CYCLE RETREATS TOUR - LEJOG
Land's End to John O'Groats - UK Tour In Style
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Land's End to John O'Groats... this is going to be one of the biggest achievements you are ever likely to accomplish and Cycle Retreats will guarantee you do it in style! Our goal is to guide and support a fun and enjoyable tour, making sure we create many memorable moments thrown in with a few laughs along the way!
The challenge that awaits you is to be taken over 12 days of epic cycling and is around 1000 miles in distance, over some of the most stunning landscapes the UK has to offer.
This is a real bucket list tour for cyclists worldwide and what better way than to take on this challenge than with a 5 star support team behind you. The Cycle Retreats team offer you a fully guided and supported cycling tour, led by experienced guides.
Our specialists pride themselves in taking good care of everything, so you only have to concentrate on pushing the pedals. We'll even carry your luggage and feed you on the way!
The Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle tour conjures up a variety of images, an escapade, a challenge, hard work, a puncture or two, stunning scenery, and a tremendous sense of achievement.
LEJOG has become a firm favourite with the many cyclists. Every cyclist navigates the length of the British Isles and experience tells us that the best way to ride the length of the country; is from the southwest to the northeast. The rationale behind this choice revolves around wind and transport. The prevailing wind blows from the southwest and the transport connections work best when returning from the northeast of Scotland.
During the ride, aim to keep you away from busy roads wherever possible. Whilst riding you will see some of the most spectacular countryside and experience exhilarating cycling.
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What's included in your package
- 12 nights accommodation on twin shared basis
- Breakfast
- Lunch provided in sheltered accommodation with toilet facilities
- Morning and afternoon feed stations
- Final night Gala Dinner
- Full board options (see pricing)
- Training plan
- Qualified tour guides, all first aid trained
- Pre Ride bike mechanic course with access to video tutorials
- Bike Mechanic on site
- Support vehicles
- Route support cards
- Full GPX files
- All luggage transported daily
- Daily briefings of the route ahead
- Transport from John O'Groats to Inverness
- Iconic Cycle Retreats limited edition LEJOG jersey and medal
Getting your bike to Land's End & home again
Bike Transfer is free of charge
Bring your bike to and collect if from a northern location to be confirmed.
No need to dismantle, we'll take if fully assembled and secure it safely in the support vehicle.
Full details will be given nearer to the time.
Please note: Arriving into Penzance we understand can be tricky so we are putting on some local collection services and one from Newquay also, please ask about these for more information.
Getting to Penzance
By Car
The M5 will take you as far as Exeter, there you can join the A30 which will take you all the way to Penzance.
By Train
There are frequent trains from London Paddington to Penzance and via numerous connections from the North such as Reading,
By Air
You can fly to Cornwall by taking a flight from London to Newquay Airport. From Newquay you can take a coach or train onwards to Penzance. If taking the train to Penzance ensure you change at Par station. Flights from Ireland - The closest major airports are Bristol or Birmingham, from here you can get the train or coach to Penzance.
By Ferry
For visitors coming from Europe there are ferry links from Roscoff, in France or Santander, in Spain, both to the nearby port of Plymouth. A train or coach can then be taken to Penzance.
Full cost of your package:
£2,500 per person
£450 per person
£500 single room charges will apply
£50 Wahoo with routes if required
We require a minimum of 10 people to run this event please enquire for avilability
Charity of Choice
Support Cancer Research UK
Cycle Retreats has chosen CRUK as our charity of choice due to massive leaps they are making in finding ways to fight cancer. We truly hope you will choose to be a charity rider on the Land’s End to John O'Groats and to say thank you to every rider who chooses to be a rider for CRUK and raise a minimum of £250. Each charity rider will go into a prize draw to win a Cycle Retreats European holiday. The prize draw will take place at the Gala Dinner on the last night of the event.
Together, we will beat Cancer
A Message from CRUK...
We are absolutely thrilled to be the chosen charity for Cycle Retreats’ Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle challenge 2023.
We know how passionate Cycle Retreats is about supporting the work of Cancer Research UK and by taking part in this challenge, you could help fund vital life-saving research right now!
Roughly 90% of the UK population lives within 30 miles of a Cancer Research UK centre and your support will help us to continue our work and make progress for people affected by cancer. We have 4,000 smart minds working in the best research facilities across the country to find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat this disease.
When you support Cancer Research UK, you are not only funding research into life-saving discoveries, kinder treatments and ways to educate people about lifestyle choices, but you are also helping to keep loved ones together for longer, see people reach milestone birthdays and bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.
Whether you’re cycling for someone you know, to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured, or for no other reason than to complete the challenge - if you’ve decided to fundraise for Cancer Research UK - every mile you complete and every penny you raise will make a huge difference. We’ve come so far. And we will go much further. Thank you, Cycle Retreats and your participants.
For more information about the work of Cancer Research UK, visit our website www.cruk.org
