Cycling holidays in Dorset & The New Forest

Our cycling adventures in Dorset & The New Forest are the best way to enjoy everything this beautiful and unspoilt area has to offer. In the New Forest National Park, animals may freely graze on the lowland heaths, forests and open pastureland. Many of our bike routes use the large network of woodland trails and also pass along disused railway lines - both of which provide great traffic-free cycling. Coupled with the fact that the land is relatively flat, this is an ideal destination for families. The area boasts an astonishing variety in terms of landscape: added to the forests and woodlands, there are breath taking beaches with charming brightly-coloured huts, nature reserves, coastal towns where you can ride along the cliff tops, and mile upon mile of protected rural Dorset countryside and coastline.

The region is rich with maritime history and there is lots of opportunity to do some ferry hopping between the mainland and islands. Many of our tours include a ferry ride or two. Salisbury and Stonehenge are not too far away either. These two utterly fascinating places can be reached by the attractive Avon valley and the less visited but equally delightful northern area of the New Forest National Park.


Our Dorset & The New Forest highlights

Acorn Inn Evershot

A historic inn in the cute village of Evershot, providing inspiration for Thomas Hardy and current day walkers and cyclists.

Included in our Ramble and ride in deepest Dorset holiday

Dovecote cafe

Lovely café in a walled garden in the delightful village of Moreton where TE Lawrence is buried in the churchyard.

Included in our A jaunt around Dorset holiday

Hambledon Hill

A hill fort dating to 2850 BC. One skeleton evidences a young man killed by an arrow and a single grape pip and leaf fragment indicate vine cultivation.

Included in our Ramble and ride in deepest Dorset holiday

Traffic free forest tracks

Miles of glorious traffic free pedalling along wooded tracks and disused railway lines

Included in our A traffic free Dorset jolly holiday

Bucklers Hard

On the Beaulieu River where Nelson’s war ships were built. It also has a great museum

Included in our The New Forest to the Isle of Wight holiday

Wareham

One of the few remaining Saxon walled towns in England with a quay on the river, renamed by Thomas Hardy as Anglebury after the inn he drank in.

Included in our Isles coast and the New Forest holiday


Our Dorset & The New Forest Cycling holidays


  1. A traffic free Dorset jolly

    This is about as good as it gets if you're looking for a traffic-free ride with peace and quiet in glorious gently rolling countryside. Distances…

    From £1,555

    Gentle / 6 or 7 nights / Self-guided / Dorset & The New Forest

  2. Ramble and ride in deepest Dorset

    Combining walking and cycling, this tour has it all as it leads you along the beautiful Jurassic coast into deepest Dorset, an inspiration to…

    From £2,335

    Gentle / 8 nights + / Self-guided / Dorset & The New Forest

  3. The New Forest and Stonehenge

    This is an inspiring holiday of contrasts offering some fabulous cycling in the New Forest National Park coupled with a visit to the World Heritage…

    From £1,395

    Gentle / 4 or 5 nights / Self-guided / Dorset & The New Forest

  4. Isles coast and the New Forest

    This holiday gives you a comprehensive look at the villages and estuaries of the New Forest National Park, the outstanding coast of Dorset and…

    From £2,085

    Gentle / 8 nights + / Self-guided / Dorset & The New Forest

  5. The New Forest to the Isle of Wight

    The New Forest National Park lies at the heart of this trip with its vast forests, heaths and pasture-land where deer, ponies, and pigs have…

    From £1,395

    Gentle / 4 or 5 nights / Self-guided / Dorset & The New Forest

  6. A jaunt around Dorset

    This is unspoilt Dorset at its most delightful: if you're looking for a tranquil trip, look no further. Discover expansive sandy beaches at Studland,…

    From £1,050

    Gentle / 4 or 5 nights / Self-guided / Dorset & The New Forest


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