Big Belgian Bike Ride

3-day option | Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 July 2027
Day 1: Redhill to Folkstone (78 miles) with three support stops, coffee, lunch and tea. Dinner (optional) and overnight in a hotel in Folkstone.
Day 2: Breakfast in Folkstone, Folkstone to Dover Port (10 miles), ferry Dover to Dunkerque, Dunkerque to Bruges (57 miles). Two support stops, lunch and tea. Dinner (optional) and overnight in a hotel in Bruges.
Day 3: Breakfast in Bruges, Bruges to Brussels via Ghent, with a quick nip into Holland (78 miles). Celebration Dinner (optional) in Brussels and overnight in a hotel in Brussels.
Day 4: Bikes transported back to Redhill. Eurostar from Brussels to St Pancras. Train St Pancras to Redhill.

2-day option | Friday 2 – Sunday 4 July 2027
Day 1: Redhill to Dover Port (88 miles) with three support stops, coffee, lunch and tea, ferry to Dunkerque, Dunkerque port to hotel (10 miles). Dinner on ferry.
Day 2: Breakfast in Dunkerque, Dunkerque to Brussels via Bruges, Ghent, with a quick nip into Holland, (132 miles). Celebration Dinner in Brussels, overnight stay in Brussels.
Day 3: Bikes transported back to Redhill. Eurostar from Brussels to St Pancras. Train St Pancras to Redhill.

All options are fully supported by our friendly volunteer team who will provide picnic lunches, tea stops, snacks and refreshments along the way to make sure you have everything you need to complete your challenge.

We also offer full mechanical support, including tools and even a spare bike.

All bikes and luggage will be brought back by the team on Monday 5 July ready to collect from the YMCA Sports and Community Centre in Redhill. 

Join our free, friendly and fun cycling training sessions designed to give you the fitness and stamina you will need to achieve your goal. A variety of ride options will be available on each day to ensure that training rides are tailored to each event.  

Monthly Sunday morning and weekly Tuesday evening rides will start in 2027. 

Find out more about training

We would also encourage cyclists to join a cycle club, if not a member already where training sessions are available every week. The nearest one to us is Redhill Cycling Club.