Richard Matlock Posted 27 January , 2019 Share Posted 27 January , 2019 Hello all , my brother want to go to Ypres for a special holiday in May and do some cycling, so we need to know the best places to hire bikes and the best places to cycle in the area I don't mind traveling to get to the right site, thanks and sorry for being so lazy ! Rich M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamRev Posted 27 January , 2019 Share Posted 27 January , 2019 I have walked the Ypres Salient on my own, and toured it by car with others, and have long been considering a cycling tour of the area. Virtually all hotels and guesthouse in Ieper will either have bikes that you can borrow, or will be able to arrange for you to hire a couple. I imagine that it is best to sort this out in advance - I have yet to find a hotelier in Ieper who does not speak excellent English. If you search the forum you find plenty of reviews of hotels in Ieper - my favourites are: The Ariane (quite expensive), the Albion (mid-price, lovely staff), and the budget Ambrosia (lovely staff, no lifts, small rooms) all of which will be able to sort you out with bikes I am fairly sure. (Pause a moment to be amused by the race to get to the top of the alphabetical list of hotels which must have happened in pre-computer times!) Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland's book on touring Ypres has plenty of routes that can be cycled, and it is HERE. Good luck with your holiday! William. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Munson Posted 28 January , 2019 Share Posted 28 January , 2019 Hi. Might you consider a proper cycling holiday - get yourselves to Hull Ferries with your own bikes and take the overnight ferry Hull to Zeebrugge (bikes go free). You can be on the road by 9am and it is just under 40 miles to Ieper (Ypres), via Brugge (ten miles from Zeebrugge), with at least 90% of the way on cycle paths,. May is usually a good time of the year (I’ve been in that month several times on the way down to the Somme, the last in 2017). If you decide to do this feel free to contact me with any questions. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 29 January , 2019 Share Posted 29 January , 2019 oh no.... more "wieler-terroristen" ... kidding... a friend used Bikingbox Cycletours once and found it good. they rent all sorts of bikes, with baskets, kids seats and helmets... info@bikingbox.be the toerism info in Ypres has also some contacts: http://www.toerismeieper.be/nl/pagina/146-230-276/fietsverhuur.html Marilyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Matlock Posted 20 February , 2019 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2019 Thanks all some good places to start I think we are planning to hire a van and take our own bikes. Rich M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simond9x Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 Be careful if you're cycling around Ypres. There are some pretty steep climbs in places...... some are even 60-odd metres so be warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 21 February , 2019 Share Posted 21 February , 2019 Richard: sounds like a very good plan!! and as Simon sais... avoid the Kemmelberg on the bikes... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanewt Posted 22 February , 2019 Share Posted 22 February , 2019 Good camping at Kemmel. Wondering if the WW2 bedford still stands outside the house on the road to Irish Cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Matlock Posted 2 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2019 Thanks all , just ordered the book Rich M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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