A fairly high mileage weekend cycling break, but at a relaxed pace. Meet outside Raynes Park station at 9am and head west to a lunch stop at Henley. Continue, with some hilly lanes and good descents, to an overnight stop at a historic pub in North Waltham. 88 miles. After (included) breakfast take a different route home. 59 miles.

An unspoilt coastline, remote hills, valleys and moorland as well as quiet roads make this an ideal cycling destination. Explore the wide variety of scenery on rides of 40 to 53 miles per day to all parts of the island. One rest day. Based in a comfortable 3-star family-run hotel on the promenade in Douglas. Return ferry between Liverpool or Heysham and Douglas.