Cycle Facilities

Taking your bike on the train

National Express Railways has bicycle facilities on many of its trains including those on the East Coast Line; the stations have bike racks and there are lockers at Ipswich. National Express Railway even offers a bicycle rescue service in Suffolk.

Cycle Hire

There are a number of cycle hire shops throughout Suffolk.
Cycling in Suffolk
Bike Art
High Lodge Forest Centre, Thetford Forest
Tel: 01842 810090

Alton Cycle Hire
Alton Reservoir, Stutton, nr. Ipswich
Tel: 01473 328873

Bicycle Doctor & Hire Service
Ipswich
Tel: 01473 259853

Electric Bike Hire 
Electrically assisted cycles with a network of recharging stops between Woodbridge and Southwold
Tel: 0845 602 6652

Byways Bicycles
Darsham, Saxmundham
Tel: 01728 668764

Outney Meadow Caravan Park
Bungay
Tel: 01986 892338

Cedar Cycles
Beccles
Tel: 01502 675473

Streetlife
Lowestoft
Tel: 01502 585968

Guided Cycle Tours

Suffolk Cycle Breaks have been offering self-guided cycling tours in Suffolk since 1991. They offer a chance to discover the more subtle charms of the Suffolk countryside at your own pace through the beautiful countryside captured by Constable and Gainsborough and see miles of unspoilt coastline.
Tel: 01449 721555

Pink Sky arranges cycle rides for women of all ages and cycling abilities in the Suffolk countryside.
Wickham Market.Cyclists Welcome
Tel: 0770 8976236

UK Cycle Holidays believe responsible tourism must also be fun, relaxing and rewarding and have taken great care to produce cycle routes with a wealth of interesting things to do. Tel: 01379 644818.

Cyclist Welcome Scheme

VisitEngland, the national tourist board for England, operates an excellent scheme for accommodation called Cyclists Welcome. B&Bs, self-catering properties and hotels that carry the Cyclists Welcome logo offer extra facilities for guests on a cycling holiday.

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