Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Banbury:

The George and Dragon, Chacombe · 4mi one-way
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Hampers Food and Wine Company · 41mi round-trip
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Farmhouse Cafe · 39mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Banbury

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Banbury:

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To Reading, Wallingford, Didcot, Abingdon, Oxford, Woodstock, Stratford-upon-Avon, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Birmingham, Brownhills, Cannock, Stafford, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Alsager, Sandbach, Middlewich, Winsford, Northwich, Frodsham, Ellesmere Port and Chester.

Knowledge

Share your tips for cycling in Banbury

What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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Make like Lance Armstrong with our new 'go direct' option

Tuesday 18 September

No, we’re not suggesting the use of performance-enhancing substances (apart from cake), but when you absolutely have to take that shortcut… When you’re planning a route with cycle.travel, sometimes…

River Rhone becomes latest Euro route

Tuesday 22 March · 2

The Rhone Cycle Route, a 1,100km tour beside the river through Switzerland and France, has been anointed as the newest member of the EuroVelo route network. The designation as EuroVelo route…