Can anybody recommend any campsites near cycle tracks as we want to get a cycle rack for our trailer this year and take the bikes, we have been to Ashbourne and on the Tissington trail before on hired bikes but dont know where to look for other sites, we would have to be able to get to the trails from the campsite and dont really fancy going on busy roads but quiet lanes would be ok.
Hopeing you can help as we fancy a week away at the end of august doing lots of biking, the rest of the summer already booked up.
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Highfields camp site at Fenny Bentley has direct access to Tissington Trail. Nice site with small indoor pool. Clean facilities, but it did annoy us that we had to pay for showers, and also 20p for hot water for washing dishes.
We like the Forest of Dean for off road cycling. It is lovely there. We stayed at Doward Park camp site. Great site, but you do have to drive to get to the Forest of Dean (about 10/15 mins). Friends of ours have camped at Christchurch from which you can apparently cycle into the Forest of Dean on off road paths.
Cannock Chase is great for cycle trails. The C & C C site is right next to one, or Silvertrees, and the Forest Holidays site which is a very basic site. See here for Silvertrees & C & C C, I can't find a link for the Forest Holidays one.
In Cornwall we stayed at this one which is right next to the Mineral Tramway coast to coast cycle path, they hire out bikes as well.
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Netherwood camp site just outside Chester has direct access onto the canal towpath which leads onto the rilaway path to Deeside and a riverside path back into Chester. About 20+ miles of off road cycling. The Caravan club site at fairoaks is also quite close to the canal towpath north of Chester but does require some on roas cycling to get to it.
Thanks for all the suggestions, the netherwood site is adult only so no good for me but the chesire cycling web pag was really good, found another site I like the look of, also im already a member of the C&CC so the cannock chase looks good, also put the Doward park in my virtual brochure for next year as its a bit far for the week this year as doing cornwall in july and also put the scarborough one in as well for next year as were already booked for st helen in the park near scarborough in april.
Thanks again for all the idea's and any more would be great
Ive booked to go on the meet in june on no EHU for forsest view, so it sounds even better now I know theres cycle tracks near by as well, Its our first meet so be gentle with us.
Thanks caroline for Clumber park, will put that on my list.
Hi. there is a site called bron.y.wendon at llandulas near abergelli next to the sustrans cycle track along the beach from rhyl to llandudno in wales..royell.
At first I thought the site in wales only did caravans but they take TT, so its looking really good for August as its different to the sites where going on the rest of the year.
Hi Lizzy23
Where staying near the Dalby forest in April and the site where on has a cycle track on the estate, so it would be great if it conected to the forest, have had a look at a website and it looks really good, thanks for the tip.
have you tried the site in biggin just off the ashbourne road .there is newhaven aswell very close to the trails .not sure if the one at hurdlow behind the pub the royal oak has electric yet but it has had new showers put in that is right next to the trail.and it is good grub there .hope you get soughted