Themed Cycling Breaks
Whether coast to coast, food and drink, history and heritage, arts and crafts, wildlife and nature, environmental art and sculptures, film and TV, family breaks, gardens and nurseries we are able to design and provide a cycling break with a theme which interest you.
The King and Queen a Henry Moore sculpture at GlenkilnJust contact us and we will work out options and respond with a price quote.
We list below some tours we already have outlined, i.e.
South of Scotland Coast to Coast
The Natural Galloway Cycling Tour
Murder Mystery Cycling Tour
The Wickerman Cycling Tour
The Wanlockhead (highest village in Scotland) Tour
All prices are based on 2 people sharing a room in a tried and tested quality 3 or 4 star B&B or hotel.
South of Scotland Coast to Coast (C2C) Cycle Tour - SOSC2C -
Cycle (self guided) from Portpatrick on the west coast (near Stranraer) across the South of Scotland through Dumfries and Galloway and The Scottish Borders regions to Berwick on Tweed - a total of 210 miles.
Cost
- from £325 p.p. (3 days) up to £545 p.p for 7 days - assuming a minimum of 4 on a tour.
SOSC2C start dates: May 21, June 11, July 9, August 13, Sept 10 and other dates by request.
Included in Cost -
Accomodation - Price is based on 2 people sharing a room in a good quality 3 or 4 star B&B. Single supplement around £10 per day, depending on accommodation used.
First night B&B in Castle Douglas - in our new 4 star standard B&B with indoor swim spa, subject to availability. Depending on the tour itinerary, other accommodation in tried and tested cycle friendly B&B's or small hotels in small towns or villages with character. Let us know if specific requests.
The first night's accommodation is usually on your arrival day, before the first full cycling day.
If early arrival, option of a free afternoon / early evening cycle to iconic Threave Castle and or Garden (NTS) just out of town.
An extra night's accommodation after your last day's cycling can be arranged if required.
Minibus Transport with bikes - from tour start point in Castle Douglas to Portpatrick and back to Castle Douglas at the end. Option for cyclists to arrive at start point by train (Stranraer) and similarly depart from Berwick on Tweed or be dropped off at Lockerbie station or Carlisle after the tour. Let us know and we can adjust the cost accordingly.
Luggage Transfer - done by ourselves, not a taxi - included in tour cost (discount if not required). Costs assume 4 travelling together on a tour - single room supplement.
Other Transport - We can pickup from bus or railway station - an extra cost e.g. £35 from Lockerbie railway station or airport for groups.
Tour Info - The tour cost includes a Welcome Meeting to go over tour maps, route features including tea rooms and pubs places and other places of interest.
Support Service - should you have any problems / really poor weather. Being a small company, we are noted for our flexible and personal service - see our customer comments.
Extra Cost -
Cycle Hire - as longer distance, from £75 p.p. for 3 day tours up to - £95 p.p, for 7 days.
South of Scotland Coast to Coast
Threave Castle with osprey nest viewing post nearby Natural Galloway Cycling Tour - TBNat1
- Visit a nature reserve, wildlife centre or other interesting nature location on each day of this 4 day tour. Price: £245 p.p.
This 4 day tour begins in Castle Douglas and heads towards the Loch Ken bird hides and the Galloway Kite Trail. The Raids Road takes you to Clatteringhshaws loch, wildlife visitor centre and tea room. An extra 8 miles takes you to the red deer range (tours) and the wild goat park before returning to stay the night in New galloway - 26 + 8 miles.
A cycle beside Loch Ken takes you to the red kite feeding station and on to a tea room break at a heritage and wildlife centre. Continue on to Kirkcudbright where the Galloway Wildlife Conservation Centre awaits - 23 miles in total.
Day 3 is a countryside route to Mersehead RSPB centre before heading through the National Scenic Area to spend the night at Kippford with National Trust land and Rough Island - accessible but not at bird nesting time - 28 miles.
Return to Castle Douglas - 21 miles or longer - an on to Threave Estate to bird hides and Threave Garden with wildlife centre and birdhide viewing area.
End the tour with a visit to Sulwath brewery in Castle Douglas!
Contact us to obtain more information on this tour.
THe Ship Inn, formerly The Anwoth, where Five Red Herrings was writtenMurder Mystery Cycling Tour - TBMM1
- read the Five Red Herrings murder mystery book set in Galloway by Dorthy L. Sayers and visit the locations. Price: £495 p.p.
This is a 7 day cycling tour following a route to 'real places' mentioned in the Five Red Herrings novel written and set in Galloway. The towns of Kirkcudbright and Gatehouse of Fleet are heavily featured with several significant countryside locations which you can visit by bicycle.
Lord Peter Wimsey is the sleuth, who was played by Ian Carmichael when the book was serialised on TV in 1976. The plot involves the artists colony in Kirkcudbright - which is still the case today as it is themed as an artists town with several art galleries.
In Gatehouse of Fleet, a National Scenic Area, the author Dorothy L. Sayers used to stay the summer months in the Anwoth Hotel, only recently re-named the Ship Inn, where she wrote much of the book. This is now an excellent quality hotel and would be an ideal location to stay during the tour.
So, as well as getting an interesting tour of Galloway by bicycle, you can follow this theme to provide an extra interest. Contact us to obtain more information on this tour.
Kirkcudbright where the Wickerman was filmedThe Wickerman Cycling Tour - WM1
- take a cycle tour around the places where the cult Wickerman movie was filmed.
Price - 3 days or longer -
from £225 p.p. self-guided,
£275 p.p. as a pre or post Wickerman Festival 3 day guided tour both including cycle hire and luggage transfer between overnight accommodation.
The early 1972 cult movie The Wickerman was mostly filmed in Dumfries and Galloway region.
Many of the film locations are still there, some looking like they were in 1972, as remarked by the star Edward Woodward where he re-vistited the Ellangowan Hotel in Creetown, the bar of The Green Man, many years later.
This gentle cycling tour allows you refresh your memory by watching the film again at your accommodation, then take a cycle tour through scenic countryside on quiet country roads with many other interesting features along the way.
The tour can be guided or self guided, last for a minimum of 3 days, and can even co-incide with the annual Wickerman Festival held each year near to our base in Castle Douglas - 20th and 21st July 2012.
Before the Festival we are offering a guided tour, with arrival on Monday 16th July, cycling on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, ready for you to attend the Festival thereafter.
Similarly, we will run a tour after the event, with B&B accommodation supplied from the Sunday night and the tour starting on the Monday.
Please contact us if you are interested in this cycling tour.
Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland Tour - WLH 1 and WLH 2 -
Visit or start at the highest village in Scotland, including lead mining museum - Two tour options - an easy / moderate one and a challenging one.
Price - WLH1 - from £245 p.p.; WLK2 - from £295 p.p.
We offer two types of tour involving Wanlockhead.
Hill Top Start Tour - for casual cyclists, involves being taken to the village and you cycle the 7 miles downhill into the Nith Valley. Your tour can continue on a cycling trip via Drumlanrig Castle back to our base in Castle Douglas, taking a minimum of 3 days.
Dalveen Challenge Tour - The other tour, for regular cyclists who like the challenge of a significant hill, includes a 45 miles circuit used in the Drumlanrig Tearfund Challenge via Dalveen pass and Wanlockhead. This tour starts in Castle Douglas and is around 50 miles a day with a minmum of 4 days duration via Newton Stewart ending back in Castle Douglas.
See more information on these tours below. More information is suppllied on booking and a Tour Information Pack is supplied at the welcome meeting at your first night's accommodation on arrival at ther tour start. Route maps and local info leaflets are included in the pack along with our suggestions on the best places to visit and also refreshment stops.
All the cycling routes have of course been selected to provide the best scenery each day between your overnight stops.
B&B accommodation in Castle Douglas.
More information to be added. Please contact for enquiries about this tour.
