Nice area with safe family cycling

[Goodluckcharlielover]

Any reccomendations - happy with any type of accommodation inc hotel except a tent! Ideally would like near a country park/national park with safe fairly flat cycle routes or a large campsite with lodges etc. Nice villages nearby with restaurants and nice shops would be an added bonus

[serenola]

Dolgellau area. Coed y brenin cycle centre and Mawddach trail. Fantastic views!

[everpositive]

Bath - great level cycle routes new circular route nearing completion, a spot of retail therapy, gastropubs, Thermae Spa.
Something for everyone

[KarenG]

Staffordshire/Peak district around Ashbourne - Monsal, Tissington, High Peak and Manifold valley.

[Hanleyhigh]

I would second the peaks in Staffordshire - there are some lovely, safe routes, some with a gentle incline but they're not hard!

You can have great days like parking at Bakewell, cycle on the Monsal Trail and then return to Bakewell for a tart/pudding .

Tissington and High Peak are also great, I haven't done Manifold but I believe it's lovely too.

Apart from Buxton, Ashbourne and Matlock there are also loads of lovely villages.

[Goodluckcharlielover]

They sound great - as she has never really cycled on the road yet and is about to go up a bike size we probably need to stick to cycle tracks/trails for now.

[Greenshadow]

Forest of Dean

[dlady]

Clumber Park, Notts, the campsite has camping dens (wooden huts to sleep in). Or there is a hotel just down the road called the Clumber Park Hotel [funnily enough]. We live fairly nearby and go cycling loads during the spring/summer. Miles and miles of cycle rides, some by the side of quiet park roads, some through the forest.

[invicta]

Kent. - there's lots of good family cycle routes in Kent. Look at the Kent County council website for more details.

[cer100]

The Yorkshire Wolds have some great new cycle routes www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/sports/cycling-downloads.aspx See this link - the routes are signed really well and it marks cafes/loos etc .

There are lots of nice places to stay in the area

[cer100]

www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/sports/cycling-downloads.aspx

oops!

[Goodluckcharlielover]

Well we decided on Norfolk. Got a great deal at Sprowston Marriott through family so now just refining bike routes, things to visit and places to eat. If anyone has any Norfolk (nr Norwich) favourites feel free to tell about them. THanks for everyone's recommendations.

[VivaLeBeaver]

Check out the Norfolk page on sustrans. I think national cycle route no 1 passes through Norfolk. You're also quite close to Thetford forest which has nice cycling.

www.sustrans.org.uk/sustrans-near-you/east-of-england/norfolk

[lljkk]

Are you wanting somewhere you can cycle from the Marriott or you would drive a distance, unpack the bikes, cycle & cycle back to car & drive back to Marriott?