It’s spring, which means it’s time to start booking your ferry tickets to go cycle touring off this little island. There are so many options!
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I'm very much looking forward to your ferry trips 🚲🙂
There is something about getting on a ferry with your bike and rolling off into another country (I know I know, it's called "going abroad" … 🙄), but getting a ferry really gives me a feeling of adventure 😁
Ferry trips for me coming from the northeast of England generally mean driving to the west coast of Scotland and going over to the inner and outer Hebrides, usually getting back to my car by cycling on the mainland coast roads.
In approximately ninety minutes I can cycle to the North Shields ferry terminal for a trip to Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) but DFDS have made the once cheap price into an absolute rip-off for a solo cyclist. It's now cheaper for me to drive to Dover, pay for parking near the terminal and get a return ferry to France, so I'll be seeing much more of my beloved France from now on 🚲😁
Later this year though I'll need to sail Ijmuiden to North Shields (Newcastle) as my return leg of a European cycling trip, maybe I'll just stow aboard a liferaft as the fine will be cheaper than the fare … 🤣🔋
Thanks Kitiara 👍
I do recommend the Poole – Cherbourg crossing, after being inspired by a previous video of yours I did a Normandy ride with a great friend of mine. Need to book another!
You appear to have missed that important “international” destination ….. the Isle of Wight, with four different ferry options that all take bikes, although to be fair the quality of the croissants may not be up to France standards 🤣
Shame the Hull to Zeebrugge ferry stopped which was useful for Bruges etc. I did do a Brittany bike tour last year, Portsmouth to St Malo, new ferry. Great cycling, quiet, smooth roads but ferry was quite expensive as overnight cabin was required.
It's still probably cheaper flying to Mallorca, hiring a bike for a week.
Very much hoping for one more to be added in the future. Rosyth in Scotland to Dunkirk is apparently in the works to open back up again. It’s about time we got some ferries up here.
I really wish they’d do some to the Nordic countries too, from Scotland, but it all depends where the ready-made ports are and I’m not sure there are any on the west coast of Denmark, or anywhere in Norway, which is a damn shame.
Also, can I just say? Scotland is worth the hassle. Come see us! 😁
Ferries?, I've only just got used to taking my bike on the train 😂
You missed out; liverpool to the IOM, Dublin and Belfast and stranrear/Cairnryan to Larne/Belfast and Hesham to the IOM and there used to be a ferry from Harwich to Esjberg in Demark and Newcastle to Amsterdam.
At least in the past, cabins were mandatory for overnight ferries on Stena line from Harwich to Hoek. "A bed for every head", they tell us.
Hi, great aspect to cover! I’ve done a lot of bike touring in France and Spain via ferries. My tips: Cabin definitely, you can wash your kit! Think hard about what to take with you/need when you leave your bike on the car deck, you aren’t allowed to go back to your bike when the ferry leaves port.
My favourite route: Portsmouth – Bilbao then ride back to UK via the V1 VelOdysee , V43 Velo Francette to Caen – Portsmouth. Bonne Journee!
I took the Newhaven–Dieppe ferry on a Brighton–Lille–Brighton cycle last year (gorgeous riding through Normandy, along the Somme and up to French Flanders), but it's more notably on the Avenue Verte route from London to Paris.
I grew up in the area so it was far from my first trip on the ferry but my first with a bike. Absolutely loved it! Definitely want to check out some other routes.
Tips for anyone thinking of biking via ferry for the first time: Use a couple of ziplocks to help keep your bike steady below deck, make sure you have easy access to some flat shoes to change in to, and bring a tote bag to quickly gather any bits you'll need for the journey.