We are sorry to announce that the Cycle Touring Festival 2020 has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation. The next ‘proper’ festival will take place on 28-31 May 2021.
In the meantime, we are hosting a virtual festival, over the weekend of 25-26 April 2020. See here for more information.
The focus of the 2020 festival was intended to be ‘Travel Lightly’. We had planned to feature cycling adventures closer to home, and those which avoid flying wherever possible. Cycling is the most environmentally friendly mode of transport, and we wanted to celebrate that.
2020 talks and workshops (NOW CANCELLED)
Selection only – full list was still to be confirmed when the event was cancelled.
Tales from the road
Lost Lanes North – Jack Thurston
Trans Pennine Trail – Louise & Jem Clines
Bizarre Biking – Britain’s oddest places to ride – Rob Ainsley
Exploring Andalucia – Cress Allwood
Trip planning
Flight free travel – Debs Butler
Wild camping – Pete Gostelow
Best of Britain – Anna Hughes
Great North Trail and other UK off road trails – Cycling UK
Santander to Portugal – Andrew Sykes
Forging the Oyster Wheel – Tim Boden
Touring with a dog – Lucy Goldsmith
Touring Israel & Palestine – Julian Sayerer
Toulon to Valencia with a folding bike – Frank Burns
Discovering the UK by bike with the help of the British Cycle Quest – Jacqui and Dominic Godfrey
A time of birds – Helen Moat
Thighs of Steel – Harri
Mind, body, planet
…and the aftermath is troubling – John Devoy
Keeping your back healthy on your – Stephen Lord
Shelter building – Tim Millikin
Hope and this road – Fearghal O’Nuallain
Adventure Plus – Kate Rawles
The cycling poet – Caroline Burrows
Practical workshops
Broken Spoke extravaganza on bike maintenance
Wheelbuilding (advance booking required by contacting Ghyllside Cycles)
Making your own e-zine – Abi & Lilith
Wild camping – Pete Gostelow
Ortleib repairs – Lyon Equipment
Hear from the Cicerone authors
Cycle touring kit
Family-friendly sessions
Children are welcome to any of our talks and workshops, but there will be some specific child-friendly activities going on, including a special session on bike maintenance for children, a treasure hunt and a family tent with games on offer.
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PLUS tell us your own story in the Open Mike session on Saturday night! You will have three minutes to tell us about your adventure before the bell is rung and you have to get off the stage.