Cycling and cycle hire at Alice Holt

Alice Holt offers a wonderful opportunity for natural cycling. Check out our cycling trails and enjoy the fantastic scenery by bike, you will see ancient mighty oaks as well as wildflower rich open spaces during your cycle. Our cycle trails are open for you to enjoy with your own bikes or why not try our bikes that are available to hire!

Cycle hire at Alice Holt Forest

Our bike hire is open at weekends, school holidays and public holidays between 9.30am and 5.00pm with the last bike hire at 4.00pm. At other times we can open for pre-booked groups. Opening hours may be reduced subject to adverse weather, in which case updates will be posted on our Facebook page. Please contact us on 01252 940915 for further details.

We are delighted to offer electric bikes, touring bikes and 24” bikes for 8-11 year olds, as well as trailers, tag alongs and baby seats for your little ones. Half day and full day rides can be pre-booked here, while hourly rentals work on a “walk-in” basis - just come along and speak to our friendly team at the Activity Centre.

Price per hour

Inclusive cycling at Alice Holt Forest

The Alice Holt inclusive cycling fleet has a wide range of bikes to make cycling accessible to everyone, and the volunteers will help you choose the right bike to match your circumstances and show you how to ride and where to go in the forest.

Sessions are held every Thursday morning from 9.30am to 12.30pm and are open and on a first come first served basis.

Breeze into the Forest

British Cycling have teamed up with us to offer free, women-only group cycle rides for all abilities in the nation’s forests. 

Every group ride is led by a qualified Breeze into the Forest Champion, who will organise everything and make sure everyone stays safe.

Family cycling trail at Alice Holt Forest

The Family Cycle Trail is the perfect way for the whole family to see the wider forest.