C2C Accommodation

C2C Cycle Route - Holidays & Support

The following adverts are a list of established reputable companies who can provide help and support along the C2C route. They can arrange planned holidays and accommodation, transport cyclists, luggage and bikes and provide your support all along the C2C route.

Please mention C2C Places2Stay when using the companies below.

The Bicycle Transport Co.
The Bicycle Transport Co.

Based in the North East of England we operate great value, bespoke transport for up to 16 people and bicycles.


The Bicycle Transport Co. takes the stress out of your cycling holiday by transporting you safely to the start or from the finish of any of the National Cycle Network routes, including the C2C.


Our trailers are specifically designed to transport bicycles in an upright position so there is no damage.


We can offer advice on all aspects of your holiday ­from equipment to accommodation and we carry tools and some spares for minor repairs.

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The Bicycle Transport Co.
Bowman House, Oakeys Road, Stanley, Co. Durham, DH99XW
Tel: 01207 240400 or 077438 98944 
E-mail: info@thebicycletransportcompany.co.uk
Website: http://www.thebicycletransportcompany.co.uk
TDK Travel
TDK Travel

At TDK Travel we can transport up to 32 passengers with cycles at any given time with one of our largest vehicles being a 16 seat luxury mini coach. This enables us to transport groups from 9 – 16 passengers with bikes on our own design cycle trailer at the same time.

We also have smaller vehicles capable of carrying 1 – 8 passengers in our 8 seat minibus & a cycle trailer which can carry up to 8 bikes.
A mixture of tandems and normal cycles can be transported on our own design trailers.

Whether we pick you up from Roker Pier or Tynemouth Priory or even Newcastle city centre, we can transport you from east to west over to Whitehaven, Workington or Walney Island.

TDK Travel
Wayside Croxdale, Durham, DH6 5HW
Tel: 01388 818284 
E-mail: tdkminibus@aol.com
Website: http://www.tdktravel.com

Stanley Travel
Stanley Travel

Stanley Travel are specialists in supplying high quality and safe transfers for you, your bike and your luggage along the C2C route and also throughout the whole of the UK.

Our bike buses can cater for any size of party offering a luggage forwarding facility as well as an emergency recovery service. Our custom built trailers will hold your bikes safely and securely and are fully insured.

We also provide taxis and coaches that are available for hire 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are justifiably proud of the quality, service and value for money we provide and are also pleased to announce our recent “Coach Marque Accreditation” which was awarded to us in January 2009 by the Confederation of Passengers Transport.

Stanley Travel
Bus Station, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0NQ
Tel: 01207 237424 Fax: 01207 233233
E-mail: sales@stanley-travel.com
Website: http://www.bike-bus.stx.uk.com
CycleActive C2C Bespoke Tours
CycleActive C2C Bespoke Tours

As one of the UK’s leading independent holiday companies we operate tours all over the world, for groups of all sizes.

The C2C tour is one of our specializations - with our office almost at the centre of the route it ought to be! Our bespoke tour service works for everyone from clubs and charity fund raisers to corporate groups or just some friends who want their own tour, on their terms.

We can work to any budget, but still provide great service and a smooth trip. One example is our link to Brooklands Guesthouse – the only 5-star guesthouse in Penrith and block booked by CycleActive every season since 2001 at special rates for all of our clients.

To get an idea of what we can do to make your C2C trip work please email us or give us a call, and we’ll go through the options with you.

CycleActive C2C Bespoke Tours
Brougham Hall, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2DE
Tel: 01768 840 400 
E-mail: admin@cycleactive.co.uk
Website: http://www.cycleactive.co.uk/road/c2c.html

Saddle Skedaddle
Saddle Skedaddle

Skedaddle the C2C!

Whether you are a family, group of friends, work colleagues, school party or just a couple of mates looking to have a few days away, then we can make sure we adapt the route, daily mileage and number of days cycling to suit your requirements.

We can also provide cycle hire if required.

We'll arrange transfers to the start and end of the ride, book all accommodation and arrange luggage transfers too. We'll also be on hand at the start of the trip, with the route notes and maps specific to your coast to coast trip to chat these through with you and provide an emergency back up service too.

Looking for a C2C trip, that is gentler paced with a few less hills then choose our Hadrian Cycleway. Contact us for more details.

Saddle Skedaddle
Ouseburn Building, Albion Row, East Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 1LL
Tel: 0191 265 1110 
E-mail: info@skedaddle.co.uk
Website: http://www.skedaddle.co.uk
Adventure Cycling
Adventure Cycling

Our friendly and informal guides can arrange every aspect of your C2C cycling adventure for you.

We can provide route planning, transport, baggage handling and all your accommodation along the route.

We can even give tips and advice on riding techniques and provide basic bike maintenance so that you can sit back and enjoy the ride in the knowledge that your guide is there to help you every pedal of the way.

Adventure cycling also provides guided all terrain cycle adventures in the lake district and many other locations.

If you are interested in making a booking then please feel free to get in touch for an informal, no obligation chat so we can work out a competitive price for your trip depending on the duration and group size.

Adventure Cycling
13 Meadowcroft, Penrith Cumbria CA11 8EH
Tel: 07736816700 
E-mail: steve@adventurecycling.co.uk
Website: http://www.adventurecycling.co.uk

Xplore Britain Cycling
Xplore Britain Cycling

Xplore Britain Cycling, based in County Durham in Northern England, have been offering independent inn-to-inn bike tours along the C2C route (and other areas of Britain) since 1999. We can organise your trip using guesthouse bed and breakfast and hotel accommodation, with luggage transfer, maps and guide book provided as well as a suitable bike with telephone back-up if required.

Our self-guided bicycle tours are planned with plenty of time to set your own pace and enough flexibility for you to enjoy some of the quaint and unique things you will discover. We are happy to alter the grading or number of days to suit your preferred schedule.

We are flexible enough to consider bike hire only options, return transport to the start, and to add extra rest days if you require a longer break to enjoy the spectacular Sea to Sea - Coast to Coast Cycle Route.

Xplore Britain Cycling
17 Cumby Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5JW
Tel: 07729 631 776 
E-mail: richard@xplorebritain.com
Website: http://www.xplorebritain.com
C2C Parking @ Parton
C2C Parking @ Parton

Free Parking while you cycle the famous routes. Leave your car with confidence while you cycle the C2C, Reivers Hadrian's or the Cumbria Cycle Way routes for a voluntary contribution per car to Animal Concern Cumbria - a local animal rescue and re-homing charity. £4 per night suggested. You can find Parton on the Sustrans C2C map, just north of Whitehaven (NX977201). It’s just over a mile of cycle path riding to the Whitehaven start of the C2C route.

C2C Parking @ Parton
Parton, Whitehaven, Cumbria
Tel: 01946 692178 
E-mail: jhewitson@btinternet.com
Website: http://web.mac.com/jhewitson1/iWeb/Site/

CycleActive C2C Holidays
CycleActive C2C Holidays

CycleActive offers C2C trips on most weekends from April to October.

Established in 1996 we are the only C2C tour operator with the Cumbria Tourism ROAM quality assurance mark. This comes through in the way we run our holidays.

We include everything you need to make your ride run smoothly – bag transfers, accommodation, emergency support, transfers for you to the start/back from the finish and a fabulous afternoon tea with champagne at the end of your trip. We even keep one or two rooms at the guesthouse just so you can shower before you head home.

There are many more touches that make our C2C holidays such a success, including special optional route ideas for mountain bikers, so check the website for dates and availability, or call us to talk through the options.

CycleActive C2C Holidays
Brougham Hall, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2DE
Tel: 01768 840 400 
E-mail: admin@cycleactive.co.uk
Website: http://www.cycleactive.co.uk/road/c2c.html

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