Cycling Hampshire
Plan your leisure time with our events listings, search for cycling trails across the region, catch up on cycling news and find a cycling group near to you.
South Downs Way
A hassle free holiday with car parking and transfers back to Winchester
Trails
Heath and woodland cycle ride between Brockenhurst and Beaulieu
Events
Coming Up
| Date | Organised By | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2012 | Purple Trail Events | Southdown Charity Chase |
Holidays
Guided and self guided cycling holidays tend to focus on the South Downs and New Forest National Parks.
Cycling the South Downs Way
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Our Cycle the South Downs Way holiday includes car parking in Winchester and transfers between Eastbourne and Winchester at the end of your holiday. See also our South Downs Way Trail Guide and Holiday Planner.
Other Cycling Holidays
- Cycle the Hampshire South Downs: explore the South Downs chalk ridge, the steep sided wooded slopes of the Hampshire Hangers and the picturesque villages dotted across this part of the South Downs National Park.
- CTC Cycling Holidays run cycling holidays in Hampshire and further afield.
- EOS Cycling Holidays run a South Coast & New Forest mini break and the longer Ancient South England Tour.
- Country Lanes offer guided and self-guided cycling breaks in the New Forest and the Isle of Wight.
Do It Yourself
If you cannot find a suitable organised holiday then you could try planning one yourself:
- Design your own trip based on the trails on Walk and Cycle and those listed in books of the region.
- Design your own trails using our Trail Designer tool.
Need Help?
You may find this targeted Google search for cycling holidays useful. If you need advice then please feel free to drop us a line and we will try our best to help.
Cycle Hire
The following businesses offer bicycle rental. Some provide a delivery and collection service.
South Downs and Meon Valley
- At Walk and Cycle we offer a deliver and collect bicycle hire service in the Hampshire South Downs and for customers of our Cycle the South Downs Way short break.
New Forest
- Forest Leisure Cycling in the centre of Burley - the last time we spoke to them we were told that they do not deliver.
- Cyclexperience in Brockenhurst offer lots of advice and support. They also provide a delivery service.
- AA Bike Hire, Lyndhurst.
- Trax Bike Hire on the Hampshire/Dorset border offer a delivery service.
- Country Lanes hire bicycles and can give plenty of advice on cycling in the New Forest.
Basingstoke including Fleet and Alton
- Quench Cycles beside the Visitor Centre in Alice Holt Forest.
- North Hants Bikes, Whitchurch. A terrific cycle shop that offers a cycle hire service too. They will deliver.
Groups
Cycling Groups
| Alton Cycling Club | Promoting all forms of cycling for over 30 years. |
| CTC Portsmouth | Club rides for beginners to fast riders. |
| CTC South Hampshire | Southampton and Winchester sections of the club organise regular lesiurely paced and fast rides throughout South Hampshire. |
| Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club | Fareham Wheelers caters for all standards of cycling, from beginner to veteran. |
| Hampshire Road Club | The Hampshire Road Club has been the home to cyclists along the South Coast between Portsmouth and Chichester since 1928. |
| New Forest Cycling Club | Established in 1934 our main focus is on time-trialing with events every Tuesday of the racing season, from mid-April through to the end of August. |
| North Hampshire Road Club | A well established cycle club with a friendly atmosphere based around the Basingstoke and Tadley area. |
| Sotonia Cycling Club | An all-round club taking part and organising events across most aspects of cycling, all year round. |
| Velocity Bikes Cycling Club | A MTB and road bike cycling club. |
| Wessex CTC | The home of friendly, companionable cycling for pleasure and leisure in the ancient kingdom of Wessex. |
