Cycling holidays on the British Isles

Cycling holidays on the British Isles! If there's one thing they're not, then it's boring! No matter if you're out by bike or bike & boat, get to know the British Isles just as you like! Cycling in the Scottish Borders, let the wind from the North Sea blow in your hair and discover here and there tales of the eventful history of lofty landscape. You'll see magnificent mountains and lakes shrouded in mystery in the Scottish Highlands. On a bike & boat holiday on the Flying Dutchman, visit the Isle of Mull and one of the most fascinating waterways in Europe - the Caledonian Canal. Feeling dapper? Well you soon will on your cycle tour in the county of Suffolk. Charming little villages, medieval towns and the wonderful North Sea coast invite you to slow down and enjoy! In the west of Ireland, Connemara beckons with wild countryside and simply magical impressions.

On our cycling holidays on the British Isles, you'll find the dishes served at table very varied. Even though Scotland, England and Wales are all on the same island, the traditional dishes have all evolved differently over the last few hundreds of years. While in Scotland you'll find porridge, haggis and shortbread on the menu, the English look forward to lamb with mint sauce, Sunday Roast and Eton Mess. And the Welsh love their national vegetable - the leek and their Welsh Cakes. In Ireland, Irish Stew and Colcannon are the specialities here. Everywhere on the British Isles ale is the favourite type of beer. Top-fermented and unhopped. Another classic: whisky! Don't just drink it, visit a distillery and find out how it's made.

Your trip to the Scottish Borders begins in the northern most town in England - Berwick-upon-Tweed. Cycle to Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island. On this once hard-fought border region between England and Scotland, is Lindsifarne Castle, which dates back to the 16th century. Following the River Tweed inland, you cycle into the dreamlike Kelso and visit the impressive ruins of Melrose Abbey. In Jedburgh, try some Jethart Snails, sweets with a peppermint flavour, and visit Abbotsford House which was built and lived in by the internationally known Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott.

The former fishing village Galway is the start and end to your cycling holiday through the west of Ireland. The lively and colourful university town will captivate you because of its multifarious art, music and pub culture. Experience the bleak charm of the scraggy, green landscape of Connemara. Countryside at the edge of the Atlantic. On the path to Clifden, admire Killary Harbour, Ireland's only fjord, and the Twelve Bens mountain range. Clifden, Connemara's unofficial capital, is the starting point of the Sky Road along which you explore the bays on this Atlantic coastline. On the Aran islands, experience a very special part of Ireland. Traditions are very much kept alive here.

Similarly spectacular is the bike & boat holiday in Scotland. You start on the west coast in the peaceful town of Oban. On the Isle of Mull, visit Duart Castle. See sheep and Highland Cattle or try a smoky, aromatic Ledaig whisky in Tobermory. After you have cycled the Morvern peninsular, explore from Fort William onwards, the Caledonian Canal, surrounded on all sides by an impressive range of mountains.