The question
Hello
We are a family of 4 people, 2 adults and 2 children aged 14 and 12.
This summer we would like to go on a cycling holiday in England. Obviously not a purely sporting trip, but a cycling trip with the possibility of spending several days in the same place.
For this we would need information on what is possible for bikepackers in the UK, if it is easy to find accommodation, if it is easy to take the train with a bike and especially find a nice route for a family.Could you give us some advice.
Thank you
L.D. family from Belgium
kind regards
The answer
The UK is a wonderful place to go cycling, especially following in the cycle tracks of Yorkshire’s 2014 Grand Départ.

Stage 1: Leeds to Harrogate
Some notable spots to stay along this route would be:
- Leeds – good train links
- Addingham
- Skipton – good train links
- Buckden
- Aysgarth
- Hawes
- Reeth
- Leyburn
- Middleham
- Masham
- Ripon
- Harrogate – good train links
Stage 2: York to Sheffield
Some notable spots to stay along this route would be:
- York – good train links
- Knaresborough
- Harrogate
- Bolton Abbey
- Keighley
- Haworth
- Hebden Bridge
- Ripponden
- Huddersfield – good train links
- Holmfirth
- Sheffield – good train links
Family-friendly traffic-free cycle paths in Yorkshire
- Barnsley to Old Moor RSPB Reserve
- Barton-upon-Humber to North Ferriby
- Harrogate to Ripley Cycle Route
- Penistone to Dunford Bridge
- Sheffield to Rotherham (via Meadowhall)
- Leeds to Saltaire
- Bradford Red Bridge Route
- Spen Valley Greenway
For more information about cycling in Yorkshire, go here.