Formed in 1947. Despite their name they don't actually have any connections with royalty except for their ability to attract bad publicity. The Holcombe Hunt of beagling would be a fair description of the Royal Rock Beagles, i.e. small in number and ageing ungracefully.

Joint Masters: Peter V. Jones, Tarporley, Cheshire;
Richard Gostage, Trevor, Llangollen
Huntsman: as joint-masters
Kennel Huntsman: Jeremy Matthew Reed, Flint and Denbigh Hunt, The Kennels
Kennels: Flint and Denbigh Hunt Kennels, Plas-yn-Cefn, St. Asaph, Denbighshire, LL17 0HA
Whippers-in: Dr Alison Ross; Mr T. Hooper; Mr Hadrian Cauldwell; Mrs S Maddock

Meet: Saturdays and alternative Thursdays
Hunters: Typically 4 - 6
Foot Followers: None

Hunt Country: They hunt both pasture and uplands. The western boundary is the Conway Valley, the southern boundary is the A5, the eastern boundary is 4 miles east of Cheshire/Helsby with a small section to the south west of the junction of the M56 and M6; and the northern boundary of the sea. The original country was extended westards after the Vale of Clwyd Beagles disbanded in the early 1970s.

Chairman: Terance D. Harvey, Neston, South Wirral
Secretary: Dr Alison Ross, Caergwrle, Clwyd

Recent Changes: Richard Gostage becomes joint-master and joint-huntsman

LINKS

2004 - Royal Rock Beagles Worrying Sheep
2003 - Royal Rock Beagles Caught on Wire
1995 - Royal Rock Beagles Residents’ ‘Get Out’ message to Hunt
1994 - Royal Rock Beagles Hunting on the Main Line
1994 - Royal Rock Beagles Terrorise Children