The best bike adventures!

Calling all cycling fans, we’ve some great breaks for you – at home and abroad

ROYAL DAY OUT

For a bike ride fit for a queen, take a historical tour through Windsor. You’ll be met at the station, before riding a flat eight miles through the Thames Valley and stopping off for a cuppa and cake at the Tudor mansion, Dorney Court, before ending up at Windsor Castle. Tours run Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, March-October, and last three hours. £25pp including bike hire. Call 07768 310005, or visit www.liquidhistorytours.com

Bike away the calories

Calling all chocoholics! Here’s a way to indulge without guilt – a selfguided cycling tour of the Chilterns followed by a chocolate-making workshop. Start the weekend by exploring the countryside on two wheels, before taking a class at Rumsey’s where you’ll make your own chocolate figurine (and enjoy a drink of hot chocolate). The two-night tour starts from £385pp including accommodation in a Grade I-listed boutique hotel, hybrid bike hire, local host, daily breakfast and an adventure handbook. Cycling is 20 miles in total. Call 01296 631671, or visit www.the-cartercompany.com

A bicycle made for two

For a romantic day out with a difference, hire a tandem in Bristol. It’s known as the UK’s first designated ‘cycling city’ for a reason, as you’ll discover when you explore the pretty 13-mile Bristol to Bath path along a disused railway line. Tandems cost £40 for a half day or £65 for a full day. Call 07470 311592, or visit www.bristoltandemhire.co.uk