Hounds from the Pytchley Hunt muster for a mid week meet between Christmas and New Year.

The huntsmen sport the distinctive Padua red coats and white collars to their coats.

The Pytchley is believed to be directly descended from the Royal Hunt maintained by the
Plantaganets in Rockingham Forest and its history is well chronicled from the mid 17th century.

Originally called the Althorp and Pytchley Hunt, with kennels at Althorp, its history is intertwined
with that of the Earls Spencer. In the season they hunt in the
north Northamptonshire and south Leicesteshire area

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