Cycling in Yorkshire & Beyond
News | City of York | Bike Shops | Active Travel Programme | York Cycle Campaign | City Tour | Family Rides | Road Rides | Bike Rides Book | Mountain Bike Rides | Cycle Clubs | Cycle Infrastructure | Cycling Tours | Old Railways
24th September 2024: York's Transport Strategy Implementation Plan is Fizzing with Ideas
23rd September 2024: Framework for York's Movement and Place Plan
14th June 2024: 7 Points about the Cycle Improvements on Tadcaster Road York
3rd May 2024: Labour's David Skaith Elected Mayor of York & North Yorkshire
The City of York Council has official information about cycling in York.
It includes contact details for the council's Walking and Cycling Officer, a map of bike routes, and leaflets for eight short leisure rides.
Read about City of York Cycling Information.
All the bike shops in York for bike sales, servicing and repairs, and cycle hire; plus a map showing where to find each bike shop.
Find out about Bike Shops in York.
An overview of the schemes in York's Active Travel Programme, and updates as decisions are taken, consultations announced, and schemes delivered (if any, ever).
Read more about the Active Travel Programme York.
York Cycle Campaign is a volunteer-run community group that aims to be the voice for all cyclists in York. You can sign up as a member or a corporate supporter.
Their goal is for more locals and visitors to choose cycling as the most obvious and sensible way of traversing the city. The Campaign wants cycling in York to be safe, convenient, and accessible to all.
Visit the York Cycle Campaign website.
A tour of York by bike, featuring many of the most beautiful sights, and uncovering the fascinating history of the city. Cycling allows you to cover more ground more easily, and get a wider perspective as compared with a walking tour.
Read about York City Tour By Bike.
Family bike rides from York.
They include a ride from York to Beningbrough Hall, and from York to Selby via the Solar System Greenway.
Read about Family Bike Rides In York.
Road bike rides from York.
They include a loop via Selby and Church Fenton, a ride in the Howardian Hills, and a Yorkshire Wolds tour.
They are three of the road rides from Bike Rides In and Around York, to give a flavour of the rides in the book.
Read about the Road Bike Rides from York.
Bike Rides In and Around York features a historical city tour, plus family rides, road rides, and mountain bike rides.
"This book is simply a treasure trove not only of great rides but also as a travel guide to the area."
Read more about Bike Rides In and Around York.
Mountain bike rides in and near York.
They include the right bank of the Ouse from Poppleton, and mountain biking at Sutton Bank.
Read about Mountain Bike Rides in York.
The main cycle clubs in York, including York Rouleurs, Clifton Cycling Club, and York Bike Belles.
Read about York Cycle Clubs.
York cycle infrastructure reviews.
I review cycle routes in York and compare the infrastructure against the standards in LTN 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design, identifying where improvements could be made.
I joined a cycling tour of York, and found it was an excellent way to explore the city.
It's really a history tour, much like walking tours of York, but it's a more relaxing and enjoyable way of getting between the sights, and adds and extra element of fun.
Read about York Cycling Tours.
1st May 2022
When cycling in and around York, you come across disused railways - some of them now bike paths, and others gradually fading into invisibility. I thought it would be interesting to map out and find out about the old railways around York.
Read about York's Old Railways.