Cycle Winchester: making Winchester and its surrounding settlements better by bike
We want more people cycling, more often, because it makes life better for everyone. Cycling improves physical and mental health and wellbeing, and it helps protect our environment by cutting pollution, congestion and carbon emissions.
We work in two ways:
- Engagement with local people and communities to promote cycling as a convenient, healthy, affordable and environmentally friendly way to get around Winchester and the surrounding area.
- Advocacy. Working with public bodies and other infrastructure providers to advocate improved cycling provision, so that more people of all ages and abilities can ride safely and confidently.
Whether you cycle every day, once in a while, or are thinking about starting, we’d love you to join us.
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
Cycling and the Mayor – a report on our public meeting
Our open meeting on 1st December was about the upcoming elections for a Mayor of the new “Hampshire and the Solent” Combined Authority, due to take place in spring 2026. The morning after the event, news came out that the elections have now been postponed for two years. Though we...
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Recent E-bike thefts from the station – a warning
The secure compound at Winchester rail station isn’t particularly secure. Irrespective of where you leave a bike it is important to use a decent lock as a deterrent. E-bikes are being targeted due to popularity and their value...
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No increase in Winchester cycling: Why?
Cycle Winchester's fourth annual cycle count has shown the number of people cycling in the city has remained static since 2022. We explore why there is no growth in Winchester while other cities have seen significant increases...
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Cycling and the Mayor
Cycling and the Mayor Local government reorganisation in Hampshire & the Solent, and what it means for cycling An open meeting on 1st December, featuring Duncan Dollimore, Head of Campaigns at Cycling UK Under Local Government Reorganisation plans, Hampshire and the Solent will soon have a new Combined Authority (CA)...
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Cycle Winchester loves bike buses
We now have five “buses” in Winchester and more on the way. Cycle Winchester experienced the vibrancy of the Bike Bus movement earlier in the year when we attended the Global Bike Bus Summit expertly hosted by Bike Worcester. ...
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