While most of the Lakes District’s focus is in its central belt between Ambleside and Keswick, attention has started to be drawn further south with the help of the outstanding … Read more

HOLM is a fine dining restaurant and luxurious boutique hotel situated in the heart of South Petherton in the lesser known reaches of South Somerset (south of Bristol, west of … Read more

Roman emperor Hadrian was onto something when he decided to envelop a small knoll in the final few yards of the Roman Empire. This frontier is home to the village … Read more

Located 12 miles south of Manchester, the Service Course in Wilmslow is a cycling-focused hub offering bike fitting, custom bike builds, repairs, a full food and cafe menu as well … Read more

The three Velolife coffee venues in Thameside Berkshire are essential waypoints for Home Counties cyclists exploring the Chilterns, or turnaround points for those riding West from London. Owner Lee Goodwin … Read more

What started in Girona now has an address on the Côte d’Azur, 100 yards from the beach. The Service Course, Nice marries beautiful rental bikes with coffee and rigorous programme … Read more

The Mash Inn closed in January 2023. A new venue is planned by owner Nick Mash – due to open Summer 2023. The bucolic setting of The Mash Inn is … Read more

The mountains north of Vancouver help to define the city’s alpine culture, with locals regularly seen clomping around the city centre in ski boots or else en route to a … Read more

Make a move to the Bavarian capital in February and you’ll have to be pretty sharp to find a screen to watch the Spring Classics. Despite the depth of Munich’s … Read more

The fact of London’s location on the tidal Thames is rarely attributed to the gaping hole that makes its essential waterway possible. Roughly 50 miles upstream of Teddington Lock, the … Read more

The Bavarian capital is often referred to as being a collection of five villages, wedded together in a cosy intimacy that’s defined by remarkable proximity. Munich’s brilliant cycling infrastructure and … Read more

Despite the expansive swelling of Oakland, spilling into smaller neighborhoods formerly on its perimeter, a small degree of intimacy has been spared at Temescal Brewing, one of the Bay Area’s … Read more

After a long-haul flight to Sydney, there’s nothing quite like hopping north to the city’s beaches and indulging in some healthy new world cuisine and third wave coffee. Both of … Read more

Wedged between Paris’ 11th and 19th Arrondissements, Steel toes the line between cyclewear retailer, third wave coffee shop, publisher and ride organiser, as one of Paris’ most prestigous cycling cafes. … Read more

Many nutrition stories have emerged from the outlandish personal tales of founders, pioneering adventurers who started by cobbling together recipes to fuel their most ambitious days out. But none are … Read more

Throughout the year, Munich locals can be seen taking brunch, lunch and coffee in the hospitality of Occam Deli, a few blocks from the fringe’s of Englischer Garten, a big … Read more

Those who regularly cycle and hike in the southern reaches of the Chilterns Hills will remember the wonderful The Quince Tree Cafe in the hamlet of Stonor, closed recently to … Read more

Patagonia Provision’s strapline “Rethinking Our Food Chain” could be corrupted, “Bring the Best Camping Food”. Entirely portable and of impeccable quality, the Sausalito-based food startup located with Patagonia Works have … Read more

South Africa’s Western Cape has no shortage of outstanding gastronomic spots, a density of which cluster around Cape Town, Stellenbosch and the Franschhoek Valley. Restaurants vary from tableclothed ballrooms to … Read more

Found in the belly of Berwick Street, Soho Bikes is one of London’s newer cycling cafe-store setups. Whether you’re shopping for jeans or magazines, Soho Bikes is well worth marking … Read more