The Malvern Hills may be a prominent part of the area, but for most of Malvern you don’t need well-developed thigh muscles to get about by bike. No shame in pushing up Church Street if you haven’t got an electric assistant!
With the increase in cycling as an everyday activity and the bike’s role as a healthy way to go green, Cycle Malvern wants to see action, particularly by local councils, to meet the needs of all bike users and to encourage more. More facilities such as bike racks and cycle routes, projects to improve cycling to school and work, courses to help with basic maintenance and road skills. There is now a range of options to help almost anyone go more or less self-powered, at least some of the time, from young to old, the fit to the rather inactive.
Join us!
If you want to join us in pushing for improvements locally, an easy first step is to sign up to the Cycle Malvern group on Facebook. A small group is also looking to do more, sharing ideas and information on WhatsApp and the occasional meeting – there is room for others to get involved. Get in touch via Facebook or use the contact form on our About page.
This website carries news items alongside pages on key topics such as Routes and Cycle Parking. The ‘Skills and Safety’ section is a ‘catch-all’ for things like School Streets, and there’s also a bunch of useful web links.
New to cycling locally?
For those new to using a bicycle* locally, some pointers:
- Check out the few cycle paths in the Malvern area (and how they might connect to elsewhere in Worcestershire and Herefordshire), or the current state of play on new route plans. We do a bit better on cycle parking (bike racks), although some aren’t obvious.
- For local cycle shops – buying kit, repairs etc – MalvernTrail has a full list, along with social cycling and sports groups.
- See MalvernTrail for ideas on sorting out a leisure ride for yourself, or a round up of local sponsored rides and other events.
* Not just for users of your basic ‘bicycle’ of course – tricycles, recumbents, hand-cycles …