House to House for Honeypot

Ride the House to House for Honeypot challenge: a cycle of 225 miles riding Britain’s beautiful, changing countryside, all the way from Honeypot Hampshire to Honeypot mid-Wales.

More than testing your cycle skills you can combine your cycling with helping some of the most disadvantaged children in the UK. Some of the children Honeypot support care for over 50 hours a week for a disabled or unwell parent or sibling. 

You can help Honeypot to continue to provide Residential Respite Breaks at Houses specifically designed for children, Educational Booster Programmes to help them excel in Education. They also do grants for essential life items and Memory Making Days to theme parks or even a first trip to the Seaside! It’s all about helping Children, who take on responsibilities well beyond their years, allowing them to have a break, make happy memories  and build a brighter future.

The ride will start at the New Forest Hampshire House (SO45 1XH) and will finish three days later at their house in Newtown, Mid-Wales (SY16 4AH). You will get to see, at the start of the ride, how a Honeypot house works to spur you on with the physical challenge.

THE RIDE

The ride will be spread over 4 days, with 2 full days of riding and 2 half days of riding. We will be making overnight stops near Salisbury, Gloucester and Ludlow.

The first day will begin mid morning and end in the Salisbury area. Day 2 & 3 will start early morning and be a full day’s ride, finishing around Gloucester and Ludlow respectively. The last day will start early morning and finish around lunchtime at Honeypot Pen y Bryn.

The full days riding will be approximately 55 miles on one day and 80 miles on the 2nd full day with the half days being around 30-40 miles. The total length of the ride will be approximately 220 miles depending on confirmed accommodation and stops along the way.

Full board food and accommodation will be provided for all cylists.

This is a guided ride, led by pie guides, catering for all standards of cyclists.

Included for Cyclists:

• Ride led by pie guides
• 3 nights accommodation in twin rooms (singles available for a supplement)
• Dinner x 3
• Refreshment stops on route during the ride (morning, lunch and afternoon)
• Guides at a ratio of approximately 8-10 cyclists to one pie guide
• Gels and electrolyte tablets
• Support vehicles with bike spares, bike tool kits, first-aid kits, fresh water, sunscreen, etc
• Medics
• Kit list
• Training advice
• Cyclist information document which includes key information such as an itinerary, kit list etc.

There is a £695 sign up fee and a fundraising target of £1905.

It is our hope to organise this ride each year with the 2025 ride being extended up to Honeypot’s Scottish House in Ayrshire, a further 300 miles!