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Cycling in Cornwall Tour
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Cornwall is very much a holiday county with beaches, famous Cornish pasties, pirates, shipwrecks and the roaring sea. A cycling tour in Cornwall is a spectacular way to explore this part of England at the perfect pace, and this bike tour is so much more. Expect a journey through a varying landscape of inland heaths and downs, rolling hills and tumbling coastlines.

There are sheltered coves and beautiful rivers, castles and gardens to visit, some flat trails away from the traffic and then some hilly minor road routes. Cyclists for this ride need to be fairly fit. The daily rides are not designed to allow you time to explore and enjoy this stunning part of England. This allows plenty of time to see Cornwall the way that you want to!

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Cycling in Cornwall Tour

Cycle along the coast of Cornwall with your group only
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9 days from $1,425USD
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Duration
9 days
Season
Apr-Oct
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Self-Guided Cycling Tour in Cornwall 1
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Cornwall is very much a holiday county with beaches, famous Cornish pasties, pirates, shipwrecks and the roaring sea. A cycling tour in Cornwall is a spectacular way to explore this part of England at the perfect pace, and this bike tour is so much more. Expect a journey through a varying landscape of inland heaths and downs, rolling hills and tumbling coastlines.

There are sheltered coves and beautiful rivers, castles and gardens to visit, some flat trails away from the traffic and then some hilly minor road routes. Cyclists for this ride need to be fairly fit. The daily rides are not designed to allow you time to explore and enjoy this stunning part of England. This allows plenty of time to see Cornwall the way that you want to!

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Trip highlights

Ride your bike along the beautiful Cornish coast on your own pace

Visit numerous sandy beaches along your biking route

Explore small historic towns of Southern England, such as St Ives, Padstow and Porthleven

Travel with your group only with all the logistics being taken care for you

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Day 1
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Arrival in Padstow
Make your own way to Padstow. The town is named after St. Petroc who came here circa A.D 500. The church of St Petroc is one of a group of three said to have been founded by the Saint. It is quite large and mostly of 13th and 14th century date. The old harbour usually has a nice ensemble of boats including the old pilot vessels. Nice pub fayre and a Rick Stein restaurant. Accommodation: Our accommodation dates back to the 14th century and is the oldest inn in town. It has an open fire and parquet flooring. All rooms are ensuite. Alternatively, we stay in a 4 star guesthouse just outside of Padstow easily reached by local bus.
Distance None
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in Padstow
Included Meals None
Day 2
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Cycle to Perranporth
If you are hiring bikes, the bike hire shop opens from 9.00 am, so after breakfast, make your way there to collect and check out your steed before pedalling off southwards on roads close to the coast. From Padstow, cycle along the coast past Mawgan Porth and Watergate Bay. Passing by the surfing beaches and town of Newquay and follow coastal lanes to the village of Crantock with its pretty church and round garden, before arriving at Perranporth. It is believed that Saint Piran founded a church at Perranzabuloe near Perranporth in the seventh century. Buried under sand for many centuries, it was unearthed early in the twentieth century, but again left to the mercy of the sands in the 1970s. Otherwise this is a pretty small resort with a very long 3-mile beach, sea stacks and shrieking gulls. The ride between Padstow and Newquay can be very busy in summer, and instead you can do an inland route which goes through St Columb Major. Adding 12 km/7.5 miles to the day’s total, but it is faster and flatter.
Distance 40.5km
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in Perranporth
Included Meals Breakfast
Day 3
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Cycle to St Ives
The ride today passes many old tin mine workings riding to the village of St.Agnes, there are then a couple of steep descents and ascents into the bays at Porthtreath and Porthtowan, before rolling along the coast road towards Hayle with a possible stop at Godvrey Head. Skirting the Hayle Estuary, which is noted for its seabirds and waders, you then roll past beautiful Carbis Bay to reach the town of St Ives. This dates to AD460, when the missionary St. Ia, daughter of an Irish chieftain, landed here and gave her name to the settlement. Protected from Atlantic storms, St Ives was once the most important fishing port in Cornwall, but like elsewhere on the surrounding coast, by the beginning of the 20th century, the fish stocks became depleted, and the fishing fleet largely disappeared. However as early as 1811 Turner visited to paint the seascapes and by the late 1880s there were several artists installed and the town became famous for its vibrant artists’ colony. This perhaps reached its peak during the late 1940s and the 1950s. Today their work can be seen in the St Ives Tate Gallery, the Barbara Hepworth Museum and the Bernard Leach Gallery.
Distance 41km
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in St Ives
Included Meals Breakfast
Day 4
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Cycle to Penzance
Cycling steeply out of St. Ives, the roads take you along a classic Cornish scenery of small farms with ancient drystone walls, mine engine houses and chimneys. You could stop for a coffee in the attractive village of Zennor, famous for its mermaid legend. You could take the road out to Cape Cornwall then check out the landscape, visit the tin mining museum at Geevor or continue on perhaps having a snack at the old village of St. Just before visiting Land’s End. Have an ice cream at ‘The First and The Last ‘ store. This is England’s most westerly point, it is possible to see the Isles of Scilly on a clear day. Then you’ll head east through Treen, passing some ancient remains, and through the semi tropical valley at Lamorna. The route runs down the coast to Mousehole (pron’Mowzl’), another picture postcard village, with a history of pilchard fishing and now has a small artists community. You then pedal through Newlyn and into Penzance. This has a number of attractions including some Georgian and Regency housing, the exuberant Egyptian House, Maritime Museum and National Lighthouse Museum. Before Treen you can take a little detour to Porthcurno which is home to the Minack Theatre, dramatically situated and built by Rowena Cade - a unique place where the auditorium and stage are carved into the cliff above the sea, and above a wonderful bay.
Distance 58km
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in Penzance
Included Meals Breakfast
Day 5
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Cycle to Porthleven
A short day allowing you the opportunity to explore Penzance or spend some time relaxing on the beach. From Penzance there is a flattish but dramatic ride around Mounts Bay with views over to St.<br />Michael’s Mount. With its tidal causeway. You maybe able to fit a visit in with the tide times. The road then goes inland before you reach Porthleven, another charming fishing village, whose harbour is closed by wooden baulks during storms with good restaurants and a couple of nice pubs. You can enjoy fine seafood at the inn or venture along the quay to a famous seafood restaurant. Accommodation: We stay in a 4 star Inn by the quayside with old stone flags on the floor and oak beams and wood paneling in profusion. The bar retains the ambience of an old fisherman’s pub, and offers friendly service in traditional surroundings. If you are there on a Saturday there will often be entertainment as well.
Distance 30km
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in Porthleven
Included Meals Breakfast
Day 6
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Cycle to Falmouth
Pedal out inland to cross Lizard Point avoiding the steepest coastal hills you pass the heath of Goonhilly Down to St Keverne to view its pleasant village square and remarkable churchyard where over 400 shipwreck victims of the nearby Manacle Reef are buried. Continue to Helford and round the pretty villages that surround the Helford River. Frenchmans Creek here was made famous by the writer Daphne Du Maurier. Here you need to take a ferry across the Helford River. On the other side you could drop into the famous Trebah Gardens, before continuing through to the pretty cove at Swanpool for a coffee or an icecream. Finally you roll into Falmouth, home to the world’s third largest natural harbour and the National Maritime Museum.
Distance 55.3km
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in Falmouth
Included Meals Breakfast
Day 7
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Cycle to Charlestown
You start with a ferry ride from Falmouth to St. Mawes, a remote pleasant little yachting harbour at the end of the Roseland Peninsula, which boasts a clover leaf castle built by Henry VIII in 1542. Today is hilly as you visit various attractive coves on the route, you are cycling across the pretty Roseland Peninsular passing through Veryan (with its round houses) Portloe and Portholland before rolling past Caerhays Castle and beaches. Then along country lanes with some steep hills to the old fishing and smuggling village of Mevagissey. The hilly route continues to your overnight stop in Charlestown. This attractive old port was used as a location for filming Poldark and Jane Austin’s Persuasion. Usually there is at least one square ridded vessel being worked on in the old dock, which gives the place an old fashion air. There is also a shipwreck museum. Today or tomorrow you could visit the Eden Project, a biosphere reserve with tropical gardens.
Distance 42km
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in Charlestown
Included Meals Breakfast
Day 8
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Cycle to Padstow
Heading towards the Eden Project, in the old China Clay pits, you avoid the busiest roads, to ascend the quiet lane through Tregrehan Mills to join a rough track that goes to the project. At a junction if you want you can do an excursion off along the Clay Trails, a landscape well known for its clay tips and pits, created by the 250 year old clay mining industry. This striking and dramatic scenery, visible from distances of many miles. You can ride them, passing the Eden Project and then into the beautiful UNESCO ‘World Heritage Site’ valley before the pretty village of Luxulyan. Then onto Bodmin which has an 18th century gaol where you could break for lunch passing the Bodmin &amp; Wenford Railway, where steam locomotives are still chugging away. Leaving Bodmin, your tour ends with a gentle cycle along the Camel Trail. Following the river towards Padstow and you have now completed the loop.
Distance 43.8km
Overnight Location Hotel/BB in Padstow
Included Meals Breakfast
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Departure
The trip ends after breakfast when you depart the accommodation.
Distance None
Overnight Location None
Included Meals Breakfast

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DatesSolo TravellerSingle Room (2+)Double/Twin Room
Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025$2,995USD$2,750USD$1,695USD
May 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025$3,125USD$2,895USD$1,775USD
Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025$2,995USD$2,750USD$1,695USD
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Hybrid bike rental:$250USD
E-bike rental:$375USD
*Please note that the prices depend on the size of your group
What’s included

Meals

8 breakfasts are included.

Accommodations

Accommodations for 8 nights are included.

Transportation during the Tour

This tour includes luggage transfers for your luggage; however, you are in charge of any personal transfers needed.

Also Included

  • Detailed documents, guides, route maps, and GPX tracks
  • Emergency telephone support hotline for the duration of the tour
  • Pre-planned route

Not included

  • Flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Visas if required
  • Meals, drinks, or snacks not previously mentioned
  • Guide services
  • Tourist hotel tax, payable each night at hotel
  • Airport transfers
  • Gratuities for drivers, servers, or other staff if desired
  • Bike rental

Optional Extras

  • Bike rental
  • Single occupancy upgrades

Accommodation for Cycling in Cornwall Tour

There is a variety of accommodation along the route ranging from bed and breakfasts, lodges, pubs and small hotels. They are run by cycling-friendly hosts offering en-suite or private facility rooms with a tasty breakfast to get you ready for the day ahead. Further facilities such as washing and drying facilities, packed lunches and packed lunches are available in some accommodations, you will be advised on your listing of what is available.

In some cases, the accommodation listed below may need to be substituted for other comparable accommodations.

Single Rooms and Solo Travellers
Rooms are double occupancy. You can pay a supplement to have a private room in a hotel where possible. Solo travellers may be required to pay a supplement.

Frequently asked questions

How hard is the Cycling in Cornwall Tour?

We rate this tour as a 3 / 5. Expect to be cycling daily between 26 and 53km on undulating to hilly terrain. The cycling is on low traffic side roads and cycleways. This tour is suitable for adults of all ages and fitness levels but not for children under 13 years of age. The accent is on keeping a relaxed pace to take in all of the attractions, with time to stop and take photos. You will need a reasonable level of fitness to participate fully in this adventure.

I’ve never been on a self-guided trip! How does it work?

Self-guided travelling is not difficult! For many, it is a preferred type of travel, since you are in charge of your own time and pace. You are provided with all the information you’ll need to follow the route each day and often have access to phone support or other kinds of assistance. However, self-guided travelling requires good navigation skills and those who don’t feel confident in unknown places should consider booking guided tours.

Do I need a visa to travel to England?

Check with your local country about visa requirements. You could also try this website, though you should verify with your government.

Are meals included on the Cycling in Cornwall Tour?

8 breakfasts are included.

Do I need insurance?

Yes, it is mandatory to have health and medical insurance to join this trip, and your insurance should cover cycling. Get your travel insurance.

How do I get to Padstow to start this tour?

You can get to Padstow from London (and connecting places in between including Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol) by train to Bodmin Parkway then connecting bus. Then its a short taxi to your guesthouse. Overnight trains are also possible. See www.nationalrail.co.uk. You can also fly to Newquay Airport (though a limited range of flights) and then take a coach or taxi to Padstow.

Where does the Cycling in Cornwall Tour end?

The tour ends where it starts, in Padstow.

Can I rent a bike?

Yes, you can rent a bike during the booking process.

Can I bring my own bike?

Yes. If you bring your own bike, it should be a road bike suitable for the demands of the tour. If you are bringing your own bike, make sure to include it in any public transport tickets you reserve.

Do I need special vaccines to travel to England?

Check with your family doctor.

Are there any travel restrictions for England?

Please check with your local government about travel restrictions before you book your tour. This map from the US Department of State provides an overview of the current status in countries around the globe. The UK‘s Foreign Office and Government of Canada also provide advice on foreign travel. Note that the travel advice may change depending on your nationality.

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