The best bike rides in Cornwall
Discover some of the best cycle routes in Cornwall, from family friendly trails to adventurous off-roading, this is your guide to the top bike rides in Cornwall.
Elizabeth DaleCycle
Ashdown Forest
With vast forest and open heathland as far as the eye can see, take time to explore this stunning Area of Outstanding Beauty in Sussex.
Liz Arnell
Off the beaten track: the best places for cycling in Somerset
Get on your bike and start exploring with two wheels instead of two legs – the quickest way to see your favourite parts of Somerset.
Kayleigh Hardy
Family Holidays Outdoor Cornwall with the kids
The great Cornish countryside is a veritable playground, crammed to bursting with adventures to be had. Photography by Annabel Elston
Sian Pickles
What to do in Cornwall on a rainy day
If there’s one thing that can be counted on in Cornwall, it’s that you can’t count on the weather.
Sian Pickles
Moors Valley Country Park
I cannot recommend Moors Valley Country Park highly enough, in fact I've already sent a number of friends and family along and hope to go back again myself soon.
Faye
September adventures in Cheddar Gorge
Spend your September outside enjoying the beauty of Cheddar Gorge and the surrounding Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Kayleigh Hardy
Exmoor Explorer
On the first Sunday of August each year a bunch of mad mountain bikers descend on the quiet villages and open moorland of Exmoor for a 30+ mile challenge. Sign up early as it’s always over-subscribed.
Liz Arnell
Cycling the Great Flat Lode
A holiday in Cornwall doesn't have to be all about the beaches. Grab a bike and get cycling along one of the county's most picturesque trails.
Kayleigh Hardy
Things to do in St Austell
When you think of a typical Cornish holiday, you probably won’t think of St Austell. But this historic town is well worth a wander and offers plenty of things to do as well as fantastic access to some of the best beaches in the whole county.
Abby D
Things to do in The New Forest
Welcome to the heart of the New Forest, where cattle, ponies, donkeys, deer and pigs have roamed free for centuries.
Jonathan C
Lattes and lunch in lycra - a cycle in Somerset
While my husband now conforms to the current male phenomena that is a ‘MAMIL’ (Middle-Aged Man In Lycra) I’d describe myself more of a ‘leisure cyclist’ (I push my bike up hills).
Ali Ray
Lanhydrock Cycling
I was headed to the new cycling mecca: Lanhydrock - where there would be no cars, only trees, the rumour of cake and other lycra-clad illuminous beings.
Rachel Wilson-Couch
Cycling the Camel Trail to Padstow
Car parks in Padstow can be busy in the height of August, so I’ve always thought of the Camel Trail as the ideal way to travel there...
Sadie Phillips