INSIDER TIPS

STOP FOR CAKES Forest Cafe

This is a local club favourite offering super cakes, meals and beer amid walking trails. It has outside tables and is open seven days a week. Where Salcey Forest NN7 2HX

GET SPARE TUBES Corley Cycles

A friendly, wellstocked shop on the north-west edge of town, services include repairs, plus parts, gear and bikes for sale. Closed Sundays. Where Milton Keynes MK12 6HS

FANCY A PINT? George and Dragon

A cyclists’ favourite on the village green that even provides track pumps. Take a seat in the courtyard for real ale and good food. Closed Mondays.

Where Quainton HP22 4AR

BIKE HIRE Santander Bike Scheme

40 docking stations all round town, with 300 bikes. Register online ( santandercyclesmk. co.uk) then hire a sturdy bike for £1 per 30 minutes. Where Milton Keynes

GET ABOUT The Redway

Avoid Milton Keynes’s nasty, car-centric roads. Use this comprehensive network of car-free cycle paths, like the Netherlands… ish. Where Milton Keynes