Landscape architect, designer and creative genius; Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s work is synonymous with English gardens and was a man in demand throughout the 18th century, and we visit two examples of his landscapes on our bike tours. Hard working, constantly busy but with a habit of not always charging for his work, Brown gained his...Read More
The best way to come up and close with the royal lifestyle and history …is to take a tour of a town that has been synonymous with royalty for close to 1000 years. Windsor is the site of one of the Queens private residences, endless Royal heritage and monuments to past royals. A heaven for...Read More
A big thanks to Blenheim Palace… As we continue to develop our services and routes we wanted to show our gratitude to the powers that be at Blenheim Palace, Britain’s Greatest Palace, for allowing Active England to bike through the gate at the north of the Palace’s 2000 acres on our 2016 tours. Not only...Read More
Dispelling the myths about the British Weather; yes, really! It’s a fact that us Brits and the Active England guides are always talking about the weather, with our opening conversation topic being almost invariably about the Great British Weather. At Active England, we have enjoyed a summer where not one full day was lost to...Read More
Hats off to Scott Waters After a recent visit to England, the American visitor, Scott Waters had a number of informed observations. Scott’s Facebook post was shared 50,000 times and counting and is both funny, informative and accurate! I was in England again a few weeks ago, mostly in small towns, but here’s some of...Read More
Every Sunday, Active England Tours pick up its walking guests from Paddington Station in the centre of London and make the scenic trip to Windsor Castle. This is day one of an iconic trip that takes our guests on a journey through some of England’s most beautiful heritage sites, from Windsor Castle and Windsor Great...Read More
The Active England Tours Cotswolds Classic bike tour immerses our international guests in the history and heritage of our stunning landscape and the Cotswolds Line Cycle Route, which utilises the National Cycle Network. Our tours visit all of the following places within eight days of relaxed biking along the Cotswolds Line Cycle Route: Windsor Castle...Read More
The best way to come up and close with the royal lifestyle and history is to take a tour of a town that has been synonymous with royalty for close to 1000 years. Windsor is the site of one of the Queen’s private residences, endless Royal heritage and monuments to past Royals. Our bike tours...Read More
Picture perfect cycling in the Cotswold countryside If you were to imagine an idealised version of the English countryside, with quaint villages, rolling hills and a patchwork quilt of small fields then you would already be close to picturing the Cotswolds. Even if you’ve never visited, you’ve almost certainly seen it on the big screen....Read More
Educating the best and brightest for over 900 years This internationally famous seat of learning is not only the most well known educational institution in the world, it is also the oldest and one of the most picturesque. Full of history, tradition and fascination – the colleges of Oxford are a highlight on our tours...Read More
