The Autumn Series - The South Downs Experience

Just because the days are getting shorter, it doesn’t mean you have to stop cycling. Keep riding with our Autumn Series – now open for free booking. These rides are all about getting the best out of the season, perfect for getting out on your bike and warming up on a fresh autumn morning! As ‘challenging’ rides you can expect distances of twenty miles and above, usually with some hills thrown in along the way. You don’t have to be the next Bradley Wiggins to take part, but you’ll need to be fairly fit. Join us on this Challenging 29 mile rural ride discovering the lanes and hamlets of Hampshire with glorious views from the foothills of South Downs. The ride starts in Southampton city centre and heads up the banks of the River Itchen and out into the countryside towards Bishopstoke, as far as Upham, before doubling back to the west of Bishop's Waltham through Wintershill and Horton Heath. There are two stopping points en route, at the Brushmaker's Arms in Upham and at the visitor centre at Itchen Valley Country Park.