The Bateman Arms Cycling Tours

The Bateman Arms offer two and three day packages for cycling tours of the Herefordshire countryside.

Each night Bed and Breakfast at £42.50 per person including a packed lunch (please bring your own flask). In addition on your return you have the option of a set menu or to eat "off menu" if preferred in our bar or restaurant.

There are two family rooms at £5.00 per child up to 14 years of age and well behaved dogs are welcome.

Guided

These cycle tours allow you to explore the county with the luxury of a knowledgeable and experienced guide.
Each days guided tour requires a minimum of four people (children are half price but do not count as part of the minimum of four group)
When you attend a guided cycling tour please ensure you wear appropriate clothing including safety helmets.
Dogs under close control are welcome unless stated.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Go it alone?

The following six cycle routes are recommended by Herefordshire Council to give you a flavour of Herefordshire's diverse and wonderful landscape. They avoid main roads where possible, and the worst of the hills. Cycled over a day, with a picnic or refuelling stop at any of the pubs or places of interest, you can experience the beautiful scenery, charming villages and historic buildings that Herefordshire has to offer.

1. Berrington Hall & Croft Castle Leisure Cycle Ride
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2. Black & White Villages Leisure Cycle Ride
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3. Hereford Leisure Cycle Ride
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4. Ledbury Loop Leisure Cycle Ride
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5. Three Rivers Leisure Cycle Ride
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6. Wye Valley Leisure Cycle Ride
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Finally, the emergence of web based mapping sites like Google maps has seen the development of home grown cycle rides. You can publish your own routes on them to share with other cyclists. See these links to Bikely and Ordnance Survey Explore.

A Note for Mac users: This last link may not support your version of Apple's Safari Browser, Firefox is OK though. If you are using Safari 3.1 or greater you can go to Preferences and select "Show Develop menu in menu bar" (located on the Advancd tab). The Develop Menu lets you change the User Agent (doing this can fool the page into thinking you are using a different browser). If you set the Agent to Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox the page will display.

(This site was built on a Mac by an ex CTC and County Club Cyclist).