See the section for Great Britain of the Trento Bike Pages

Books on (Mountain) Biking - England


Index


Contributed by Andrew Henry (A.H.Henry@bath.ac.uk) in December 1994.

The Ordnance Survey (the government map makers) has done a series of books with a mixture of rides both on and off road. They are really nicely done - you get the route marked out on a 1:50000 map with very detailed instructions and some nice pictures. They are A5 with a spiral binder and cost GBP 9.99 each.

There are four books of "Ordnance Survey Cycle Tours" available at the moment. They were all published in 1993 and were written by Nick Cotton, and have 14 road tours and 10 off-road. The road tours are between 45 and 60km long. The off-road tours are between 20 and 40km. The four guides cover:

Avon, Somerset & Wiltshire				0-600-57913-1
Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight			0-600-57915-8
Gloucestershire and Hereford & Worcester		0-600-57914-X
Kent, Surrey and Sussex					0-600-57916-6
They are all GBP 9.99 each. Apparently you can order them with free postage and packaging from:
Cash Sales Department
Reed Book Services
PO Box 5
Rushden
Northants
NN10 9YX
UK

Tel +44 933 410511

It doesn't say anything about postage rates to Europe, so you might be lucky. They take credit cards, cheques and postal orders. I don't know if this includes Eurocheques.

Alternatively, you can try:

Waterstones Mail Order
4-5 Milsom Street
Bath
BA1 1DA
UK

Tel +44 1225 448 595
Fax +44 1225 444 732


The following was contributed by Shaun C. Murray (scm@mfltd.co.uk) on 6 Mar 1995 10:37:28 GMT.

At the back of the book, they also list 4 other books of interest to the UK mainly...

Title
Breathing Spaces - Bike Rides within easy reach of London
Author
Patrick Field
Desc.
24 rides within a cars/trains reach of London. rides are mix of on and off-road. (170 pages - 7.99)

Title
Cox's Rural Rides - 36 tours in the south-east
Author
Tim Cox
Desc
Road tours in the south east. (272 pages - 8.99)

Title
County Rides - 30 rides in 13 counties
Author
Simon Shaw & Anna Pond - Bike 1.
Desc
Road tours around the UK. (168 pages - 8.99)

Title
GET LOST - Off-Road Adventures With a Bicycle within easy reach of London
Author
Patrick Field
Desc
Followup to Breathing Spaces. (192 pages 7.99)
The publisher can be contacted at...

Two Heads Publishing
12A Franklyn Suite
The Priory
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 3LB Two