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On the border between Dorset and Hampshire, Alderholt lies on the edge of the great medieval hunting ground of Cranborne Chase.

The kennels for his hunt were built in 1836 on land close by the village green.

The kings of England often used Lyndhurst as a base for their hunting expeditions in the New Forest.

Besides his hunting exploits and the breeding of the terrier that bears his name, the Victorian Rector of Swimbridge, the Rev Jack Russell, was highly regarded by his parishioners, perhaps not least for

Adderley was the scene of a feud between two local families, the Corbets and the Needhams, over fox-hunting.

In Norman England forests were areas reserved for hunting.

An alert pack of foxhounds of the local Vale of the White Horse Hunt are being exercised by their three handlers in readiness for the approaching hunting season.

It is also the headquarters of the oldest hunting club in England – the Tarporley Hunt – which predates the hotel, as it was founded in 1762.

On 15 August 1819, Henry Hunt, a leading advocate for Parliamentary reform, stopped here on his way to address a meeting in Manchester.

To the north of Pitminster is Poundisford Park, once a hunting ground for the Bishops of Winchester.

Some believe that the sign came about because of the custom of public hunts at Easter.

Here the huntsman and his pack of beagles pass Manor Cottage and School Cottage with the main body of the hunt behind them: and at this time, there was not a sign of a hunt saboteur.

Hunting has long been a popular sport, although when pubs are named to commemorate hunts it is usually the horses or their riders who achieve such fame.

The pulpit here at St James was used for forty six years in the 19th century by Jack Russell, the famous hunting parson.

Oakley was within the medieval royal hunting forest of Bernwood - the king's hunting lodge cum palace was at Brill nearby.

On the left of Rusts is another draper called Hunts, considered 'posh' by the locals; this nickname stuck to its owner Walter Hunt.

The Forest of Dean was an extensive royal hunting ground between the Wye and the Severn, extending as far north as Ross and Gloucester.

Cheltenham Racecourse is now the home of National Hunt steeplechasing in Britain; its sporting events are often patronised by members of the Royal Family and world-class jockeys and trainers

It was designed by A A Hunt of Bury.

The area around is rich hunting territory for the collector of fossils.

As the steam-powered barge 'Caledonia' leaves Hunts Lock heading towards Northwich, a pair of narrowboats churn up the water as they line up to enter the lock.

The welcoming though deserted bar inside The Red Lion shows a typical pub interior, decorated with brass tankards, hunting horns and pewter plates.

The village also houses the Atherstone Hunt stables and kennels.

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.