Spring Bank Holiday cycling in France

Get on your bike this Spring Bank Holiday and enjoy a gentle cycling tour of the Loire - with savings of £40 per person - courtesy of specialist operator, Belle France.

This six-night trip - for independent cyclists - follows a route along quiet country lanes and forested tracks, taking in pretty villages, spectacular chateaux and vineyards.

The itinerary - which uses carefully selected hotels and auberges renowned for their cuisine - is leisurely and allows plenty of time for taking picnic lunches, wine tasting, visiting museums and ambling around small towns on the banks of the Loire

The revised cost is £729 per person (twin share) for those making their own travel arrangements inclusive of cycle hire, six nights' half-board accommodation, luggage transfers between hotels and route notes/maps.

Add around £50 each for return channel crossing for car and passengers or from £200 per person for return rail travel from St Pancras International and onward connections.

For more information, visit Bellefrance.co.uk.