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This trip is part of our exciting collaboration with the very excellent motorcycling establishment, The Bike Shed Motorcycle Company of London and Los Angeles. The trip has been designed with members of this fine organisation in mind - if you have never been to this wonderful place, your life is simply not complete...get yourself down there and enjoy brunch in the excellent restaurant, browse the gear in the shop or drop in one evening and enjoy a cocktail or two and drool over the fabulous bikes dotted around the club premises.

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All seven nights of the trip bar one are spent in comfortable and charming bedrooms at our lovely old farm house in the Tarn-et-Garonne in south western France and each day there will be a ride to a different part of the region, be it the magnificent Gorge du Tarn or the delightful ancient villages around the area. The bedrooms are spacious and beautifully decorated in traditional French style and have either shared or ensuite bathrooms. Please check the pricing of each option.

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One night is spent out in the hills in order to give enough time to fully experience the breathtaking landscape of the Cevénnes region and you will stay in a charming village for the night. There will be a day off the bikes, to laze by the pool or to enjoy a long lunch in a nearby village.

Each morning we head off after a breakfast of hot coffee and freshly baked croissants on some great roads to see some of the wonderful countryside that surrounds us, stopping off to enjoy lunch or a coffee in one of the many beautiful villages along the way.  

There are many medieval castles and ‘bastides’ (fortified hill top villages) in the area, dating back from the time when England ruled this part of France, each with their own character and we will see some of these on our daily rides.  

We will return to the house in the early evening in time to enjoy a cold beer or chilled glass of wine and maybe a swim in the pool, before tucking into a delicious home-cooked dinner under the stars. 

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This is truly a holiday to cater for all!  It incorporates great biking roads with magnificent scenery, the opportunity to relax in wonderful surroundings and enjoy great local cuisine…This adventure was covered in an article in Adventure Bike Rider magazine, so if you want to get a good feel for the trip, have a look at pages 78 - 86:https://www.adventurebikerider.com/digital-issues/72/issue72/index.html

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We leave in the morning at 8.30/9.00am and aim to be at our destination by 6.00pm in the evening.  This equates to around 6 hours in the saddle - we typically ride for an hour and a half before a break for coffee or a leg stretch with a 1 hour stop for lunch and another break in the afternoon. We are definitely happy to stop to admire the view and for photo opportunities along the way.