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 7 Day Luxury Cycling Holiday

 Daily Cycling Distances 15 - 39 miles

 Total distance  161 miles

Accommodation

  • One night in a very nice old Manor House.
  • Three nights in beautiful romantic 13 century Moated Castles.
  • One night in a hotel which has been built into the old city walls, originally built in the 14th century.
  • One night in a converted convent (4 Star Hotel)

Itinerary:

Day 1. You are met at the airport and escorted to our  base hotel the Steverburg. After you have been shown your rooms at the hotel, you will be introduced to the bikes and we will go through our routes with you, explaining the cycling system and give you all the detailed information you will need during your tour.

First Hotel web site ( www.steverburg.de  )

Day 2. 26 miles or 39 miles. After your buffet breakfast you head down the Baumberger foothills towards Velen. Passing through Nottuln and meandering through peaceful countryside until you reach Velen where you will stay in a romantic 13th century moated castle.

Day 3.   15 miles. Today’s tour takes you past the beautiful moated castle in Gemen, through the forest and onto the small town of Oeding where you will stay in a hotel which has been built around the old city walls. Your room is actually one of the rooms of the old walls watchtowers originally built in the 14th century.

Day 4   . 26 miles. After breakfast buffet, the day’s tour takes you to Anholt. Cycling through a rural landscape filled with scented flowers, fields of maze and forests. You will be led to the very imposing 13th century castle of Anholt where you will spend the night in absolute luxury.

Day 5. 24 miles. After spending the night enjoying the luxury of castle Anholt, your tour takes you along the river Aa passing the city of Bocholt. You then cycle through typical Westfalian countryside which is a beautiful combination of open fields and woods, sometimes looking as if it had been intentionally landscaped into a English country garden..

Day 6. 28 miles Todays tour takes you through Rasefeld where you will see the old castle and Medieval observatory. The tour is completely flat and takes you through beautiful countryside passing fields of wild flowers and giving you frequent opportunities to take light refreshments in one of the many “Beergartens” which are dotted along the route At the end of the day you can relax and enjoy the comfort of schloss Velen, one of the best addresses in Geramny.

Day 7. 29 miles. On the seventh day you head back towards Nottuln passing through two picturesque  market towns of Darfeld and Billerbeck. On this route you will cycle through stunning scenery and very quite and peaceful countryside.

The price per Person is :    £499

  • Hotel B&B.
  • Bike Hire, including a satellite navigation system
  • Baggage Transfer.
  • Maps and Detailed Routes.
  • Back up Assistance if required.

Additional costs:

  • Half Board:              £120 per person
  • Airport transfer:        £69 each way

On this tour it is possible to combine a bike ride with a paddle in a canoe. Canoeing on very quite picturesque rivers, you can take your time enjoying the peaceful countryside while the river slowly takes you to your next destination. Your bike is then transported for you and will be waiting for you at the end of your river passage. In addition to this it is also possible on some routes to realise a once in a lifetime trip in a hot air balloon.

Optional Extras per person on this tour

  • £20 per day for Canoeing.
  • £200 per trip in a Hot Air Balloon.

We recommend the following “Budget Airlines” and connections:

  • From Stansted to Duss/Niederrheine:       Ryanair (web site www.ryanair.com )
  • From Gatwick to Cologne:                   Easjet ( web site www.easyjet.com )
  • From Manchester to Cologne:                 HLX (web site  www.hlx.com )
  • From Liverpool to Cologne:                     Easyjet ( web site www.easyjet.com )
  • From Glasgow to Duss/Niederrheine: Ryanair  (web site www.ryanair.com )
  • From Shanon to Duss/Niederrheine: Ryanair  ( web site www.ryanair.com)

Prices are based on 2 people sharing a double room. Single supplements will apply. All bookings are subject to availability and confirmation.


Countryside Castles Cycling Holidays
Ahornweg 68a
48301 Nottuln
Germany
Tel: 0049-2509-994855
Fax: 0049-2509-994854
email: mbradbury@countrysidecastles.com

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