Introduction to Bicycle Beano

Bicycle Beano cycling holidays explore the peaceful lanes of the Pembrokeshire Coast and Snowdonia national parks in Wales; and the Welsh Borders, the Vale of the White Horse, and the South Downs in England.

"We had that very rare holiday – absolutely and entirely free of hassles." – London Cyclist magazine

Each day we cycle a moderately-paced 35 to 40-mile main route, returning to the same venue each evening. Short cuts and longer detours are available on most rides, so you can choose to cycle anything from 30 to 60 miles a day depending on how you feel.

Specially designed maps and route sheets allow you to cycle at your own pace, either with a group or on your own if you prefer. We all meet up at a lunchtime hostelry; and perhaps to explore a historic site, admire a view, or go for a swim.

"Everyone cycles at their own pace, chatting, laughing, or just enjoying the sense of peace. After a day's cycling we are treated to a seemingly endless supply of vegetarian food – wholesome and filling and so delicious that the meat eaters among us don't feel we're missing a thing." – Healthy Eating magazine

Ace cooks provide delicious organic vegetarian breakfasts and evening meals. Home-grown organic fruit and vegetables, fair trade, and local produce are used as much as possible. You don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy a beano. Most of our guests aren't veggie – they keep coming back because they like our food (meat and veggie meals are available at the lunch stops).

White Horse Beano venue	Ellesmere Beano garden hammock	Snowdonia Beano venue garden

Brilliant beano venues include a medieval manor house, a Georgian mansion, and a comfortable eco centre with its own lake and the best view from a bike shed ever!

"It was the quietness that was heard most, broken only by the sound of a cow lowing or the breeze stirring the trees and the crunch of gravel under our tires." – The New York Times

Bicycle Beano's cycling holidays are suited to everybody, vegetarians and meat eaters, singles and couples, young and old. Beano means a feast, an annual holiday, and a jolly time – Bicycle Beano is all that, with a bit of cycling thrown in.