Bruton Bike Week 🚴♀️🚴🚴♂️
To round off Bruton Bike Week, here's a recap of some of the things we've suggested plus some extra useful cycling-related info...
🚴♀️ Bike routes
- 13.8km family-friendly loop through Pitcombe, Shepton Montague and Upper Hadspen, passing by The Newt: https://www.strava.com/routes/2827928289091145262
- 20km loop taking in the back end of Galhampton and through Cary: https://www.strava.com/routes/2827927390893793348
- 54.9km loop out to Longleat and Shearwater: https://www.komoot.com/tour/97735582
- Bruton Cycling Club's favourite routes: https://brutoncyclingclub.com/favourite-routes
- Or look up Bruton or Bruton Cycling Club on Strava or Komoot
🚴♀️ Bike repairs
If your bike needs fixing or servicing, there are several local bike repairers:
- CB Bike Services - 07854 161379 / cbbikeservices@gmail.com
- Xpressofix - bikes@xpressofix.co.uk
Further afield, members of Bruton Cycling Club suggest:
- Wheels of Dorset in Gillingham
- Cycology Bikes in Frome
🚴♀️ Useful sources of information
- Bruton Cycling Club https://brutoncyclingclub.com
- Lets Ride - https://www.letsride.co.uk - for finding British Cycling Free organised rides either family or women’s only
- British Cycling https://www.britishcycling.org.uk
- Sustrans - https://www.sustrans.org.uk/
🚴♀️ Bruton's Safer Walking and Cycling Group
A joint working group between One Planet Bruton and Bruton Town Council, the Safer Walking and Cycling Group is looking for ways to improve walking and cycling in the town. While it might seem quite quiet from the outside, our volunteers are working hard behind the scenes on improving conditions for walking and cycling around Bruton. With the pandemic we have had to do a lot of background work rather than face to face. We've surveyed pupils at the primary school about walking and cycling to school and residents in specific parts of the town about their walking habits and routes. If you'd like to get involved, please contact james.hood@brutontowncouncil.gov.uk
🚴♀️ Bruton Bike Hire
If you don't have a bike or would like to try an electric bike, Bruton Bike Hire has electric and ordinary bikes in a range of sizes to hire.
Contact Robin on 07812 151247 or info@brutonbikehire.co.uk
🚴♀️ Somerset Rail to Trail
The Somerset Rail to Trail Project is a community-led initiative of volunteers aiming to transform the disused Somerset & Dorset railway into a safe off-road accessible trailway for pedestrians, wheelchair users, cyclists and equestrians. Some sections of the old Somerset & Dorset railway have already be transformed. The North Dorset Trailway now runs from Sturminster Newton to Spetisbury and there are plans to extend it to south to Poole. Some sections near Bath, including the two tunnels greenway, are now excellent multi-use trailways that are enjoyed by many. The Somerset and Dorset line passed through Cole which is just outside Bruton. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if this became a trailway path, providing safe off-road links to Wincanton and Shepton? It's a great idea but unless we all get behind it, this idea may never become a reality. Please do follow them on social media, share posts and get involved where you can. They have achieved a lot behind the scenes since starting in 2019 but there's still a long way to go and all help will be appreciated.
Facebook: @railtotrail
Instagram: @railtotrail
Twitter: @rail2trail
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