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Adventurous and fun Motorcycle tours in England, the Isle of Man (TT races), France, Spain, and Thailand. Mainly road trips, but various off-road or trail tours as well. Most holidays are escorted, although in many cases I can offer self-guided or "DIY" versions if you prefer.
I offer Adventure Motorcycle Holidays, at the livelier end of the biking spectrum. These are usually full-on, active tours, with scarcely a moment to catch your breath. The emphasis is firmly on the quality of the riding, and top destinations, not necessarily creature comforts & the very poshest hotels. We sometimes use up-market hotels with swimming pools, but not always. If it's clean and comfortable, and in a great location, that will do for me. And it saves you a few quid as well.
Motorcycle Tour dates for 2008 now listed to the right. (same places, roughly same dates as 2006 & 2007) are described in detail, trip by trip on the left hand side of this home page. I'm becoming a creature of habit, and my 2008 tours will follow the same tried & tested pattern as previous years. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 2009 dates are now being produced... Iceland is the next big thing.
September News
I’m away running a tour through France & Spain until 14th September. You will not get an email reply until after this. I have my mobile with me for any emergencies.
Final “Best of Three” for 2008?
There have been a number of people asking whether there will be a last Best of Three Tour (Derbyshire Peaks, Yorkshire Dales & Lake District), before our Winter closes in. “I thought it already had” I hear the British readers moan.
I can run one of these famous 3 day trips 25th to 28th September or 9th to 12th October. If it’s the latter date, it will begin with a meet-up the Nottingham Beer Festival, to be held in the castle grounds this year.
I need about 4 takers to make it worthwhile. I can set this up fairly quickly, when I get back from Spain – after 14th September ’08. Just give me a definite “YES” and I’ll sort some cosy rooms at a country pub somewhere. Full details & prices elsewhere on this website.
TT Races 2009
Bookings are coming in now, if everyone commits, the tour will already be half full.
I have 12 bikes tickets for Race Week 2009. Sailing Dates 6th to 13th June 2009. Excellent daytime crossings. If coming from overseas, you will need to add a day or two either side of these dates, to arrive, and pick up rental bikes etc. It goes without saying (doesn’t it?) that this is a MOTORCYCLE tour, going to see the best MOTORCYCLE racing in the world. I don’t offer cars or lifts in the van. Having said that, there is normally one or two spare seats in the support vehicle.
Will be mainly camping for 2009. Supported with car or van to carry tents. As always, the campsite right on the race circuit. Camping price approx £449.
I have just ONE guesthouse for 2009. It is imperative that if you want space in this house, you say so NOW. It’s already advertised elsewhere. Exact costs not yet known, but should be on a par with 2008. We don’t know 2009 ferry ticket prices yet. See details of 2008 tour on this website – 2009 will very similar. The house is just off Bray hill, Douglas, just a few hundred metres from the circuit and the Grandstand,
The house has 3 X King size and 1 X Twin bedded rooms. There are four bathrooms including one of the King rooms which is en-suite. So it will accommodate 8-10 people. Shared facilities, and self catering. Walking distance in Douglas.
Alps 2009
Tentative dates are 27th June to 7th July 2009. France, with a bit of Italy & Switzerland thrown in for good measure. Challenging roads, very high mountain passes and stunning scenery. More details elsewhere on the site.
Same formate as 2008 an dal other years. Some hotel accommodate plus excellent chalet options and great camping deals.
NOTE – I’m away from 4th to 14th September, in France & Spain – a BIKE TOUR. I’ll follow up further then.
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ICELAND is my big thing at the moment. I went out on a long weekend tour in June '08 - covering the LONGEST DAY, 1/2 road and 1/2 off-road, with 24 hour sunshine over 1200km. I'm ready to take or send groups there now - fly over to Iceland & hire bikes or quads there. Contact me for detail. I'd like to put a group togther to catch the back end of this Summer season. Leave it too late, and it'll be 24 hour darkness :( Not that there's anything wrong with The Darkness of course.
See articles to top right hand side of this page. And also click here for more Icelandic dreams and photos.
September 4th to 13th 2008 - there are 2 places left on my lovely Dordogne / Pyrenees & Picos (Spain) tour. 10 days, in charming hotels, mainly half board (evening meals included), cabins on both sailings, and 30 hour whale watching "mini-cruise" back from Spain to UK to finish. Well priced (considering those EXPENSIVE ferries) singles £850 each, couples £795 each.
Email or phone urgently, if you want to join this very small friendly group. The crucial Bilbao to Portsmouth boat is almost full.
The main thrust of my business is to organise DIY, independent, or fully guided motorcycle tours for UK motorcyclists and bikers from overseas. I can sometimes supply a hire bike if this is required, although from November 2006 I no longer offer my own motorcycles for rent.
Ferry Ticket Booking feature
You can book your own cross channel, or other European ferries directly through this website now. The prices you can find here are very competitive indeed. Try out the system, for a no obligation quotation.
I've placed this "DIY" touring information in this new section here
Have a good look around my site - I like to think it's fairly informative and far from "hard sell".
This site is only 50% dedicated to selling you some sort of tour or service, but the rest is pure help, advice and trivial gossip. All for FREE!
Bike Tours UK is one man business (read "small"), running a maximum of only 8 tours per year - as much for my own pleasure as yours. I only take you to places that I know, and enjoy riding to myself. I don't do boring, flat, straight-road tours. The tours are for "real motorcyclists". The emphasis is firmly on the riding, not fancy hotels. I try to offer very good value, and try to get back to the "good old days" of pure biking fun. I love camping trips, although I offer hotel options as well. Read the website well. You should know if you're a Bike Tours UK sort of person.
Let me quote something to you. While in The Alps this year, we met another British motorbike guy on our campsite. He'd booked his solo Alpine motorcycle tour, purely on information gleaned from this website. He thanked me for the info, of course. He said he consideredd booking on my tour, but he thought my tour "might be too formal". My group of clients fell about laughing :)
Please take some time to browse through my site and see what is on offer. I welcome both UK riders and overseas motorcyclists and can't wait to show you some of our beautiful UK National Parks or take you to the ultimate biking experience IMHO - either the French Alps, or Thailand for a total paradigm shift. |
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