Cycle friendly accommodation

With 200 miles of cycle tracks, byways and bridleways to suit every fitness level, it’s easy to see why the Isle of Wight is named ‘Bicycle Island’. If you like riding along to beautiful sea views and spectacular countryside scenery, the Island is the perfect place to explore. 

If you’re unsure of where to stay, you can pick up the legendary Round the Island cycle route from just about anywhere along the coast. Suitable for all levels and abilities, the route covers 65 miles of spectacular sea views, challenging hills and countryside meanders. 

The Isle of Wight businesses listed below have been awarded the ‘Wheel of Approval’ – showing that they go above and beyond in what they offer cyclists, whether that’s safe storage for bikes, washing facilities, tool kits for riders to use or information of the best way to get there by bike!

Cycle friendly accommodation in North Wight

If you’re looking for a cycle route that begins in the north of the Island, the Red Squirrel Trail will take you through 32 miles of glorious Isle of Wight countryside, woodland, farmland, estuaries and a stretch of the Island's fantastic coastline. The route begins in East Cowes, where you can disembark the Red Funnel vehicle ferry and cross the floating bridge to get to Cowes. 

You can break the route into sections, taking two days to enjoy the route at a leisurely pace before resting your legs for the night. Here are some fantastic places to stay:

The Caledon Guest House

The Caledon is a cycle-friendly guest house in the heart of Cowes, offering a beautiful base to the best local cycling routes. In fact, the hotel is conveniently placed on the Round the Isle cycling route. There’s secure bike storage for up to 2 bikes alongside washing facilities, tools and pumps. 

Somerton Farm Holiday Cottage

Located on the outskirts of the beautiful yachting town of Cowes, Somerton Farm is warm, welcoming and spacious, offering ample room for your cycling gear. It has storage for bikes, an area for bike washing, plenty of parking and tool kits available for anyone who needs them. Well-behaved dogs are also welcome. 

Tiny Homes Holidays 

Tiny Home Holidays is a boutique eco-retreat boasting 6 off-grid cabins with a secure bike store covered with a proper stand for guests to lock their bikes away. There’s an outside tap with a jet spray to hose down bikes and muddy trainers. Bike batteries can be recharged free of charge in the studio, too. The cabins are located adjacent to ancient woodland near to Cowes, allowing guests to recharge in nature after a hard day’s riding.

Cycle friendly accommodation in East Wight

East Wight makes the perfect base to hop onto the Brading Marshes loop from Ryde. This intermediate route takes around 2.45 hours to complete and is ideal for adventurous cyclists looking for a challenge. Or if you’re looking for an easier route suited for beginner cyclists or children, the beautiful scenic stretch of Pier Pedal from Sandown to Shanklin is a flat route that runs alongside award-winning beaches and plenty of ice cream stops!

When you’re ready to stop and rest, you can’t go wrong with the huge range of cycle-friendly accommodation on offer in East Wight:

Luccombe Hall Hotel 

With a generously-sized lockable bike store and outdoor tap for hosing down bikes, Luccombe Hall Hotel offers a comfortable base for cyclists to explore everything the Isle of Wight has to offer. The hotel also allows guests the chance to hire bikes, cycle helmets, puncture repair kits and pumps daily for free. 

Shanklin Holiday Homes

Shanklin Holiday Homes offers a selection of high-quality self-catering apartments in Shanklin. Each apartment has a bicycle stand, OS map, washing machine and airers for washing cycling gear. You’ll also find charging points for removable e-bicycle batteries. If you need more information about cycle paths, bicycle hire and repair, as well as how to get to the island on your bike, head to the website to find a range of resources, including a car-free travel guide.

Haven Hall Hotel

Not only does the luxurious Havel Hall Hotel have 14 beautiful en-suite bedrooms overlooking the sea, but it has secure cycle storage and charging points for electric bikes. 

Luccombe Manor

Luccombe Manor – the sister hotel of Luccombe Hall Hotel – has a cycle rack just outside the front door. However, if space allows, guests from Luccombe Manor can put their bikes in the bike shed at Luccombe Hall.

HB Holiday Lettings

Open all year round, HB Holiday Lettings offers a comfortable range of holiday homes for cycling adventures of every size. There are plenty of safe places to park bikes, allowing you to relax and unwind after a long day’s riding knowing your belongings are secure.

Boniface Cliff Villa

Located in the popular village of Shanklin, the spacious Boniface Cliff Villa boasts a recently-renovated lockable bike shed with a rack suitable for 8 bikes. Family-friendly beaches are nearby, and when you’re not riding, you’re welcome to enjoy a game of pool or table tennis in the games room.

The Braemar 

The Braemar is a family-run B&B in The Old Town – one of the most characterful parts of Shanklin. It’s located only a few minutes from some of the Island’s most challenging cycle routes, and bikes are available to hire from the local bike shop. The Braemar itself offers secure storage behind a locked gate and cycle washing facilities. The staff can also help with cycle repairs and battery charging if required. 

The Moorings, Wight Coast Holidays

The Moorings – Wight Coast Holiday’s self-catered holiday home in Bembridge – provides a unique place for cyclists to stay. For peace of mind, it has a secure space in the lobby for bikes. The knowledgeable staff know the Island very well, too, and are happy to help guests find the best nearby cycle routes.

1 Drayton Cottage

Set close to the heart of Bembridge village, 1 Drayton Cottage is a cosy Victorian cottage with all the amenities you need for a comfortable stay. It has secure bike accommodation and is happy to provide a puncture repair kit in case of blowouts along the way.

24 Solent Landing

Located adjacent to Bembridge Harbour, 24 Solent Landing, is a three storey house sleeping up to eight people in four rooms. A secure place to store bikes provides an ideal base on the East coast of the Island. 

The Garlic Farm

The Garlic Farm is located near the village of Newchurch, at the hub of some of the Isle of Wight’s best cycle routes; perfect for road, mountain, gravel or family cycling. The farm is in beautiful rural secluded location with far stretching countryside views yet only a short ride from East Wight beaches and seaside resorts. If you’re circumnavigating the Island, the farm is less than a mile from the round the Island route. Cyclists are welcome at the farm and can stay in holiday cottages or luxury yurts all located in very close proximity to the farm’s award-winning shop and restaurant serving breakfasts, lunches and homemade cakes to devour before or after a good ride.

Cycle friendly accommodation in South Wight

The Isle of Wight southern loop from Sandown is an intermediate route ideal for all fitness levels. The route stretches from Sandown – an easy town to get to from the south of the Island – and passes through the popular seaside resorts of Shanklin and Ventnor. Once you reach the southernmost part of the route, you head back up past the pretty villages of Niton, Whitwell, Godshill and Alverstone.

Haviland Cottage

Originally built as a coach house and stables, Haviland Cottage has been extensively renovated, offering cyclists a luxurious place to stay in between rides. Washing machines and tumble dryers are available for cyclists to wash their gear. There’s also dry storage in the annexe, bike washing facilities with hose connections if required, a professional bike pump and cycling maps of the Island. There’s even a 5-seater top-of-the-range jacuzzi with massage jet therapy, mood lighting and an oversized waterfall to soothe those aching muscles!

Haviland Cottage has been accredited and independently audited by Visit England as suitable for welcoming cyclists in particular, as well as getting their 4-star gold award.

The Granary

The Granary, a stylish self-catering property, is located near the coastal town of Ventnor within a picturesque spot in the countryside, surrounded by a horseshoe of downs. On the doorstep are two official cycle routes as well as routes for mountain bike rides. Maintenance kits are available as well as secure places to store bikes.  

Cycle friendly accommodation in West Wight

Looking for a challenge? Expert cyclists might want to give the Freshwater Bay to Cowes Chain Ferry loop from Brook a try. Even though this route will test the mettle of even the strongest riders, the spectacular sea views are worth the effort alone. 

The route takes just over 4 hours to complete, making West Wight the perfect place to rest your weary legs. 

Tradewind

Tradewind (FreshWight Holidays) in Freshwater is a 3-bedroom bungalow in a residential area with its own private driveway and gardens. As well as secure bike storage, a charging point for electric bicycles is available for guests to use throughout their stay.

The Bay Boutique Bed and Breakfast

The Bay Boutique Bed and Breakfast is the perfect holiday stay for cyclists looking for a stress-free getaway. As well as secure bike tacks, there’s a pump, repair kits, solar panel battery charging, cycling maps and washing facilities on the drive if required. You can hire electric bikes if you like, too – the B&B provides helmets, bags, locks and suggested routes, meaning you don’t need to bring a thing with you on your cycling holiday. 

The Little Barn

The Little Barn is a spacious, cycle-friendly self-catering cottage set in the beautiful surroundings of Shorwell. Thanks to its secluded rural location right on the Round the Island cycle route, it offers quick and easy access to the Island’s best cycling spots. One of the owners, Richard, is a keen cyclist and provides tools, bike storage options and electric bike experience. There are two secure bike areas – one within the cottage where bikes can be stored and a lockable shed if guests need more space. 

Three Gables 

With panoramic views across the countryside, Three Gables cottage is the perfect place to relax in between cycle routes. Guests benefit from lockable storage for bikes and a charging plug for e-bikes. There’s plenty of space for other sporting equipment in a secure garage attached to the cottage, too. And if you’re looking to hire a bike while you’re on the Isle of Wight, you can have one delivered and picked up directly from the cottage without having to step foot outside. 

Sentry Mead

Sentry Mead in Totland Bay is a relaxing country home by the sea that offers secure overnight bike storage for your cycling trip. The friendly staff are more than happy to direct you to local bike hire companies prior to your visit and print out any cycle routes you may want to try during your Island getaway. 

Farringford Historic House & Gardens 

Surrounded by great cycling trails and situated within the historic and picturesque Farringford estate, sits a handful of self-catering cottages. With a secure bike rack and lockers for your rucksacks, Farringford is the perfect base for your two wheeled adventure.

Tapnell Farm

With the option to hire bikes that can be collected and dropped off, it couldn't be easier to stay at Tapnell Farm with your bicycle. Surrounded by miles of bike trails and stunning scenery, it's the perfect base to start your two wheeled adventure... they even have a bike wash you can use!

If you are just stopping for a visit, you can refuel at The Farm shop with a coffee and a snack, or fill up at The Cow for lunch. And if you are too tired to cycle home, you can hop on the new seasonal 'Summer Links' bus service to and from the farm. Staying longer? Why not make the most of their cycling friendly accommodation with their Eco Travel by Bike offer, with the option to upgrade to an e-bike. 

Cycle friendly accommodation in Central Wight

The beauty about staying in the centre of the Isle of Wight is that you get easy access to pretty much any cycle route on the Island. There are plenty of reliable bus routes in the centre of the Island that will take you wherever you want to go, giving the unlimited choice on where to ride. 

Island Cottage Holidays

Island Cottage Holidays offers a selection of charming cottages ideally located for exploring Isle of Wight. If you’re planning a cycling holiday on the Island, Buzzard Barn, Romany Cottage and Pebbles in Blackwater each offer secure bike storage. 

One Holyrood

Located in the heart of Newport, One Holyrood is an intimate boutique hotel, bar & café. All the rooms have private en-suite bathrooms and have been individually decorated in keeping with the charm and demands of a Grade II listed building. They have secure bike storage and facilities to dry wet clothes or boots! 

Pinkmead Estate

Located in the heart of the Island on the River Medina with direct and exclusive access to the Squirrel Trail and Newport to Cowes cycle track Pinkmead Estate is a cyclists dream.  With wooded areas on the 24 acre estate and external temperature taps for wash down we make it easy after a long days ride across the Island.

Cheverton Farm Holidays

Perfectly situated in an Isle of Wight National Landscape (formerly known as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) sits Cheverton Farm, a 730 acre mixed family farm. Sitting close to multiple farm tracks and bridleways including The Worsley Trail. The Farm is also home to the Isle of Wight Mountain Bike Centre, an exciting off road course of downhill trails across the farm with graded routes. All holiday cottage visitors are given a pass to the centre and an opportunity to hire adult mountain bikes and electric bikes if needed. Cheverton Farm offers lockable bike storage at both their properties, Rowborough Cottage and Brummell Barn.