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Massed cyclists approach Westgate as part of Mass Ride 5, 2021

Cycle Winchester is the local cycling advocacy group for the Winchester area

Our aim is to make Winchester and its surrounding settlements ‘better by bike’ – to create a better city by:

  • promoting cycling as a convenient, healthy, inexpensive and environmentally-friendly way to get around;
  • campaigning for improved provision that will enable more people to cycle.

You can support our work – and gain discounts at local bike shops – by becoming a member, by signing up to our email list, by following us on social media, and by signing the Winchester Cycling Charter.

Latest updates

Cycle Winchester responds to Bushfield Camp outline planning application

Cycle Winchester has submitted a response to the outline planning application for this site. The summary below is an excerpt from our full response, which can be downloaded here. We intend to continue working with the developers and the relevant local authorities to identify a proposal that will facilitate and...
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Cut locks at Winchester station, photographed on one day in September 2023.

Warning: further bike thefts from Winchester station

There has been a spike in bike thefts from the railway station in recent weeks. These have mainly been from the covered racks in the rear car park also known as the “Hub”. Possibly as many as 7 were taken on one day. We have known for a while the...
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View of hundreds of cyclists streaming down North Walls during Mass Ride 7

Winchester hosts UK’s biggest Kidical Mass

420 participants fill our streets in a joyful celebration of pedal power. Wow! It’s hard to do justice to the amazing events of Saturday’s Mass Ride & Kidical Mass. The huge turnout. The heart-warming, impromptu bike festival in Abbey Gardens, where happy kids honed their bike skills. The spectacular skaters...
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Town Grant supporting Cycle Buses in and around Winchester

Cycle Winchester was delighted to secure funding from Winchester City Council’s Town Forum Grant to purchase equipment to help run and develop ‘Cycle Buses’. In the absence of dedicated infrastructure, Cycle Buses act a bit like a rolling cycle lane, with experienced volunteer cyclists supporting less confident or novice riders’...
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Results of our Summer 2023 cycle survey

Cycle Winchester counted cyclists at ten locations in the city on a single morning between 8 and 10am, once in the winter and once in the summer. This survey was started in 2022 so this is the first chance to make year-on-year comparisons. Our report is due to be published...
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