Partnering with Zig Zag Tours, join us for a bike ride on main roads and cycle paths in Nottingham to explore local history, Raleigh Cycle Company, and The Howitt Building (former main offices)—a Grade II listed building. This 9km ride will take us around some less discovered parts of Nottingham, mostly on quiet back streets.
£5 per person, limited places, booking is essential. Please book here.
Bring your own bike, a water bottle and any snacks you might require. This tour is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Cycle Tour
Duration: 3.5 hours
Meeting point: Primary (33 Seely Road, Nottingham, NG7 1NU). Primary will be open from 10.30am for anyone wishing to visit our current exhibitions Attention, Absorption by Maybelle Peters & Open Code by Mac Collins, or looking to using the facilities.
Distance: 9km
Difficulty: Easy/medium
Surface: Roads, cycle paths
Highlights: Raleigh street, The Howitt Building, workers’ rights, Nottingham Industrial Museum, Humber.
Raleigh bikes, once the largest bike manufacturer in the world has left its mark on Nottingham. We will discover where Raleigh started and then expanded, and how workers’ rights changed in Nottingham.
We will stop at Nottingham Industrial Museum where they have a small display of Raleigh bikes and other little gems from Nottingham's industrial heritage. £4 entry. Together we will hypothesise what brought bike manufacturing to Nottingham and rivalries to the Raleigh empire.
Zig Zag Tours is a tour company specialising in urban exploration and sustainable holidays by bike, foot, and train. They offer a range of experiences around Nottingham and the Midlands combining local history and curiosities, art and architecture, politics and culture, food and drinks – all at a leisurely pace.
Their bike rides and walks are researched in detail and delivered by professionals that take care of finding unexpected spots, hidden gems, and the best routes for all abilities. Anything can become a micro adventure, from a stroll around the Lace Market to train hopping up the Derwent Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site.
