Holiday areas that are good for cycling?

[gelfy666]

Hello,
Can anyone recommend any areas for a holiday in the UK, which have plenty of good cycling, mtb trails or cycle paths/routes on tarmac?

Ideally needs to be on the coast, and have a decent campsite in that area.

Just fancy a change from Snowdonia, and Oban.

 

[BorderReiver]

Yorkshire Dales (although that doesn't help with the coast part!) or Northumberland. The latter is a much overlooked part of the country- Kielder is especially good for off road stuff and there are loads of country lanes with not much traffic. Probably a (little bit) warmer than Oban as well!

 

[DCLane]

Yorkshire east coast - beach around Bridlington, etc. plus hills inland on the Yorkshire Wolds. Good empty cycle lanes around there.

 

[raleighnut]

Norfolk.

 

[huwsparky]

Wales - Plenty of good MTB and road no matter where you go really.

 

[User6179]

Trossachs

 

[Markymark]

London.

 

[John the Monkey]

The area around Llandulas/Prestatyn/Llandudno is right on NCN5, which is a pretty good route. There are a couple of decent traffic free routes in Devon too, although I'm not sure I'd fancy the roads around them very much (narrow stuff that gets driven way too fast, ime).

@huwsparky - I didn't take a bike, but I've holidayed a few times in & around Llangrannog - what a beautiful part of the world that bit of coast around there is.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Dumfries and Galloway - fantastic cycling roads, beautiful varied countryside, nice villages and tea rooms, excellent mtb routes and 5 of the 7Stanes mtb trail centres. Loads of nice campsites.
Speyside - busier than D&G, not so many good roads for cycling, but truly spectacular scenery, loads of mtb trails, amazing wildlife.

 

[huwsparky]

@huwsparky - I didn't take a bike, but I've holidayed a few times in & around Llangrannog - what a beautiful part of the world that bit of coast around there is.

We are very lucky I must admit. Everyone I know who have cycled here on holiday have loved it. Don't tell everyone though!

 

[gelfy666]

Dumfries and Galloway - fantastic cycling roads, beautiful varied countryside, nice villages and tea rooms, excellent mtb routes and 5 of the 7Stanes mtb trail centres. Loads of nice campsites.
Speyside - busier than D&G, not so many good roads for cycling, but truly spectacular scenery, loads of mtb trails, amazing wildlife.

Just wish it was not quite so far lol........... took me 8hrs to drive back from Oban this morning

 

[gelfy666]

Wales - Plenty of good MTB and road no matter where you go really.

weve a caravan in North Wales , so thats why im looking else where just for a change of scenery.

 

[rualexander]

Scottish Borders

 

[NorthernDave]

Dumfries and Galloway - fantastic cycling roads, beautiful varied countryside, nice villages and tea rooms, excellent mtb routes and 5 of the 7Stanes mtb trail centres. Loads of nice campsites.

+1 for D&G - not done it myself, but a couple of lads at work spent a week cycling up there last summer and came back raving about how good it was.

I'd be interested in any thoughts about the North Northumberland coast area (Beadnell / Seahouses / Bamburgh, etc) - got a week up there soon and wondering if I should take the bike..?

 

[bondirob]

Yorkshire Dales (although that doesn't help with the coast part!) or Northumberland. The latter is a much overlooked part of the country- Kielder is especially good for off road stuff and there are loads of country lanes with not much traffic. Probably a (little bit) warmer than Oban as well!

I've just come back from Northumberland and I'd highly recommend it much quieter than the Dales. I had a great ride through Elsden and up over the Otterburn Ranges, barely saw a car in the 2 hours I was out.
I'll be taking the mtb up to Kielder forest too