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
“Helping out with St Bede bike bus is the best part of my week”
The first meeting of the Winchester Cycle bus network took place on 6th November at the South Downs Social, kindly hosted by Neil, the owner. A ‘bike bus’ or ‘cycle bus’ is a mixed-ability group of cyclists, following a pre-defined route, where stronger, more-confident cyclists provide a protective cordon to...
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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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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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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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