New Stafford bridge will be missing link

18 Jun 2014

A new cycle bridge is to be built in Stafford to connect two parts of the town – and fill a gap in the National Cycle Network. The £1.6m bridge will cross the…

Stafford-Newport cycle route will finally be completed

30 May 2014

The long-running project to build a cycleway on the disused railway between Stafford and Newport, Shropshire, is finally drawing to a close. Staffordshire County Council says it will complete resurfacing…

Days Out

Weekend rides

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

Lilleshall Abbey · 33mi round-trip
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Boscobel House and The Royal Oak · 28mi round-trip
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The Holly Bush Inn, Salt · 10mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Stafford

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

55 View route

To Telford, Newport, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Biddulph, Congleton, Macclesfield, Bollington, Marple, Manchester, Tyldesley, Atherton, Hindley, Wigan, Adlington, Chorley and Preston.

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

Knowledge

Share your tips for cycling in Stafford

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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Thanks to Swaledale Outdoor Club!

Monday 25 January

cycle.travel is enormously grateful to Swaledale Outdoor Club for a generous donation that will help to fund new features on the site this winter. We’re currently working on one of…