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. 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. 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. Back to Cycling >