How much is diy livery?

You rent a stable and grazing and do everything yourself: mucking out, feeding, turning out and bringing in, twice a day, every day.

Typical (middle) price£217a month · £50 a week
Half of yards charge£190–£294a month
Cheapest to dearest£108–£498a month

Worked out from the 64 yards that publish a diy price. Weekly prices are converted to monthly (× 52 ÷ 12). 24 of the 64 include hay or haylage in the price, and 10 include bedding.

By county

CountyTypicalRangeYards
Cornwall£108£108–£1081
East Lothian£130£130–£1301
Cambridgeshire£130£130–£1301
Cheshire£173£152–£1952
Nottinghamshire£173£173–£1731
Midlothian£173£173–£1731
South Yorkshire£173£173–£1731
Hampshire£188£165–£3004
Gloucestershire£190£172–£2493
Northamptonshire£195£195–£1951
Lincolnshire£195£195–£1952
Worcestershire£195£195–£1951
Aberdeenshire£195£195–£1951
Derbyshire£200£200–£2001
Hertfordshire£200£180–£2945
Wiltshire£217£217–£3033
West Yorkshire£219£165–£2732
Kent£220£199–£4155
Oxfordshire£225£121–£3516
Norfolk£231£179–£2822
North Yorkshire£238£217–£2602
Angus£238£238–£2381
Shropshire£243£211–£2752
Essex£247£217–£2782
County Durham£250£205–£2952
Somerset£251£200–£3012
Leicestershire£297£297–£2971
Warwickshire£314£314–£3141
Renfrewshire£359£359–£3591
Greater London£374£250–£4982
Berkshire£380£380–£3801
Buckinghamshire£381£381–£3811
Surrey£433£433–£4331
Dorset£485£485–£4851

The cheapest diy we've found, lowest first

Camelford

Pencarrow Livery

DIY to full livery near Camelford, with floodlit arenas, individual or group turnout and off-road hacking nearby.

  • DIY
  • Assisted DIY
  • Part
  • Full
  • Holiday
  • Limited in winter
  • Floodlit arena
  • Off-road hacking
DIY from £108/monthView yard

Balscote

Balscote DIY Livery Stables

DIY and assisted DIY livery in Balscote, with a 35m x 20m indoor school and post-and-rail grazing.

  • DIY
  • Assisted DIY
  • Arena
  • Indoor
  • Off-road hacking
DIY from £121/monthView yard

Castle Camps

Bartlow Equestrian

Full, five-day and DIY livery at a riding school and livery yard about 15 miles from Cambridge, with an indoor and outdoor school and off-road hacking.

  • DIY
  • Part
  • Full
  • Working
  • BHS approved
  • Arena
  • Indoor
  • Off-road hacking
DIY from £130/monthView yard

Dunbar

Blackberry Farm

DIY livery at a farm near Dunbar includes a stable, one acre of grass, arena use and an exercise track.

  • DIY
  • Arena
DIY from £130/monthView yard

Sutton Weaver

Sutton Farm Livery

DIY livery at a 40-stable Sutton Weaver yard with two arenas and a cross-country course.

  • DIY
  • All year
  • Floodlit arena
  • Off-road hacking
DIY from £152/monthView yard

Clifford

Clifford Moor Farm Livery

DIY, part and track livery near Wetherby, with a floodlit arena and daily turnout through winter.

  • DIY
  • Assisted DIY
  • Part
  • All year
  • Floodlit arena
DIY from £165/monthView yard

Shedfield

Shedfield Equestrian

Livery yard and riding school in Shedfield with indoor and outdoor schools, horse walker, Theraplate and solarium.

  • DIY
  • Assisted DIY
  • Part
  • Full
  • Schooling
  • Holiday
  • Arena
  • Indoor
DIY from £165/monthView yard

Wickwar

Castle Farm Livery & Cross Country

Livery on a 56-acre Wickwar farm with a floodlit arena, cross-country course and year-round turnout.

  • DIY
  • Assisted DIY
  • Full
  • Grass
  • All year
  • Floodlit arena
DIY from £172/monthView yard

Dalkeith

Edinburgh Equestrian Centre

DIY, part, retired and grass livery at Home Farm, Dalkeith, with estate hacking and all-weather schools.

  • DIY
  • Grass
  • Retirement
  • All year
  • Arena
  • Off-road hacking
DIY from £173/monthView yard

High Green

Lily Lodge Riding School

Small family livery yard and riding school at High Green near Sheffield, with DIY livery from £40 a week and part livery from £55 a week.

  • DIY
  • Part
  • Full
  • Working
  • BHS approved
    DIY from £173/monthView yard

    Questions people ask

    What is diy livery?

    You rent a stable and grazing and do everything yourself: mucking out, feeding, turning out and bringing in, twice a day, every day.

    How much does diy livery cost in the UK?

    From the 64 yards that publish a price, diy livery costs £217 a month in the middle of the range (£50 a week), with the cheapest at £108 and the dearest at £498. We convert weekly prices to monthly by multiplying by 52 and dividing by 12.

    Is hay included?

    At 24 of those 64 yards the price includes hay or haylage. At the rest you buy your own or pay the yard by the bale, so add your hay bill when you compare. Each yard's page shows what its price includes.

    These figures come only from prices yards publish themselves. Yards that don't publish prices aren't counted, and published prices can be out of date: always confirm with the yard. What else to budget for.