Wild Cycling - Off-Road Cycling At Its Best!

This is an old favourite off-road route which starts at Hampton Court Station at 10.00 and ends at Windsor at around 16.00. This year we shall be diverting the route to view the spectacular Rhododendrons & Azaleas at the Valley Gardens in Windsor Great Park - a seasonal treat!

Our route follows the Thames Path to Weybridge and then by the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal to Woking. Heading north from Woking we cross Horsell Common and pass McClaren's F1 manufacturing facility, a futuristic building set in parkland. Taking our lives in our hands we cross the main runway at Fairoaks Airport and stop there for lunch at Owen's Cafe. Suitably refreshed we continue north to Virginia Water and take a less travelled off-road route through woods and heathland to Windsor Great Park and its fabulous Rhododendron and Azalea displays. We finish at Windsor & Eton Station where we can travel by train to Twickenham or Richmond or onward to London. An easy ride as it's mostly flat. MTBs or Gravel bikes are best for this trip.

CYCLING CAN BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY BEING BUZZED BY LIGHT AIRCRAFT, SO YOU JOIN THIS RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK

This is a 28 mile off-roader day which starts and ends at Martins Heron Station. We meet at the station at 10am in good time for the train arriving from London at 9.47 - approximate return fare is £9 with a Railcard. From the station we cycle to Swinley Forest cycle park to experience some of its fun off-road trails. We leave Swinley and head towards The Gorrick Plantation and the Holt Forest for some more great off-road riding. We stop for lunch after 15 miles at the WYSIPIG Farm Cafe, a family run pig farm and renowned for its WYSIPIG Breakfast Bap.

After lunch we head back to Swinley for even more trails and the ride ends at Martins Heron Station 3.30 to 4pm. This ride has quite a few off-road trails so an MTB or Gravel bike will be needed.

THE FEE FOR THIS RIDE IS £3.50

CYCLING CAN BE DANGEROUS, YOU JOIN THIS RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

This is a super day out starting near Crawley and meanders down towards the south coast. This 42 mile ride follows three closed railway lines that have been converted to flat, easy-to-navigate cycle trails. There are some climbs on the linking road sections so it's not all flat! A Hybrid bike or Gravel bike would be suitable.

We meet at Three Bridges station for a prompt 10am start. Leaving Three Bridges Station we cycle to East Grinstead along the traffic free Worth Way and we stop for coffee near Forest Row at the Tablehurst organic farm shop and cafe. We continue on towards Groombridge where, if we arrive on time, we may see a steam train around 1pm. We cycle a further seven miles and stop for lunch at the Kings Arms pub in Rotherfield, the pub has a lovely garden and offers a fine selection of local ales and culinary treats. The route then continues by road through Eridge and Mayfield before joining the traffic free Cuckoo Trail at Heathfield. Keep a look out for Spitfires as pleasure flights regularly pass overhead en-route from Biggin Hill to Beachy Head.

The Cuckoo Trail takes us all the way to Polegate, near Eastbourne where we hop on an obliging the train to Clapham Junction. Buy the cheapest train ticket possible a few days ahead of the ride as fares are much higher on the day. Cycle carriages on Southern trains are easily identified as they are marked with red lines each side of the doors.

The fee for this ride is £3.50

CYCLING IS DANGEROUS SO YOU JOIN THIS RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK

A call for interest in this once in a lifetime classic ride from London to Paris. Please put your name down if you really have a serious interest in doing this ride. No time wasters please as life is too short!

This is a four day ride of approx 250 miles from the London Eye to the Eiffel Tour in Paris. The route follows the Avenue Vert using country lanes and traffic free cycling paths. The first day is Monday and our route takes us from London to Newhaven where we take the overnight ferry to Dieppe at a cost of around £40. From Dieppe we have the choice of two routes the longest is around 150 miles so we will plan accommodation en-route for the Tuesday and Wednesday nights arriving in Paris on Thursday afternoon. We shall stay overnight in Paris on the Thursday picking up bike bags from the hotel as we cannot transport fully assembled bikes on Eurostar. We plan to catch an afternoon train back to London arriving early evening, depending on the train this should cost around £65. Accommodation costs will be around £200. In addition please ensure that you have travel insurance that will cover you for accidents and any serious existing medical conditions. Unless you can provide evidence of cover we cannot take you on this ride. Normal holiday insurance may not cover you so you will need to go to a medical cover provider such as Staysure. This company does cover existing conditions including heart and stroke but it will cost you £2-300 for a single trip.