Cycle touring in France
Penny Buckley
- Region:
- South West
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby,
- Fee:
- Paid: £50-£80 + petrol for distances over 50 miles.
- Category:
- Travel
- Updated:
- 20th January 2026
My husband and I completed several long distance unsupported rides in France : 1 Channel - the Mediterranean 2 Length of the Loire 3 Ardêche and Cévennes 4 Channel to Paris and beyond 5 Bournemouth to Santiago de Compostela We carry all we need in our 2 panniers. Some rides we have booked accommodation ahead on others we leave it to chance. We always cycled in early September except for Channel to Paris when we were there for Bastille Day. My talk is baed on a PowerPoint presentation.
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I am in my 70s and a keen cyclist having completed several long distance rides, mostly in France. The longest (1276 mls) from Bournemouth to Santiago de Compostela in north west Spain. This was on the pilgrimage route, the Camino. I speak french with a modest ability and now look after pilgrims in a refuge in central France for a fortnight in the summer.
My talk, 'What it means to be an *hospitalière on the Camino de Santiago'. The presentation is 45- 60 minutes long but can be adjusted to more or, indeed, less if necessary. It is based on a PowerPoint presentation.
*hospitalier (ière) - a person who looks after pilgrims in a refuge.
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