Bicycle Beano cycling holidays are a fine blend of delicious vegetarian cuisine, friendly groups, and brilliant cycling on the idyllic country lanes of Wales, the Welsh Borders and the South and West of England.
Bicycle Beano has been running its own unique type of holiday in Wales and rural England since 1982. "We only run holidays in areas that we know and love ourselves; areas we have explored on our own bikes. That means we can introduce you to a cyclist's paradise: peaceful lanes, ruined castles, half-forgotten villages and gorgeous scenery."
Snowdonia Beano
Tour Operator: Bicycle Beano Cycling Holidays
United Kingdom
8 days (Bike: 7 days)
Self-Guided
Prices from
Self-Guided
£ 770
Overview
Tour Operator Bicycle Beano Cycling Holidays
Dramatic coastline, beaches, lakes and mountain scenery in the Snowdonia National Park
The northwest corner of Wales is a dramatic mixture of Celtic culture and coastal spectacle, set against a backdrop of rugged mountain scenery.Some of our rides explore the gently-undulating lanes of the Lleyn Peninsula, and are rarely more than a few miles from the sea. We cycle alongside the Menai Strait through the castellated town of Caernarfon, past the broad sandy expanse of Dinas Dinlle beach, and to the 'mediterranean' seaside town of Criccieth.On other days we dip into the western edge of Snowdonia, visiting Llanberis, Beddgelert and the panoramic drovers' road to Prenteg.For 2018 we're making a few changes to the routes. If you've been before, you can expect to see a few new sights, travel some unfamiliar lanes and find a new perspective on some familiar places. Of course we've also kept the classic rides that regular Beanoers know and love.Wednesday is an optional cycle-free day: you could visit the fantasy village of Portmeirion where the cult TV series The Prisoner was filmed; go up Snowdon; cycle to a nearby beach; or laze by the clear waters of the lake. Or of course we'll have an extra ride available for you if you want to cycle every day!
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Self-Guided
£ 520
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Tour Operator Bicycle Beano Cycling Holidays
Three days of cycling in Shropshire and the Welsh border country, staying in a Georgian mansion house
The August bank holiday sees a return to an old Bicycle Beano favourite: the Grange, a Grade II-listed Georgian mansion on the edge of the small Shropshire market town of Ellesmere.The area is scattered with 'Meres' - lakes left behind by retreating Ice Age glaciers, now rich with wildlife. We spend three days exploring the canals, meres, and timeless pastures of north Shropshire in England and across the border into Wales. This is a perfect area for cycling on a bank holiday - there's very little traffic and the only tourists we see are on narrowboats.
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Self-Guided
£ 550
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Tour Operator Bicycle Beano Cycling Holidays
Three days of cycling in the Cotswold country lanes
The Cotswolds - we love it. Quiet lanes, bubbling rivers, rolling green hills, the warm, golden stone of the villages, and the big, big Cotswold sky. We lived here for years and we're delighted to have the chance to share some of our favourite parts of it with you.Following the format of our successful Somerset Beanos, this is a Weekday Beano - a midweek break starting on Monday evening and finishing after breakfast on Friday morning. In between, you get three full days of riding in some of the best cycling country Britain has to offer.