Galloway Cycling – bike tours and cycling holidays in south west Scotland

Cycling Holidays and Bike Tours in Scotland UK

As a smaller cycling tour company we can provide a more personal service. Use our knowledge and expertise of the celebrated cycling region of Dumfries and Galloway to enjoy one of Scotland’s most scenic and fascinating landscapes.

2 and 3 day Cycling Tours

Ideal for those on a first-time cycling holiday or with only a few days to spare for a weekend or short midweek break. Based from Castle Douglas 'food town' with the option of up to another two overnight stop places for the 3 day tours (3 nights accommodation). A coastal National Scenic Area, Kirkcudbright artist' town and Loch Ken with Galloway Kite Trail are all day tour options.

2 / 3 day short cycling breaks >>>

6 day, 7 day and longer Tours

These are the most popular tours with enough cycling days to get a varied and interesting experience of Dumfries and Galloway. Tours can have different daily average cycling distances. The region has over 100 miles of coast, farming countryside, the Galloway Forest Park and Galloway Hills for a diverse cycling landscape with a variety of small towns and villages. We can arrange tours to suit your requirements.

Weeklong cycling breaks >>>

Scotland to N. Ireland Tours

New for 2010, we have joined with colleagues in N. Ireland to offer 'Scotland and N. Ireland Cycling Breaks'. These tours involve cycling in Scotland to the ferry to Belfast, a tour of N. Ireland, and a return to our base in Scotland by a different route.
We can also arrange a guided day or longer 'Experience Edinburgh by Bicycle'.
We are happy to provide advice or assistance about an 'Edinburgh or Glasgow City Break' before or after your cycling tour with us.

Belfast Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow >>>

4 and 5 day Tours

Enjoy a longer stay with different places for overnight stops. Suitable for a long weekend or a Monday to Friday midweek break. We have a selection of routes with different characteristics using quiet country roads or cycle tracks with spectacular diverse scenery and places of interest to stop and see along the way. Pictureque New Abbey, Gatehouse of Fleet and The Glenkens are all on tour options.

4/5 day cycling breaks >>>

Themed Breaks

Using our extensive knowledge of the area, we are able to arrange cycling tours with specific themes e.g. Tours to Gardens, Castles, Museums, Nature Reserves. Tours with Top Quality Accommodation and the Best Restaurants at night or with Tea Rooms or Pub Lunch Tours during daytime are also options. We can design themed cycling tours on request or link with other activities.

Themed Breaks >>>

Others Activities and Breaks

Mountain biking - We are situated at the centre of 5 the 7 Stanes mountain biking Trails. We can combine breaks with cycling, walking or other activities in our area.
Walking Holidays in Galloway - We can design walking breaks to suit your requirements. See 'Galloway Holidays' at top.
Car Touring in Galloway - We can arrange breaks in Dumfries and Galloway to include accommodation, visiting sites of interest and even some walking or cycling if desired.

Other Activities and Breaks >>>

We are a wee bit different from larger cycle holiday companies in the UK in that we are able to offer a personalised service at no extra cost.

We personally meet all our customers on arrival either at the railway station pickup or at your first nights accommodation.

We take time to go over your tour information pack with you at your accommodation and answer any questions you may have about your tour.

We provide a support service should any problems occur during your tour. With our self-guided tours we normally see you along the way when we do our luggage transfers (securely done by us, not by taxi service) - and take your photo to send to you later!

Our hybrid cycles are regularly serviced. We provide cycle computers, rack bags and other equipment at no extra cost.

We work with tried and tested accommodation of various standards - from hostels, B&B's to quality hotels.

We are happy to receive an enquiry from you to discuss your bike tour requirements or you can choose a cycling holiday from our menu list.

QUICK TOUR EXAMPLES WITH COSTS TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA

We can arrange a cycling break to suit all tastes.

Here are three examples.

1. YOUR FIRST CYCLING HOLIDAY? - try a weekend or midweek relaxing cycling break - of around 15 to 20 miles a day - using quiet country roads - visiting small towns and villages - featured places of interest - comfortable B&B accomodation - recommended tea rooms, pubs and restaurants for evening meals.
2/3 days - from £100 /£140p.p. Cycle hire (£10 per day) - Luggage transfer - from £15 p.p.

2. OCCASIONAL CYCLISTS - looking to experience the best bits of Dumfries and Galloway at close quarters on a bike using our extensive knowledge - around 20 to 30 miles a day - maybe 3 ,4 or 5 days cycling - allows you to see more of the area in a large circular route with linear routes each day - coastal, countryside and upland routes, also parts of the signposted National Cycle Route and National Byways Cycle Routes - different accommodation most nights - maybe with a mid tour rest day or shorter circular tour - again comfortable accommodation arranged to suit your budget and evening facilities suggested.
4/5/6 days - from £195/£240/£275 p.p. Cycle hire - from £10 per day Luggage transfer - from £40/£45/£55 p.p.

3. REGULAR CYCLISTS - for a week-long cycling holiday - around 25 up to 40 miles a day or longer - covering this distance allows scope for much of the region to be experienced - can cover where the pedal cycle was invented in 1839; Bladnoch whisky distillery; Sulwath brewery; ice cream farm and several visitor centres; castles, nature reserves and interesting towns and villages. Different route options to suit your interests - just let us know. We know of local summer community events you could visit on passing. Accommodation arranged to suit your requirements.
7 days - from £310 p.p. Cycle hire - from £10 per day Luggage transfer - from £50 p.p.

Transport Here - We can help with directions to get here - and even pickup from Lockerbie railway station - 1 hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh and under 4 hours from London. £30 each way assuming 2 sharing.

We are always happy to respond to enquires.

Simply Contact us with your cycling break requirements and we will put together some tour suggestions.