Homes for cyclists #bikeweek2021

As Bike Week 2021 draws to a close we look at a few properties which are the perfect base for you to get those legs moving and settle into the saddle. Cycling continues to be a sport that grows year on year as many people realise how much fun can be had, and it makes the perfect way to explore a new area in a healthy and environmentally friendly manner! Here are some of our top bike friendly homes on the market now…

The Spinney, Deeping Gate, £1,750,000, 6 bedrooms

Cycling playground: Cambridgeshire Fens

Get cycling fit in your very own gym from this spectacular newly re-built modernist home. Full of clean lines and plenty of bright airy windows you will wake up here feeling energised and ready to take on the miles through the Cambridgeshire Fens. Enjoy endless country lanes taking you through farmland, waterways, tiny fenland villages and through the many acres of fenland orchards. Perhaps stopping for a refreshing ale from the Georgian Brewer, or filling your saddle bags to enjoy relaxing in the evening in your cinema room. Read more

Meadow View, Upper Benefield, £1,000,000, 5 bedrooms

Cycling playground: Villages and hills between Upper Benefield and Peterborough

This timber frame new build home comes with a large double garage – perfect for splitting off into a bike workshop. Mountain bikers and road cyclists alike will enjoy exploring the rolling hills and villages to the North of the property, right up to Peterborough. With Farm shops and pubs aplenty you are never far from a refuel station and just imagine bringing your aching limbs back to this stunning yellow stone home after a day in the saddle. Read more

Stoneleigh, Priory Court, £725,000, 3 bedrooms

Cycling playground: Kettering

Kettering has had a passionate cycling community since 1890, complete with a family friendly cycle club and numerous bike shops in the town. Your options here are endless and you can guarantee there will be a good few coffee shops on popular routes too. A good variety of flatter and more testing routes are available with plenty of points of interest to take in along the way – Welland viaduct, Boughton House, Eyebrook reservoir to name but a few. Take them all in if a 60mile route is what gets you out of bed in the morning! Recover at home in the beautiful garden summerhouse or warm up in front of the original open fireplace. Read more

Vine House, Carlby, £675,000, 4 bedrooms

Cycle playground: Stamford

Be a cycle tourist for the day and explore beautiful Stamford where you can spend the day exploring the pubs, coffee shops and beautiful corners that Stamford has to offer. If you want more than a quick weekend commitment of cycling, then The Cyclists of Stamford, affiliate club of British Cycling, are on hand and offer ‘fitness, fun and camaraderie’! Spokes is a popular pop up coffee shop just south of Stamford, certainly one to be tried. With excellent opportunities to convert the barn to a two bedroom property, and the existing one bedroom annex already in situ you could be running the cycling hub B&B before you know it! Read more

The White House, Lutton, £425,000, 3 bedrooms

Cycling playground: South Lincolnshire Fens

Overlooking the village green, your cycle-workshop-come-double-garage is the perfect spot to tinker away on any cycle based project you have going on, before setting out to explore the expansive South Lincolnshire Fens. Perfectly positioned between the Norfolk Coastline AONB and the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB the touring options here are endless. Cycle back to relax in this charming, period property that is perfectly appointed with a contemporary finish throughout. Read more

Spotted something that gets your wheels turning? Get in touch with Jan or Ildi on 01780 750 200 to arrange a viewing, video tour or to chat through your requirements. Alternatively, visit our website for more homes, just like these!