Here are 12 long distance cycle routes in the UK and Ireland mostly for duration up to 4 days except for two which are full weeks. There is a mix of on and off-road, and some with both. Two are in Scotland, one in Wales and two in Ireland. The rest in England. Four are...

With people being encouraged to get back to ‘non-essential’ work when they are

unable to work from home, this is inevitably increasing passengers on the rail network, and for Londonders, the Underground and Overground particularly. 

I was asked last week by a cycling col...

Ben Eige Nature Reserve near Torridon

In June 2002 I led a group of keen cyclists up the West Coast of Scotland from Mallaig to Lochinver. This 4 day Ride in late May was fabulous. We were blessed with dry and mainly sunny weather with snow still on the tops, creating e...

Welcome to my 3rd Lockdown Blog.  You may be thinking, at last, a blog on Cycling. Surely, this being a cycling website, why so long before cycling is discussed? Well, that’s simple – in these unusual times we have been advised not to go on rides of more than say a cou...

Welcome to my second Blog whilst in Lockdown.  As you can see from the title it’s about local walks from my home in Abbots Langley- next week the blog will be about LOCAL CYCLING!

Walking has become a more popular pastime for many of us, and to follow the lock...

For many years now I have been going to a local gym 3 times a week where I do a variety of resistance work-outs including what you may regard as Pilates positions for about one hour. This has kept me strong, fit and flexible. Some but not much is aerobic so occasionall...

Cycling, hiking, running, swimming, gym – as much or as little of any or all of these under expert supervision of CycleFriendly and Everyone Active Woodside.

Make sure you check out the the agenda attached!

Saturday 29th September to Saturday 6th October 2018

We have been running the 5 day cycle ride between Dubrovnik and Split together with its islands for 6 years. We operate a fantastic unique route which can be seen in detail on the Croatia page of this web site.

We are...

Thursday 26th April to Wednesday 2nd May 2018

Do you yearn for some 20deg C bright blue skies and warm (20degC+) sunshine?  A break from the weekly grind – an opportunity to keep or get fit in wonderful surroundings and experience activities you already enjoy or ones yo...