Accessible local provision
People with disabilities and their families can face barriers when rural, outdoor and equine settings are not designed around different access needs.
Support and funders
Support work that is already rooted here.
Gartmore is a small, trustee-led charity with a long record of supporting people with disabilities through riding, equine learning and accessible outdoor education.
Discuss a projectWhy support is needed
Local opportunity should not depend on whether a mainstream setting can adapt.
Consistent, supported settings
Mainstream environments can create barriers when clear routines, familiar staff, accessible facilities or quieter spaces are not available.
Capacity for schools and partners
Demand from families, schools and community organisations is greater than the site can currently accommodate.
What support enables
Practical outcomes for people, families and local services.
Develop balance, coordination, strength and physical confidence through meaningful activity.
Build practical skills, routines, communication and responsibility through horses and the outdoors.
Take part in a familiar setting with peers, experienced staff and volunteers.
Use quieter spaces, animals and nature to support emotional wellbeing and confidence.
Who benefits
Support that works across ages and settings.
Ways to work with us
Fund a project. Partner with us. Support delivery.
Fund a project
Support a defined piece of work with clear beneficiaries, outputs, outcomes and reporting.
Partner with us
Develop provision with Gartmore for schools, people with disabilities, families or a particular local community.
Support delivery
Help fund staff time, accessible equipment, animal care, transport or session costs.
Current capital priorities
Connecting the next phase of outdoor learning.
The Movement Hub now provides a base for physical activity and play, with a sensory room, kitchen and accessible support facilities. The next phase is to connect it more fully with Gartmore’s classrooms, sensory garden and established woodland education pathway.
Inclusive outdoor classroom
A covered, secure teaching space close to toilets, changing facilities and sensory support.
Sensory garden & food-growing walk
Calm planting, textures, raised beds and an accessible route for growing, harvesting and learning.
One connected learning route
A safe link between active play, outdoor teaching, food growing, cooking and the existing woodland trail.
Governance and assurance
A trustee-led charity within the RDA network.
Gartmore is listed by RDA UK as a local group. Its Charity Commission reporting is up to date, with safeguarding and serious incident reporting policies recorded.
- Registered charity
- 1176116
- Reporting status
- Up to date with the Charity Commission
- People
- 5 trustees · 50 volunteers in the latest Charity Commission record
- Safeguarding
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries policy recorded
Individual support
There are other ways to help.
Individual donations, volunteering and practical support also contribute to Gartmore’s work. Get in touch to discuss what would be most useful.