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Lichfield, Ancient  Cathedral City  at the junction of two National Cycle Network Routes. Well worth spending  time to explore. Lots of Cafés & Inns

Route 5 / 54 - Oxford - Lichfield / Lichfield - Derby.


Regional route 63  Coming soon,. Lichfield - Sutton Park / Birmingham.


Also new national route from Lichfield to Tamworth and Nuneaton.

By 2005, Route 5 will take you to Stafford and along the North Wales coast to Bangor.
 

Lichfield City Centre will become a major hub for NCN cycle routes.


There are several important cycle routes which pass though the local lanes  around Lichfield. They  form  long distance quite routes to other areas.
 

Lichfield District council produce a series of excellent leaflets for cyclist which are available at council offices, libraries, and the local Tourist Information centre. For further information Leisure Services,  Lichfield District Council,  

  Lichfield Tourist Website

District Council House, Frog Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6YU

 Lichfield City Website
Staffordshire Website  

 

GETTING TO LICHFIELD
Lichfield can be easily reached by Train from any Cross City Line station. Trains are very frequent, 7 Day's a week and carry cycles free of charge. Lichfield City and Trent Valley  stations are both very convenient for cyclists.  There are step's at Trent Valley station.  Lichfield City has a passenger Lift.     
    Cycle Parking at both stations.

Trent valley station has a cycle route connecting to National Cycle Route 5,  Lichfield North.

Three  rides from Lichfield's Beacon Park.
Route 5. From Beacon Park  follow route 5 to Chase Water Country Park, with its figure of eight circuit. "The Nelson" ,

 [on route], at Chorley is a useful refreshment stop. This route follows country lanes and is hilly.


At Chase water country park there are miles of traffic free riding right into Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, Walsall, or Wolverhampton.

 

Follow route 5 to Walsall or canal towing paths to other centres


 

 

Route 54.  From Beacon Park follow route 54 to Fradley Canal Junction, or continue North  to   
Alrewas with its canal side walk & Village church           Refreshment stop,  William IV

  01283 790206. 


You can carry on until you reach the "Royal Oak", [on route], at Barton-under-Needwood. Barton has a splendid village church,  pond, and canal marina.        (Country lanes and Flat).


Route 54.  From Beacon Park follow route 54 to canal bridge at Fradley. Then turn right and follow "new signed cycle link" to the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas. (Country Lanes and Flat)


New Route 63 is being developed between Lichfield / Shenstone / Little Aston / Sutton Park, and Birmingham.

New National Cycle Route  is being planned

Lichfield--Huddlesford--Hopwas--Tamworth, and Kingsbury Water Park Utilising  country lanes canal towing paths.

New section of National Cycle Network  Route 5, between  Lichfield-- Gentleshaw --Hednesford--Cannock Chase and Stafford is being developed.

Join your local Sustrans  

Ranger Group

contact Dave on 01543 671 824  

e-mail
 

Bed and Breakfast,  Farewell
Mrs E. M. Clewley, Little Pipe Farm, Farewell, (Chorley), Lichfield. Staffs. WS13 8BS. 

Tel 01543 683 066. Just off route 5.
 

 

Cyclists Touring Club

Lichfield Section 

Secretary     

Alison Readman      01543 419722

 

Grahams Cycles

  50, Wheel lane,Lichfield www.grahamscycles.co.uk

 01543 257906  07714 33613   Monday’s to Saturday’s 10.00 to 18.00

 

Staffordshire Cycling Maps

contact:- Sonia Atkins

sonia.atkins@staffordshire.gov.uk

01785 276615

 

Café's and Pubs, Hotels
 

 

Lichfield & District Cycle Forum

       CTC and Sustrans          

                     Working Together

 

                                    Lichfield Information

 

Lichfield and District Cycle Forum was set up in 2002 to help local cyclists with difficulties concerning riding bicycles for both utility and leisure use

Contact

Peter Keane 01543 262 935    e-mail

 

Cycle Network for Lichfield

A very comprehensive cycle way system is being built around Lichfield. Look out for developments and yes it does include cycle parking.

Safe cycle parking is being developed around Lichfield District as a priority. All supermarkets, Health centres, Libraries, and the Market square Lichfield.

Safe routes to schools and colleges and cycle training for schools.

Better access and parking at Lichfield TV. And City stations.

Cycle parking will be included in local planning.

New National sustrans route Lichfield to Hopwas & Tamworth. Traffic free utilising the canal towing path, has been agreed in principle by Peter Foster, North West Regional Manager and LDC.

 

 

Burntwood Projects

A cycle route from the North of Chase Water to link in with Rawnsley—Hednesford—Cannock Chase is being developed

Chase Heritage cycle trail has been awarded with 1.8 million £ to build the route between Cannock—Hednesford —Marquis drive visitor centre, and Rugeley.

Celebration of Cycling Lichfield.

Working Parties on NCN

Burntwood

Dave, Stan, Derrick & Ursula work on National Cycle Network routes 5 and 54 every Wednesday . We start at 10.00 and finish when we are tired.

Click Here for details.

 

Working Parties on NCN

Lichfield  

Contact

 Peter Keane  01543 262 935     e-mail

 

 Staffordshire Cycling Maps

contact:- Sonia Atkins

sonia.atkins@staffordshire.gov.uk

01785 276615