Going to a meet on Boxing Day may be an annual family ritual for some, however if you haven't been before and want to know how to attend – either on foot or on horse – the best way is to contact the secretary of your local pack. Find details on the mounted foxhound packs or Harriers and Beagle packs websites.
The hunt secretary will be able to advise you where the meet is, where you can park and how much it will cost. Although the rates vary between packs, there are often special rates available for newcomers or those under-25. Many hunts have their own websites too, many are linked to in our directory, so it can be useful to refer to those for additional information regarding what to wear and general hunting etiquette.
Albrighton & Woodland - Newport (North), Shropshire at 11am and Hagley Hall (South) at 11am
Ashford Valley Tickham Hunt - The Vine, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6AU at 11am
Atherstone Hunt - Market Bosworth at 11am
Avon Vale - The Red Lion, Lacock at 11am
Banwen Miners Hunt - The Castle Hotel, Neath, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan at 11am
Duke of Beaufort's - Worcester Lodge, Badminton at 10.45am
Bedale - Bedale Hall, Bedale, North Yorkshire at 10:45am
Berkeley Hunt - High Street, Thornbury, Bristol at 11am
Berwickshire - Butterdean, Grantshouse at 10.45am
Bicester with Whaddon Chase - Winslow Hall at 11am
Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt - Castle Cary, Somerset, at 9am
Burton - The Showground, Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln at 11am
Caerphilly and District Hunt - Caerphilly Castle at 10:30 for 11:15 departure
Cambridgeshire with Enfield Chace - The Eltisley Pub, Eltisley Cambs at 11am
Cheshire Forest - Three Greyhounds, Allostock at 11am
North Cornwall Hunt - Camelford, Cornwall at 11am
Cotley Hunt - Chard, Somerset at 11am
Cotswold - The Kennels, Andoversford at 10.45am
The Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt - The George Hotel, Newent, Glos, GL18 1PU at 11am
North Cotswold - Broadway, Worcestershire at 10.45am
Crawley and Horsham Hunt - The Countryman, Shipley, West Sussex, RH13 8PZ at 11am
Cury Foxhounds - Helston, Cornwall at 11am
Dart Vale and South Pool Harriers - The Quay, Kingsbridge, Devon at 11am
Devon and Somerset Staghounds - Saturday 24 December - The Royal Oak Withypool at 10:45 am - Monday 26 December - The White Horse Hotel, Exford at 10:45am
South Dorset Hunt - Dorset County Show Ground, Dorchester, Dorset at 10.45am
East Devon Hunt - Honiton Cattle Market, Honiton Devon at 11am
East Kent with West Street - Elham Square, Elham, Canterbury, Kent at 11am
Eryri - Village Green, Beddgelert at 10.30am
Essex & Suffolk - Holbecks Park, Hadleigh at 11am
Essex Farmers and Union - Horse & Groom, Galleywood 11.15am
Fernie - Great Bowden at 11am
Flint & Denbigh - The Square, Denbigh at 10.45am
Golden Valley - Hay Clock Tower at 10.45 am
Highmoor Bloodhounds - Pocklington Market Place in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 11.30am
Holcombe Hunt - Rivington Barn, Rivington at 12 noon
Hursley Hambledon Hunt - Bucks Head, Meonstoke at 11am
Isle of Wight Foxhounds - The Conker Field, Whitcombe Corner, Carisbrooke at 12 noon
East Kent with West Street - The Square, Elham at 11am
Kimblewick - Cholesbury Common at 12 noon
Ledbury - The Feathers Hotel in Ledbury at 10:45am
Meynell & South Staffs - Blithfield Hall, Admaston at 11am
Middleton Hunt - Malton Market Place, North Yorkshire at 11am and Driffield Showground, East Yorkshire at 11am
The Minehead Harriers - The Rest & Be Thankful, Wheddon Cross, TA24 7DR
Morpeth - The Dyke Neuk, Morpeth at 10.45am
New Forest - Boltons Bench, Lyndhurst at 10.45am
West Norfolk - Raynham Hall, West Raynham at 11am
Oakley Hunt - Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, NN7 1LQ at 10.45am
Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent - Chiddingstone Castle, Chiddingstone at 11am
West Percy - Queen's Head, Glanton, Alnwick at 11am
Portman - Crown Hotel, Blandford at 10.45am
Puckeridge - Washall Green, Brent Pelham, Buntingford, Hertfordshire at 10:30am
North Shropshire Hunt - Albrighton Hall, Shrewsbury at 11am
North Staffordshire - The Coopers Arms, Woore, Shropshire at 11am
Staff College & RMA Sandhurst Draghunt - Crown & Cushion at Minley at 12.30pm
Surrey Union - The Kennels, near Ockley, Surrey at 12 noon
East Sussex & Romney Marsh Hunt - Battle Green, Battle, Hastings, East Sussex at 11am
The Quorn Hunt - Prestwold Hall, Loughborough at 11am
Tedworth Hunt - Bouverie Hall car park, Pewsey at 11am
Tiverton - The Half Moon, Market Square, Tiverton at 11am
Tivyside Hunt - Tarfarn Sinc, Rose Bush, Maenchlohog, Pembrokeshire at 10:45am
Thurlow Hunt - Great Thurlow Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk at 11am
Towy & Cothi - Neuadd Arms Cilycwm Llandovery at 11am
Tynedale - Market Place Corbridge, Northumberland at 11am
United Hunt - The Castle Hotel, Bishops Castle, Shropshire at 10:45am
VWH - The Mansion, Cirencester Park at 11am
Warwickshire - Upton House, Banbury at 10.45am
West Somerset Vale - Nether Stowey
Woodland Pytchley - Brigstock, Northants at 11am
Zetland - Aldborough St John at 10:45am