Cycling is a great way to increase your fitness, boost your mental health, and to socialise. It’s also affordable which makes it an efficient way to get around. Whether you’re an experienced rider or a beginner, there are a range of cycling opportunities available within Solihull.
This page contains information on: Upcoming Free Local Rides, Midland Mencap – parkride: Adapted Cycling Scheme, Cycle Tuition, Try Before You Bike, Love to Ride, Repair Support, Community Cycling Hubs, Local Groups, Clubs & Organisations, and Cycling Routes & Networks
Big Walk and Wheel 2026
Big Walk and Wheel is the UK’s largest inter-school walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling challenge. It inspires pupils to make active journeys to school to improve air quality in their neighbourhood.
- Encourage your children to take part by walking, wheeling, scooting or cycling to school during the challenge and help their school climb the leaderboard!
- No need to log the journeys, schools registered will be responsible for tracking the challenge!
- Useful resources available to make the school run fun!
For more information, to access useful resources, and/or to check to see if you child’s school is taking part, visit: Big Walk and Wheel 2026
Upcoming Free Local Rides
Let’s Ride
You can join free led rides organised by British Cycling volunteers via the Let’s Ride website. The rides on offer cater for all different levels of fitness and abilities, ranging from ‘easy going’ leisure rides to ‘challenging’ rides. British Cycling label the rides under Guided Rides, Community Group Rides and Breeze Rides.
Go to Let’s Ride, and use the ‘Find a Ride’ search engine, to search ‘Solihull’ rides.
Community Group Rides: CycleSolihull
Organised by groups in the community, these free rides are a great way to meet new people, explore your local area and have fun riding your bike. You can find rides that are suitable for your level of experience and interests whilst enjoying being part of a social cycling community.
For more details, visit CycleSolihull webpage which also includes the Autumn & Winter full ride programme 25/26 running from October 2025 through to March 2026. Participants are advised to monitor the website and/or CycleSolihull Facebook page for any cancellations due to extreme weather.
Via the Let’s Ride portal, search ‘Solihull’ to find a CycleSolihull Community Group ride.
Breeze Rides: Solihull Breeze (16+, women only)
Since starting in 2022, Breeze Solihull has built a wonderful network of women to deliver a free led ride programme. Each ride is organised and guided by British Cycling trained female leaders and supported by an assistant, with an optional coffee stop on route. Whether you’re a regular rider or just rediscovering your love of cycling, Breeze Solihull offers encouragement, fun, and a strong sense of community in equal measure.
Book via the Let’s Ride portal. Search ‘Solihull’ to find a Solihull Breeze ride.
Cycling Tuition for Children this February Half Term
SMBC Cycling Training Team are hosting FUN Cycling Tuition this February Half Term – courses running for ages 5-7years, and for 8+years.
2-day courses for children to have fun learning to ride, gain basic cycle skills and grow in confidence on their bikes.
Sessions will run on the indoor tennis courts at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre and/or Tudor Grange Cycle Track, at various dates and times – for bookings, please go to https://solihull.cycleready.co.uk/publicbooking
Bringing own bikes and helmets to the session is encouraged. However, for indoor sessions bikes and equipment are available to borrow, and for outdoor sessions bikes and equipment are available to borrow on a first come first serve basis, when requested on sign up.
More information on cycling training and activities can be found on the Council’s Cycle Activities in Solihull web page
Midland Mencap – parkride: Adapted Cycling Scheme
Midland Mencap – parkride is the West Midlands regions leading adapted cycling scheme offering free or low cost access to a fleet of inclusive bikes and trikes allowing you to cycle in safe spaces with expert tuition and support.
Whether you are new to cycling, haven’t cycled for a long time or you just don’t have a bike, parkride’s fully inclusive bikes mean everyone can enjoy the fun of cycling.
For more information, please call on 0121 442 2944, or email [email protected]
Try Before You Bike
Solihull Council has teamed up with Peddle My Wheels to offer Solihull residents the ‘Try before you bike’ scheme. Part of the West Midlands Cycle and Walk Programme, this innovative scheme offers a flexible approach to hiring or buying a bike/e-bike without the initial cost of purchasing a new bike/e-bike and accessories.
The introductory discounts are available to anyone who lives, works or studies in the Borough of Solihull. Please note, discount codes are limited and subject to availability.
Launch offer code solihullpedal25 will save 50% over 6 months on any new pedal bike, total subsidy of £120.
Launch offer code solihullelectric25 will save 50% over 6 months on any new e-bike, total subsidy of £360.
Visit – Welcome | PeddleMyWheels for more information.
Love To Ride
Love to Ride Solihull supports and encourages people to ride bikes for fun, transport, the school-run, to get fit, to be more sustainable, to save money…you name it!
It is aimed at new, occasional and experienced riders and specifically allows you to track rides, get stats and monitor progress, and share local cycling routes. Prizes are given away throughout the year and there are challenges designed to build bike habits that can last a lifetime.
Find out more and join Love to Ride Solihull via the website
Repair Support – Repair Cafés
Free meeting places with expert volunteers with repair skills, and they’re all about repairing things (together) including bicycles.
Search a Repair Café near you!
If you have supporting repair skills, including bicycle repairs – Start a Repair Café near you!
Ahead of attending a Repair Café see House Rules for more information.
Community Cycling Hubs
Solihull has community cycling hubs for local ride leaders to run recreational cycling programmes from for free! Increasing accessibility to recreational cycling programmes, any participants who do not have equipment or find it more convenient, can borrow bikes and helmets. Bikes range in sizes and include a mixture of open/step-through frames and cross-bar frames.
Getting there:
In order to help you get to the community cycling hub sessions, please use these postcodes in your Sat Nav:
- Babbs Mill Hub is at the Pavilions Club, Meriden Drive, Kingshurst, B37 6BX.
- Elmdon Park, Elmdon Park Road, Solihull, B92 9EJ (next to the Church car park).
- North Solihull Sports Centre, Conway Road, Chelmsley Wood, B37 5LA.
- Tudor Grange Park, Monkspath Hall Road, Solihull, B91 3DN (next to the cycle track).
Hiring a cycle hub for group sessions:
The hubs can be booked for free by ride leaders, organisations, groups or clubs to host your own cycling sessions.
Find out more on our Community Cycling Hub bookings page.
Local Groups, Clubs & Organisations
- Belles on Bikes – A women’s cycling group which offers support and encouragement to women riders of all abilities.
- Clean & Green Cycle Safe – A community-led, not for profit Cycle Project aimed at encouraging ALL to cycle safely and have fun in our wonderful, local spaces.
- Cyclesolihull rides are free and open to anyone. Rides are weekly, on Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon, and on weekday evenings during the summer. There is something for everyone with distances from 5 to 30 miles.
- Dynamic Rides Cycling Club – An inclusive club for male and female cyclists, based in Hockley Heath, holding regular recreational and training rides for competent riders.
- Heart of England Cycling Club – A friendly cycling group with rides on a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday for those who want to explore some of the great 20 – 100 mile cycling routes in the area.
- Midland Mencap parkride – A fun, free & flexible inclusive family cycling project that provides the whole family, regardless of age or need with the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors through cycling, together!
- Pedal Perfect – Bikeability approved instructors on a mission to help both kids and adults gain confidence and skills to ride independently.
- Solihull Cycling Club – A historic local club for local riders of all ages and abilities.
- Solihull Wheels for All – Providing inclusive cycling for all, including enabling people with a disability or restricted mobility to experience the thrill and fun of wheeled recreation.
- Walk Wheel Cycle Trust – is the new name for Sustrans, a UK-based charity dedicated to promoting active travel by making it easier and more enjoyable for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle.
Solihull Cycling Routes & Networks
Do you need some help planning a cycling journey? These are some useful resources to help you plan cycling routes and find easier ways to get around the borough.
- CycleSolihull Free Route Guides
- Solihull Council Cycling Map
- Solihull Wildlife Ways and Existing Cycle Paths
- Cycle Routes in the West Midlands (British Cycling & Ordnance Survey maps)
- 3 Parks Cycling Route (Meriden Park, Sheldon Country Park and Elmdon Park)
- National Cycle Network
- British Cycling Route Planner
- Cycling UK Journey Planner
- Cycle Streets Route Planner