Cycle Touring Festival 2024

By Andrew on March 25, 2024 • ( 2 Comments )

Friday 3 May – Sunday 5 May 2024
John Ruskin School, Coniston

This year’s Cycle Touring Festival is an in-person event, at John Ruskin School in Coniston, Cumbria. Below is the information as supplied by the organisers Laura and Tim Moss:

Tickets

Weekend tickets: £100. Includes 2 nights of camping, dinner on Saturday night, self service tea/coffee throughout the weekend and entry to all talks/events.
Saturday day ticket: £50. Includes entry to all talks/events on Saturday including the evening, dinner on Saturday night and self-service tea/coffee.
Sunday day ticket: £35. Includes entry to all talks/events on Sunday and self service tea/coffee.

Weekend programme

The full programme will be posted here shortly. In the meantime, sessions will include:

Kate Rawles: Biodiversity Life Cycle
Marcus & Kirsty: Cycling Myanmar
Mark Wedgwood: Riding all the OS Maps
Neil Wheadon: Riding Sri Lanka
Paul Cheese: The Big Record UK
Adam Hugill: To Hull and Back (via the world)
Rob Ainsley: Time Travel Tour (70s style)
Martyn Howe: The Coast is my Compass
Libby Bowles: Sustainability on the Road
Caroline Burrows: Poetry on Tour

Plus all sorts of other stuff…

Cycle touring films
Short cycling trips ideas generator
Bikerafting – what is it and how do I do it??
Making your own kit
Bike bodge-jobs on the road
Touring bike catwalk
Wheelbuilding (email sales@ghyllside.co.uk if you’re interested in this one!)
Bike generator
Family cycle touring
Tent & stove display

Key information

Location: John Ruskin School, Coniston (details here)
Campers will have access to a toilet block and portaloos. There are basic (communal, gender-segregated) showers only.
Self-contained camper vans and motorhomes are welcome. Please park on the hard standing area. NB no electric hook-ups are available.
Weekend ticket holders: Arrive on Friday night; leave Sunday afternoon. No camping available on Sunday night, but there are plenty of other local options. Weekend timings will be confirmed to all ticket holders, but you won’t be able to access the site until 5pm on Friday at the very earliest, because the venue is a working school.
Breakfasts and lunches are not included but there are plenty of options in Coniston if you need anything.
Tea and coffee will be provided throughout the event, on a self-serve basis – just bring your own mug.
The bar will be open from 6pm – 11pm on Friday and Saturday evening.
Travel: please consider travelling to the event by public transport and/or by bike. Take a train to Kendal or Windermere, then cycle or catch the bus to Coniston. If public transport/cycling isn’t possible, there is parking available on-site.
You don’t need to buy a ticket for anyone aged 17 or under, but they must be accompanied by an adult. Let us know they’re coming by adding a note to your order.
Please note that no refunds are available on tickets.

Tickets need to be bought in advance. No tickets will be available on the door.

The event is being run at cost. Ticket prices cover our overheads (camping and catering costs, venue hire, speaker travel costs, insurance and a small margin for error).

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