Nicedays Mountain Bike Adventures From Portsmouth

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresFrom Portsmouth

• Short breaks from Portsmouth to France.
• Affordable low budget breaks on Mtbs.
• Rail, ferry or car travel with park and ride
  options near the ferry port.
• Easy access to ships for Mtbs.
• Stunning off road adventures.
• High speed sailings to Cherbourg or Caen.

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresMountain Biking
for Pleasure

• Expedition for Mtbs.
• Low cost adventures.
• Simple backpacking for kit equipment.
• Short midweek or weekend breaks.
• Non-competitive riding for everyone's sake!
• Shoestring tourism.

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Nicedays adventure mountain biking

• Choice of 4 venues.
• Anyone novice or expert.
• For leisure or fitness.
• 1-3 days ashore or more.
• Summer or winter.
• Easy find rooms for a night stay over from 15.
• Good clean adventure?

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresHOW

• Take your pass port.
• Have a day sack for kit.
• Do the ride on your own mountain bike.
• Partner-up for expedition, safety comradeship.
• Ride 15-35 miles per day?
• Be Euro adventurous.
• Put a smile on your face!

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresYour Oyster

• Caen
• Cherbourg
• Le Havre
• Saint Malo

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresWhen

• Carefully plan your free time off from work.
• Tell your family and friend(s).
• Go mid-week or at week-ends.
• Mostly spring, summer or autumn with some winter
  rides for the stalwarts.
• Morning, afternoon and night sailings, available
  with sleeper chairs or cabins.
• Guaranteed adventure for anyone?

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Nicedays Mountain Biker AdventuresGo All the Way

• Enjoy your self, life is too short.
• Eat, drink and be happy.
• What are you fit for?
• Why not arrange your own adventure with up to 10
  riders.
• Set them simple tasks to do?

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresWhat to Take

• Pass port/travel docs.
• Warm top with shorts and wet weather riding kit.
• Day sack (20L) CamelBak.
• Bike repair puncture kit with spare tube.
• Wash, deo shower pack.
• Light weight cloths for night out on town.
• Have fun! Enjoy yourself?

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresAccommodation

• Most hotels have a garage or store to keep your
  bike safe! Always check it out?
• Some rooms have two or three beds.
• Pay extra for rooms with TV, toilet shower.
• Basic rooms from 18 (or about 9 each if
  sharing).
• Establish your room first during high seasons?
• Then go riding!

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresCaen

• 36 hours from Portsmouth.
• Port of Ouistreham.
• Canal path (piste) to city, about 1h ride.
• Pegasus bridge café 20mins from port.
• Historic D day beaches.
• Spectacular photographical scenery.
• Easy find accommodation.

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresCherbourg

• Excellent first biking adventure.
• 2h45m on fast cat (Mid Apr-Sept annually).
• Large port with sea museum.
• Coastal piste to scenic beaches.
• Undulating countryside.
• Ample accommodation of varying standards, ratings
  and prices to choose.
• University and military town with atmosphere.

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresLe Havre

• 6½ hour sailing.
• City with commerce and industry.
• Access to railway for train and ride back.
  scenarios of several locations.
• Nearby Pont du Normandy scenic bridge.
• Enroute to pictorial Honfleur port.
• Experience the difference of a city.

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresSaint Malo

• 9 hour overnight sailing from 20 return.
• Historic walled city of culture tourism.
• Jewel in the crown location for Cancale, Dinan,
  Dinard or le-mont-saint-Michel.
• Sand, sea terrific off-road scenic riding.
• Exceptional night life and atmosphere.
• Simple to semi-strenuous terrains.
• Ideal as a camping location.

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Nicedays Mountain Bike AdventuresTypical Prices

• Caen 24h ashore from 16
• Cherbourg 16
• Le Havre 1
• St Malo 20
• Simple rooms for 2 from 30 15-20, extra for
  breakfast at about 4ea.
• Set price 3 course meals from 6.50-12 per head.

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How to Make Contact in UK

• Website www.nicedays.co.uk
• Telephone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]
• Email biking_at_nicedays.co.uk