A day, a weekend or longer.
Jaunts
A full day’s ride of 20 to 25 miles, starting and finishing at a station. Out on a morning train, home in time for dinner.
Weekenders
Two days’ riding with a night at an inn in between. Your bag goes ahead, so you only carry what you need for the day.
Journeys
Longer rides along old roads and coasts, with a different town each night. Coming in 2027.
Five easy steps.
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Choose a ride and a date
Book online and choose your own bike, a hybrid or an e-bike. You’ll get a confirmation by email straight away.
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Fill in a short rider form
Your height so we can size your bike, an emergency contact and anything we should know about food or health. It takes two minutes.
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Your Information Pack arrives
About two weeks before your ride we send everything you need: the best train to catch, where to meet, the day’s route and what to bring.
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Hop on the train
Every ride starts at a station, most about an hour from London by train. Already nearby? Just meet us at the start. Your guide will be there, with your hire bike ready if you’ve booked one.
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Ride, stop and listen
Quiet lanes, coffee stops, lunch together and a story at every turn. Then the train home, or dinner and a bed at the inn.
Sociable, with plenty of stops
We ride at a conversational pace on quiet lanes and stop often: for coffee, for the view and for the stories. If you can ride for an hour or two at a steady pace, you’ll be fine.
Groups are up to 12 riders with a guide at the front. Nobody gets left behind, and nobody needs Lycra.
Bring yours, or borrow ours
Bring any bike in good working order, or book a hybrid or e-bike with your place. Hire bikes come with a helmet and are waiting for you at the start.
An e-bike takes the sting out of the hills and lets everyone ride together, whatever their fitness.
Always included
- A guide and storyteller, trained in ride leadership and first aid
- A route on the quietest lanes, ridden and checked before you arrive
- Coffee and snacks at our stops
- Your hire bike and helmet, if booked
- On Weekenders, a night at an inn with breakfast and your bag taken ahead
Not included
- Train fares, though we’ll tell you the best train to catch
- Lunch and dinner, though we book a table so we can eat together
- Drinks with lunch
- Entry to any paid sights
Still got questions?
Fitness, trains, bikes, weather: the answers are in our FAQs. Or ask us directly at hello@waysiderides.co.uk.