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Tarporley
One Centre
2 OR 3
NIGHTS - Gentle/Moderate/Strenuous
Stay in, or
near, the Georgian village of Tarporley, close to Beeston Castle and the
Peckforton Hills. Tarporley has a pretty High Street with good shops for
browsing and a choice of pubs and tea shops. The surrounding countryside
is great for cycling with quiet lanes and pretty villages.
Visit Beeston
Castle, the Ice Cream Farm, Delamere Forest, Shire Horse Centre and pretty villages like
Tattenhall and Bunbury with the Dysart Arms, one of the best pubs in the
area.
Can be combined with some days walking -see Tarporley
Walking Break.
Cycling distances
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Gentle 10 -15 miles,
moderate 20 -25 miles, strenuous 35 - 40
Accommodation:
Farm about 2 miles from Tarporley, Pub or Hotel in the village or Country
House Hotel about 3 miles from the village
COST: Per person
| Number
of nights |
Farm/B
& B's |
Inns/Hotels |
Country
House Hotel |
| 2 |
£155 |
£145/175 |
£225 |
| 3 |
£210 |
£205/235 |
£320 |
| Single
supp/night |
£10
- £15 |
£25 |
£35 |
Child Discounts
- (Children sharing with 2 adults) Under 2 -
free, under 4 - 80%, Under 12 - 50% and 12 to 16 - 25%
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This cycling holiday includes
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- Overnight
B & B accommodation
- Detailed routes, maps,
background
information
- Quality bikes
(discount available of you prefer to bring your own)
- Helmets and tool
kit, puncture resistant tyres
- Full support and
back-up should you need help
- Car
parking or transfer to and from
nearest station
Nearest station -
Hartford, near Northwich or Chester
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ITINERARY
First Day - Arrive
at accommodation from lunchtime. We meet you when you arrive to deliver
bikes and adjust them to make sure they are comfortable. Day
2 and 3 - Circular ride choices Last
Day - Check out of your room. You can leave your car and then circular
ride for that day. We will meet you back at the accommodation at an agreed
time to collect the bikes. Circular
ride options We
have a number of rides for each distance including
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Beeston Castle,
worth a visit, with views across 8 counties on a clear day. Go through
Bunbury village (small detour takes you to working water mill and
staircase locks on the canal). There is also the excellent Dysart Arms
!. - Gentle, Moderate and Strenuous routes
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Little Budworth
Common, Shire Horse Centre and Budworth village - Gentle
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Delamere Forest
with some gentle traffic free cycle trails, some hills to get to the
forest. Also visit Shire Horse Centre and Kelsall with the lovely Boot
Inn - Moderate or Strenuous
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Hockenhull Platts
nature reserve and Tarvin. - Moderate. Strenuous route includes
Chester
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Bunbury, Wrenbury
and Marbury Mere - Strenuous
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Bunbury village,
canal and Dysart Arms - Gentle
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If you are coming
by train there is an option to cycle to Chester on last day, and have a
look around, and we can meet you at the station with your luggage and to
collect the bikes - Gentle or moderate
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