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Ride Leicester Literary Leicester Ride

Saturday 21st March 2026 10:00am

Starting from - Town Hall Bike Park, LE1 5BP

This Ride Leicester ride is open for anyone to join

  • 10 miles
  • Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road, eBike
  • 2 hr 30 mins
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Organized by groups in the community, these rides are a great way to meet new people, explore your local area and to 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.

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LE1 5BP

Literary Leicester by Bike!

Part of the University of Leicester’s annual ‘Literary Leicester’ festival, this bike tour will take you to the homes and local haunts of five major writers who lived in the city. Dr Emma Parker will introduce the life and work of Philip Larkin, Anthony Burgess, Joe Orton, Sue Townsend and Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze. Discover how Leicester has inspired poets, novelists and playwrights as you explore the city’s extraordinary literary heritage.

We have a limited number of electric bikes available for use on this ride. Our ecycle loans are free of charge and include a helmet if required. Ecycles must be booked in advance and by 10pm on Wednesday 18th March at the latest, unfortunately any requests received after this date cannot be accommodated. Email [email protected] to enquire about an ecycle loan and a member of our team will get back to you. Please also ensure that you have registered for a place on this ride.

First timers welcome!
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