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Develop your e-mountain-biking skills and confidence on this fun day of training and practice.

Session 1 - Initial practice and skills check, followed by tuition and skills development (braking/gears/terrain/ruts/battery management etc)

Session 2 - Local run pre-lunch to practice and embed learning

Lunch at Rose House

Session 3 - Longer local run, including a bit more challenge with live feedback and improvement tips

Please Note: minimum number 4 people (full refund or voucher if date needs to be cancelled)

A fun and luxurious weekend based in Iwerne Minster:

Friday: gather at lunchtime for meet greet and eat; afternoon local ride (2-3 hours) to gauge skill and confidence levels; followed by drinks and evening meal at Rose House

Saturday: full day’s ride with snacks and picnic lunch provided - route takes in Hambledon Hill, Hod Hill, Blandford Forest, Bulbarrow Hill, various local villages including Milton Abbas, Okeford Fitzpaine, Child Okeford and Iwerne Courtney. Fab trails, extraordinary views, lush secluded valleys, range of terrains and lovely long descents! Drinks and evening meal in Rose House garden.

Sunday: morning ride up to Shaftesbury, including riding up the iconic Gold Hill, coffee stop, followed by off-road loop into Cranborne Chase and Win Green then back cross-country through Dorset’s highest village Ashmore to Iwerne Minster for final wash-down and light lunch. Ready to leave for home by 3pm.

Accommodation is either in our home in Iwerne Minster or at the nearby Talbot Inn in the village. All meals are prepared and enjoyed together at our home, creating a relaxed base for the three days of riding. A packed lunch is also provided for the Saturday ride.

PRICES:

From £450 per person (including 2 nights, and ALL meals)…

Prices vary depending on single or two person occupancy, and luxury of bedroom/bathroom facilities. Accommodation is either in our home in Iwerne Minster or at the nearby Talbot Inn in the village.

Two people sharing:

Double with shared bathroom (Rose House) or ensuite (Pub) - £450

Kingsize - shared bathroom (RH) or ensuite (Pub), or twin with ensuite (Pub) - £500

Large Double with ensuite (RH) - £550

Add £150 for single occupancy of any of the above, plus one single room in RH (shared bathroom) available for £500

An extraordinary way to see the full glory of Dorset…

Monday late afternoon - meet and stay in Iwerne Minster: briefing, drinks and evening meal at Rose House (stay Rose House and local pub the Talbot)

Tuesday (Day 1) - breakfast together, then prepare and check bikes. Ride cross-country to Bulbarrow Hill, and Ansty village. Route then passes West through the Dorsetshire Gap, and various ridgeways across to the Cerne Giant and onwards to Winyards Gap.

Wednesday (Day 2) - passing Beaminster, through Marshwood Vale we reach the sea at Lyme Regis for lunch, followed by breathtaking views (and hills!) along the Jurassic Coast to West Bay and Bridport.

Thursday (Day 3) - more Jurassic Coast following the South Dorset ridgeway passing Hardy’s Monument, with amazing views of the coastline, Abbotsbury, Maiden Castle, Weymouth etc, with the iconic Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove being the climax of the day.

Friday (Day 4) - We traverse the glorious Purbeck Hills along to Swanage, and then climb up onto Ballard Down to take in Old Harry Rocks, Studland village and then for our finale we climb up onto Nine Barrow Down to enjoy the final magnificent descent into Corfe Castle. From there you will be transported back to your cars in Iwerne Minster.

Price - including 4 night’s accommodation, all meals, luggage transfer and collection from Corfe Castle on last day: £975 for dual occupancy, £1250 for single occupancy