Cycling
Clubs & Cycle Shops around Greater Manchester & the Northwest Region
of England
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Sports,
Leisure & Recreation(16) Greater
Manchester and in the Northwest Region
Day
Cycle Hire and Cycling - Holidays
around Greater Manchester
Mountain
Bike Experience
Hire and Guided Rides in the Peak District.
6 New Cottages, Buxton. Tel: 01298-71674.
Peak
National Park Cycle Hire
Parsley Hay Station, Parsley Hay, Hartington, Buxton. Tel: 01298-84493.
Explore
the High Peak and Tissington Trails. Special discount rates
from September to March.
The
National Cycling Centre (Manchester Velodrome)
1 Stuart Street, Manchester M11. Tel: 0161-223 2244
Youth
Hostel Association Summer Adventure Holidays
Activity Holidays for 2, 4 or 7 nights in the Peak District.
Mountain Bike speciality, as well as climbing, archery, abseiling
and canoeing. Qualified and NOSA approved instructors. Residential
Centre including full board accommodation.
For brochure Tel: 01433-670302.
Brown End Farm Cycle Hire
Waterhouses, Derbyshire. Tel: 01538-308313. Fax: 01538-308053.
Email: befcycles@zetnet.co.uk
Website: www.users.zetnet.co.uk/BrownEndFarm
Cycle Hire with direct access to the Manifold Track, avoiding
all busy main roads. Helmets, child's seats, panier baskets
are supplied free of charge. Full or half day hire. Group and
evening rates. Open most days from 9.30am-7.00pm.
Mode
Off Road
Contact : Graham Bowden 2 Alma Road, Tideswell, Near Buxton.
Tel: 01298-871450.
Described as a mobile outdoor experience, all terrain bikes
are on offer for breaks and holidays. Experienced guides on
hand if required. Accommodation can be arranged locally. Telephone
for details. Open all year round. Rates vary according to requirements.
Moorside
Activity Centre
Moorside Farm, Hollinsclough, Longnor, Near Buxton, Derbyshire.
Tel: 01298-83406.
An independent hostel with room for 20 persons, ideal as a cycling
base. Good food, clean, comfortable beds, laundry and drying
facilities and centrally heated.
Activity
Holidays in the Southern Peak District
Contact: Tourist Office, Market Place, Leek, Staffordshire ST13
5HH.
Tel: 01538-381000.
South Peaks and Staffordshire Moorlands activity holidays including
cycling and mountain biking, as well as walking, pony trekking,
rock climbing and hang-gliding.
Meadow
Dore Cycle Hire
Coniston Raleigh mountain bikes for hire. Maps and helmets provided.
Freshly packed lunches, breakfasts, lunches and afternoon teas.
Byways
Bike Breaks
9 Weardale Road, Liverpool L15 5AU. Tel: 0151-734 0058.
Independent cycling holidays in Cheshire from short weekend
breaks to week-long holidays. Luggage transported for you on
self-led trips. Special trailer seats for small children. Regularly
serviced 18/21 gear bikes, with helmets, lights, panniers, toolkit.
Pickup from Northwich station. Ample Parking. Overnight accommodation
arranged at B&Bs and country pubs along your route.
South Cheshire Cycle Hire
Farndon, near Chester. Tel: 01829-271242.
Sandbach
Cycle Hire
9 Bold Street, Sandbach, Cheshire. Tel: 01272-764968.
Horwich
Mountain Bike Hire
Located at Lever Park, Horwich.
Cycling in the picturesque Rivington area, organised by the
World Championship rider Roy Hunt. Wide range of bike sizes
and styles. Discounts for parties of 10 or more.
Cycling
Groups, Cycle Paths & Information
The National
Cycling Centre
Manchester Velodrome, 1 Stuart Street, Manchester M11.
Tel: 0161-223 2244
The Cheshire
Cycleway
A well signposted easy-to-follow 135 mile (216 km) route along
quiet byways, forming a circuit which covers most of Cheshire's
undulating countryside, with opportunities to discover its quiet
pubs, old cottages and sleepy villages, as well as castles, craft
workshops and beautiful gardens.
The North
Lancashire Cycleway
Launched in 1982, this cycleway runs through beautiful Lancashire
hill country from its start at Inglewhite near the famous Longridge
Fell and runs towards the coast through Lancaster, the Bowland
Fells and the Ribble Valley, passing through Waddington, Ribchester,
Slaidburn and Clitheroe.
The Middlewood
Way
This Cheshire trail offers cyclists and walkers an 11 mile off-road
route between Marple and Macclesfield. For more information, maps
and guides, contact:
Tel: 01625-572681.
The Delamere
Forest
In the heart of rural Cheshire, there are many miles of clearly
marked cycle-paths through the forest. For more information:
Tel: 01606-882167.
The Cyclists
Touring Club
( Chester & North Wales District Assoc.) The Secretary, Goldborne
Bridge, Handley, Chester. Tel: 01829-70224.
British
Mountain Bike Federation
36 Rockingham Road, Kettering, Northants NN16 8HG. Tel: 01536-412211.
Cycling
Project for the North West
Environmental Institute, Bolton Road, Swinton M27 2UX.
Tel: 0161-794 1926.
Carrying
Bikes on Trains
Most train
services will allow cycles to be carried, so that you may start
your cycle route some distance away. For example, from Chester,
Crewe, Macclesfield or Wilmslow. Cycles may be carried free of
charge on Greater Manchester and Mersey Rail areas, provided there
is space available on the train.
To check availability of this facility telephone either Liverpool:
0151-236 7676 or Manchester: 0161-228 7811.
On main line Intercity and Regional Railways outside these areas,
there is a charge of about £5.00 per cycle per single journey
(subject to possible change - check for current prices), but these
must be booked in advance at your local station.
While
every effort is made to keep these listings current and accurate,
we cannot guarantee that details will not change. Please contact
us with any changes or errors which you are aware of.
