The Ashford Valley Hunt is a United Kingdom fox hunt,[1] with hunting country in Kent, England.[1][2]
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The hunt was formed in 1873 from the combination of four private harrier packs, which amalgamated under a single master as the Ashford Valley Harriers, hunting predominantly hares but also occasional foxes. After the First World War, the pack began to hunt foxes only and renamed itself the Ashford Valley Foxhounds.[1][3]
The hunt country lies in the West of Kent, adjacent to other packs such as the Southdown and Eridge Hunt, East Sussex and Romney Marsh Hunt and West Street Tickham Hunt.[4] Major meeting points include the Boxing Day meet in Tenterden,[5] and Tunbridge Wells.