley Foxhounds"Foxhounds in Wales"
, ''Baily's hunting directory'', retrieved 21 December 2015. * Banwen Miners Hunt"Foxhounds in Wales"
, ''Liam's hunting directory'', retrieved 21 December 2015. * Brecon and Talybont Hunt * Caerphilly & District Hunt * Carmarthenshire Hunt * Curre and Llangibby Hunt * Cwrt Y Cadno Farmers Foxhounds * David Davies Hunt * Dwyryd Hunt * Eryri (cwn Hela Eryi) Foxhounds * Flint and Denbigh Hunt * Gelligaer Farmers Hunt * Glamorgan Hunt * Gogerddan Hunt * Golden Valley Hunt * Gwendraeth Valley Hunt * Irfon and Towy Hunt * Llandeilo Farmers Hunt * Llangeinor Pentyrch Foxhounds * Llanwnnen Farmers Hunt * Llanwrthwl Hunt * Monmouthshire Hunt * Nantcol Valley Foxhounds * Pembrokeshire Hunt * Pentyrch Hunt Club * Sennybridge Farmers Hunt * Cresselly Hunt * Tanatside Hunt * Teme Valley Hunt * Tivyside Hunt * Towy & Cothi Hunt * Tredegar Farmers Hunt * Vale of Clettwr Hunt * Ystrad Taf Fechan Hunt

Scotland

Traditional-style fox hunting in Scotland is prohibited under the

. * Berwickshire Foxhounds"Foxhounds in Scotland"
, ''Baily's hunting directory'', retrieved 21 December 2015. * Bewcastle Foxhounds *

Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt The Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt is a fox hunt which hunts in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. History The Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt was founded in 1827 by Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch who purchased the pack from George B ...

* Dumfriesshire and Stewartry Foxhounds * Eglinton Hunt * Fife Foxhounds * Jed Forest Foxhounds * Kincardineshire Foxhounds * Lanarkshire and Renfreshire Foxhounds * Lauderdale Foxhounds * Liddesdale Foxhounds * Strathappin Hunt

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where traditional fox hunting is legal. * Dungannon Foxhounds"Foxhounds in Ireland"
, ''Baily's hunting directory'', retrieved 20 December 2015. * East Down Hunt * Iveagh Hunt * Killutagh, Old Rock and Chichester Hunt * North Down Hunt"Foxhounds in Northern Ireland"
, ''Liam's hunting directory'', retrieved 21 December 2015. * South Tyrone Hunt

Notes and references

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