All Sustrans rangers and volunteers are invited to join the local rangers for a new event in the National Forest in September.
Camp Conkers is a mini Festivol, organised by volunteers in the area. There will be both led rides and free rides to places of interest and events in the local area.
The good news is that it is free, but you have to make your own arrangements for travel, food and accommodation, although we will give you all the information that you need to do this.
You can come along for the whole week, a few days, or just single days if you live nearby.
The National Forest is fine expanding area for cycling and walking and there are lots of interesting places of interest within cycling distance.
The main base is the Conkers Visitor Centre which boasts a Caravan and Camping Site and a brand new YHA Hostel. There are some B&Bs in the district as well.
A new Cycling Centre, Hicks Lodge, just a few miles away, was opened recently and this offers family level mountain biking in the forest and it has a café and bike hire facilities together with a shop.
The local ranger groups have got together to produce a programme of activities and have produced ride leaflets so that you can use these to get around.
Some of the rides will be led and there will be some social gatherings at local pubs.
No need to book formally with us, but we would like to hear from you if you are interested so that we have a rough idea of numbers, email Les Sims at sustransranger@yahoo.co.uk to register your interest.
Take a look at the Camp Conkers Blog for details of accommodation and the programme of events.
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