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The iver ore is another great route for cycling around
the Golden Valley. Starting from Peterchurch, follow the
river south-east towards Abbeydore and wyas arold.
f you are looking for a lunch stop, the Temple Bar nn
at Ewyas Harold is exceptional. Pick the route back up
through Cockyard, making time to head up to Dorstone
before going back to Peterchurch.
ocated in ay-on-Wye, rover olidays, run by outdoor
enthusiasts Luke Skinner and Anna Heywood, arrange
guided and self-guided cycling holidays in erefordshire
and Wales. There are a range of different routes to
choose from, including plenty suitable for all the family.
They have created some round-ups of one day rides on
their website aimed at their bike hire customers. Drover
olidays offer free delivery and collection of hire bikes
within a -mile radius of their base in ay, including
Hereford itself and a lot of the smaller towns and villages
in the Western part of the county. Local route maps are
provided when bikes are delivered, which is great for
visitors to the area as they can ride from the door of their
holiday cottage, B B or campsite.
Routes are listed and mapped out on the website; these are categorised as ‘road’ or ‘leisure’, with the former
being a bit more challenging with a plentiful scattering of hills, and the latter more suitable for occasional cyclists
or families. Leisure routes are still predominantly on the road (i.e. not mountain biking) but tend to steer clear
of A-roads. The routes can be found at www.drovercycles.co.uk/four-road-cycling-routes-from-hay-on-wye/
and www.drovercycles.co.uk/leisure-cycling-from-hay-on-wye/. Although most of the package holidays are based on the
Welsh side of the border, a significant proportion of the riding on some itineraries are in erefordshire. These include
lanthony riory, Black Mountains Triangle, adnor ing and Best of Mid-Wales. rover olidays will also tailor-make
packages for clients.