25-26 April 2020 | Virtual event
The 2020 festival was held online. Much of the content is still available to view.
Want to know what the Cycle Touring Festival is like? Have a look at the programme from our most recent 'real' event, in May 2019.
Thank you so much to all those who joined us for the virtual Cycle Touring Festival. It was a fantastic weekend and I’ve had an overwhelming amount of positive feedback about the event. Most of all, huge thanks to all
We are working hard to finalise the schedule for the virtual Cycle Touring Festival and are aiming to release the final programme this weekend. We will also open bookings for live webinars then – keep an eye out for the
With a heavy heart we have taken the decision to cancel the Cycle Touring Festival 2020 (although read on for details of a virtual alternative). It seems highly unlikely that the current crisis will have calmed down by the end
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