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.
Cycle Winchester Mass Ride #9, Saturday 25th April 2026
Don’t miss the chance to be part of the largest gathering of ordinary cyclists on the streets of Winchester, in a celebration of cycling! Everyone is welcome to join our family-friendly ride. Ride from 10:00 until 11:00, mini cyclefest at Abbey Gardens afterwards.
Latest updates
Cycle Winchester launches membership scheme with bike shop discounts
As we previously reported, Cycle Winchester has become a fully-fledged association, with a constitution, officers and even a bank account! The goodwill of willing volunteers, much appreciated support from our founding supporters, and generous donations from you when we’ve passed the hat at Mass Rides have all been brilliant. But...
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Winchester Sports and Leisure Centre: A postmortem on four years of campaigning
In 2018 plans for a proposed Winchester Sport and Leisure Centre (WSLC) were submitted for approval. At the time Cycle Winchester (CW) raised a number of transport related objections and these were mainly ignored with some non-binding offers to consider improvements during the construction progress. Since completion we have continued...
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Winchester Movement Strategy consultation: please respond!
As we mentioned in a recent post, Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council are currently consulting on the Winchester Movement Strategy and Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan. The consultation is open for responses until February 11th. As always, we encourage Cycle Winchester supporters to respond, and today we...
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Cycle Winchester calls for improvements to Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan
The focus of this article is Winchester's Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). It’s fair to say we are disappointed in the LCWIP, and we think it needs improving. We have submitted a written response, and we’ve had a constructive conversation about our concerns in an informal meeting with...
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People who cycle in Winchester #12: Saira
Hi, I’m Saira. I grew up in a fairly traditional city in Pakistan, where cycling wasn’t viewed as appropriate for a woman and I was driven everywhere by car with a male chaperone. I came to the UK aged 18 and spent a year in London before moving to Winchester...
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