Cycle Touring Festival

For the next festival, we are focussing particularly on adventures close to home.   The climate emergency we are facing in the world means it is becoming increasingly hard to justify frequent flying.  The bicycle offers a perfect low-carbon means

Thanks to all those who responded to the survey questionnaire about the 2019 festival. In general, feedback was overwhelmingly positive and we are so glad people enjoyed the event. A lot of hard work goes into it and giving up

At the Cycle Touring Festival in 2019, we ran a camp stove cookery session. We asked participants to contribute their recipe ideas and tips. Here are the crowd-sourced recipes we collected. 1) Ziplock bag omlette roll Put eggs in a

At the Cycle Touring Festival in 2019, we ran a camp stove cookery session. We asked participants to contribute their recipe ideas and tips. Here are the tips people contributed. The next blog post will be the recipes. 1. Carry

Festival regular, John Metcalfe, is planning to ride to the festival from Kendal and is inviting you to join him. Here are the key details: Meet: 10am, Friday 24 May 2019 at Oxenholme Station or at John’s house, 4 miles

The festival weekend is the beginning of half term for many people, which means traffic can be terrible. In previous years, there have been horror stories of people stuck on the M6 for 10 hours. Why not avoid all this,

We really believe the Cycle Touring Festival is different. Unlike other festivals, we don’t have rows of stalls selling you stuff. Our focus is on stories and practical workshops. If you want to buy stuff, you can go to a

Looking for a Christmas present for the cyclist in your life? Consider buying them a ticket to the only festival in the UK which is dedicated to cycle touring. The dates are 24 – 27 May 2019 and it will

We have announced the full programme of events for the 2018 Cycle Touring Festival. Click here to download the programme The itinerary is as ram-packed as ever, and you can’t go every session, so now is your chance to start

For the last two festivals we have had the pleasure of showcasing a wide range of cycling films that have entertained, educated and inspired us. From documenting epic solo adventures down the length of the Americas to a few days