Hadleigh History Hop

  • guided tour

  • 3 hrs

  • Up to 16 people
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    Hadleigh Park Cycles

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    (4.8)

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    Benfleet, Essex, GB

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    £29.00
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    Group discount available

  • Description

    Join us on a history tour, where your guide will showcase the centuries of rich local history, whilst cycling through the unique landscape of Hadleigh Park.

    The 2.5 - 3hr cycle tour will start and finish at Hadleigh Park Cycles, and we will discover Viking battles, Norman Castles, smugglers haunts, Victorian philanthropy, WW2 guns, and more.

    The local history might surprise you, but is designed to be fun and mixed in with the cycling. We aim for the right balance of cycling and history for each group.

    Bring your own or hire one of ours: we now have an E-bike option available.

    Group discounts for 5 or more (£2.50pp)

    Pub lunch included









    Requirements
    1. Must be able to cycle up and down hills, for 12km (Recommended minimum age 12)
    2. If customer does not meet minimum skills standard HPC guide must ask customer not to join in (refund will be given in this case).
    3. If customer uses their own bike, HPC will check the bike for suitability. If bike unsuitable customer must use HPC bike.



    What to bring

    We ride through the rain so please bring suitable clothes.



    Itinerary
    1. Meet and briefing
    2. Bike check and fitting
    3. Skills assessment
    4. Tour park on the "Green" boundary trail.
    5. Stop in the pub for lunch and a drink (please let us know if you have dietary requirements)
    6. Guide will explain one aspect of history for 10 minutes, in about 5 places
    7. Finish with quiz. Have you been paying attention?



Top reviews

(4.8)

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3 months ago

Very prompt and efficient service and the mountain bikes are top quality and very well maintained. Huge thanks to the whole team working tirelessly even on Sundays.

Viktor Kolomeyko

Viktor Kolomeyko

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3 months ago

Rented an e-bike from here today while visiting from Canada. Everyone in the shop were very helpful and good to talk to. The bike worked great. I would recommend the e-bike for a ride at the park. You can fully ...

dave wood

dave wood

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4 months ago

Replacement of my gear shifters were WELL overdue. Been trying to get it sorted at Halfords Basildon as I had purchased my cycle+care plan there. However, they've been extremely unhelpful giving me the run around for 6 ...

Dwayne D'souza

Dwayne D'souza

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4 months ago

Replacement of my gear shifters were WELL overdue. Been trying to get it sorted at Halfords Basildon as I had purchased my cycle+care plan there. However, they've been extremely unhelpful giving me the run around for 6 ...

Dwayne D'souza

Dwayne D'souza

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6 months ago

Did the Hadleigh History ride today, really enjoyable ride and enjoyed the lunch too. Andy is a great tour guide and some of the history around the Hadleigh & Benfleet area is fascinating. Highly recommend it.

Carl Porter

Carl Porter

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