Industrial Coalville

If you’re fairly confident on your bike and ready to broaden your cycling horizons, our Steady rides are ideal. At a comfortable pace, and possibly with some modest hills along the way, rides take place on mainly quiet roads with plenty of sights along the way. Rides are between 6 and 20 miles long, at a moderate pace of between 7 and 10 miles an hour.

We are starting this ride slightly earlier than normal so that you all can be back in time to enjoy the Coalville Twenty13 - Family Fun Day community festival.  Organised by North West Leicestershire District Council's Cultural Services team, this free event is packed full with entertainment, stalls, food and drink and is a day not to be missed.  There is something for everyone with live bands, children’s entertainment BMX and skateboard demonstrations and much more.  There are even some treats that are only available to participants of this ride.

This 7.6 mile ride gives a flavour of what Coalville and the surrounding area was like in the days of high coal production.  Until the 1980s Leicestershire had a number of pits and sites for two of them can be seen on this ride.  Stop and see the old Pit-head winding gear wheel in Ellistown.  The whole winding gear tower for the former Snibston Pit can also be viewed along with the quarrying that is still a major industry.  And you can do it while riding on Coalville's fantastic new cycling infrastructure.