Cycling
Status:Active, full but can join waiting list
Group leader:
Group email: Cycling group
When: Fortnightly on Friday all day
2nd and 4th Friday of the month, March to November

We ride a wide variety of bikes and enjoy social cycling. Our monthly rides are usually between 25 and 35 miles, mainly on quiet country lanes or cycle paths. Rides are weather dependent and are led by one of our members. We aim to offer a variety of rides from moderate to challenging and usually stop for a pub lunch.

Rides include the Cotswolds, Slimbridge, Forest of Dean, Raglan and Cross Ash, Tintern and the Wye Valley, and the Gwent Levels.

The Cycling Group is currently full, as we have as many members as we can comfortably accommodate on our rides. However, if you are interested in joining this friendly, sociable group please contact the group leader to register your interest and to be added to the waiting list.

There is also a Cycling Easy Riders group led by Gary and Lynne Lewis which usually meets on the third Friday of the month.  They are welcoming new members.

For our main group ride programme, we meet on the second and fourth Fridays of the month, commencing in March through to November (weather permitting). We occasionally arrange a few rides over the winter, but these are ad hoc and weather dependent so please keep an eye on the web page and your emails for updates.Where possible our rides use dedicated cycle paths or quiet country lanes around our local area but we also venture further afield. The group meets at the start point of the ride and a coffee and lunch stop are made – either a picnic or at a cafe or pub. If you require any further information on the planned rides please contact the group leader or ride leader.

We have found that fifteen riders works well for us as a maximum group size on our rides. If we have more riders we sometimes use the option of splitting into two groups. Members wishing to join a group ride must contact the group leader by 6pm on the Monday prior to the ride to let him or her know. Places on a ride will be allocated on a ‘first come first served basis’. Please do not turn up on the day without having done so.

We have undertaken four multi-day rides – completing the Devon Coast to Coast route in 2017, the Radnor Ring in 2018, the eastern half of the West Country Way in 2019 and Shrewsbury to Chepstow in September 2022.

Cycle helmets must be worn on our group rides  If you cannot wear a helmet for any reason, please discuss with the Group Leader

Forthcoming events

Fri 4th September 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Date: 4 September Start Time: 10:00 ready to ride Start from: Lay-by nr Westbury Court Gardens, GL14 1PD, W3W ///morphing.chainsaw.dividers Distance: ~48km (~30 miles) Ascent: ~610m (~2,000 ft) Bike type: […]
Cost: No cost
Booking Required
Fri 18th September 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Date: 18 September Start Time: 09:30 ready to ride Start from: Bridge Street Car Park, Ledbury, HR8 2AJ; W3W ///prancing.assurance.keys (nearest toilets are a 5 min walk away on Bye […]
Cost: No cost
Booking Required
Fri 2nd October 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Details to follow
Cost: No cost
Booking Required
Fri 16th October 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
-, Outing
Details to follow
Cost: No cost
Booking Required
Fri 30th October 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
-, Outing
Details to follow
Cost: No cost
Booking Required
Fri 11th December 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
-, Outing
Details to follow
Cost: No cost
Booking Required