Small-town Cheshire feel, big-city access: cycling in Bramhall has it all.
A quaint Stockport village – complete with an impressive Tudor manor house, trendy bars, restaurants and photogenic sites no matter where you turn – Bramhall is surrounded by quiet roads and emerald-green meadows, making for idyllic road riding. For the ultimate tour, follow the 176-mile Cheshire Cycleway, which connects backroads, canal towpaths and country lanes. (If you still need a city fix, Bramhall is linked directly to busy Manchester).
Just a stone’s throw away, whether you’re into mountain biking, road cycling, cycle touring or a leisurely family cruise, the Peak District has it all. Making it one of the most popular cycling destinations in the country.
The Christie Manchester to Blackpool ride, along scenic lanes to a huge beer garden, sells out every year. And the Tour de Manc, with a range of routes, is packed with tough climbs – including the Mad Manc, with 124 miles, 10 boroughs and 10,000 feet of up, up, up.
The 205-mile Pennine Bridleway provides off-road adventuring for days, whether MTB or CX is your style – gravel grinders brave the gritstone of Dark Peak and the limestone of White Peak (and everything in between).