http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Family cycling holidays en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:59:16 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32153 Wed, 25 May 2011 20:15:01 +0000 gembo 32153@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bute Ferry from Wemyss Bay cancelled on MOnday due to wind</p> <p>Would take only a few hours to go from Glasgow to Loch Lomond on a bike via Bowling and Old Kilpatrick buy a 99 from the van in the country park at teh waers edge then go home. Sounds good. Certain sections out Drumchapel way a little ropey. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32149 Wed, 25 May 2011 18:18:17 +0000 crowriver 32149@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot <em>ScotRail doesn't (officially) take tandems.</em></p> <p>I'm guessing that if you removed the front wheel, a tandem would fit in a standard cycle bay, thus there'd be no problem for the guard to deal with... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32147 Wed, 25 May 2011 18:07:31 +0000 chdot 32147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"ScotRail service to Dunblane?"</p> <p>ScotRail doesn't (officially) take tandems. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32145 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:42:41 +0000 crowriver 32145@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot <em>Could even take a tandem on East Coast to Stirling).</em></p> <p>Or just hop on the ScotRail service to Dunblane? Then pootle a few miles on quietish B or unclassified roads... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32140 Wed, 25 May 2011 15:48:00 +0000 chdot 32140@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's this -</p> <p><a href="http://www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk</a> (some stuff for kids).</p> <p>Easy to reach from Edinburgh <a href="http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/journey/751972" rel="nofollow">http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/journey/751972</a></p> <p>Could even take a tandem on <a href="http://www.eastcoast.co.uk">East Coast</a> to Stirling). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32130 Wed, 25 May 2011 13:20:33 +0000 chdot 32130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"or some of the island connections that have been mentioned here before."</p> <p>Well I mentioned Bute. </p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1627" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1627</a></p> <p>Two trains and a ferry from Edinburgh. </p> <p>Lots of places to explore and things to look at. </p> <p>Some of it has certainly 'seen better days', but there's a lot of effort being made to go back/forward. </p> <p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/home-news/rothesay-regeneration-project-wins-1-5m-lottery-grant-1.1101788" rel="nofollow">http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/home-news/rothesay-regeneration-project-wins-1-5m-lottery-grant-1.1101788</a></p> <p>In cycling terms there wasn't much traffic and went at reasonable speeds. </p> <p>Was on the Black Isle (not an island) earlier this year where speed and attitude of drivers made it less pleasant to cycle. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32060 Tue, 24 May 2011 11:05:49 +0000 Dave 32060@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hard to think of any long distance offroad routes, although depending on the definition of 'long' you can certainly put quite ample days in on various forestry roads in Scotland! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3036#post-32058 Tue, 24 May 2011 11:01:50 +0000 SRD 32058@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Article and comments/suggestions on the Guardian <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/may/24/tips-family-cycling-holidays">here</a></p> <p>These sound good to me. But wish there were some suggestions for closer to home. maybe next year we'll try Glasgow - loch Lomond and/or some of the island connections that have been mentioned here before. </p>