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"From our point of view, when you book with Cycle Breaks you actually get what the brochure says you will get - good bikes, excellent organisation, local knowledge. All you need to do is turn up, get on your bike and follow the map."
Mr & Mrs M and family
London
"A well organised/planned holiday. All we had to do was pedal and enjoy ourselves and chill out which we did, enormously."
Mr & Mrs B
Gidea Park
"Very enjoyable, will highly recommend to friends. Totally relaxing - get away from it all weekend. Thank you. "
Mr G (solo cyclist)
Portsmouth
Tour Name
Castles and Rivers - Tour 4E
Price
Off Peak £ 275
Peak £ 296
The towering 12th century fortresses of Framlingham and Orford dominate this tour which visits the tranquil Rivers Alde, Ore and Deben.
Day One Arrive at Needham Market, explore the area and spend your first night in or near this small market town.
Day Two An excellent day's ride to Debenham, a pretty village with its overhanging houses and antique shops, Saxtead Green' s beautifully restored 18c post mill and into Framlingham. Here you stay the night with time to visit the massive castle in this lovely old market town.
(Rec 22: Min 21: Max 38 miles.)
Day Three Your first stop is Shawsgate Vineyard for a spot of wine tasting, then on to Snape Maltings home of the Aldeburgh Festival with its art galleries, craft shops and tea room on the banks of the River Alde. Quiet lanes offer good views over salt marshes, the River Alde and Orford Ness, the nesting site for thousands of sea birds, as you cycle on to Orford, dominated by its impressive castle keep and famed for its oysters and smoked fish.
(Rec 20: Min 17: Max 38 miles.)
Day FourToday you may wish to take the short ferry trip to explore the wilds of Orford Ness. Then you have a wide choice as you return to Needham Market including the Tide Mill at Woodbridge and the beautiful gardens and tea-room at Helmingham Hall.
(Rec 31: Min 31: Max 41 miles.)
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