Group Mountain Bike Rides or Training
Group bookings are available for mountain bike skills training, bike maintenance training or escorted mountain bike rides at a level tailored to the groups ability and ages.Events such as youth groups outings, courses tailored to schools curriculum requirements, Youth groups and family days have all been run in the past with great success and enjoyment.
Courses generally run over either a day or half day and can consist of either skills instruction, riding or a combination of both at Woburn Trails or Bike maintenance which is delivered indoors in a hands on workshop environment at either the Macintosh Centre, Northampton or at a venue local to you. Please note that groups must be a minimum of 4 people.
"On behalf of all of us who came on the course last weekend, a big THANK YOU!, It was well structured, unthreatening and really good value. Thanks so much for sharing your skills and insight with us – I’m sure we’re all more confident off-roaders as a result!"
Mountain Bike Riding for Schools or Youth Groups
We can organise rides mountain biking or just trail riding at either Woburn Trails or around Northamptonshire in a safe and supervised environment. We can transport the hire bikes to you and also arrange a packed lunch if required. All rides are risk assessed and taken by qualified and insured instructors. These rides are suitable as part of a PE GCSE or Outdoor Education module of the Diploma in Sport. Assessments for qualifications can be made in the week or weekend and on an individual or group basis.We would suggest a half day (3hrs) ride is sufficient for most young adults, if you would like a skills course this is usually ran over a full day (6hrs) but can be tailored to a half day if required.
We appreciate that you are busy and therefore aim to make the booking process as simple as possible for you, initially please call us to discuss what you would like, if you decide to go ahead and book then we require a Group Booking Form from you and also heights of each rider to size bikes to (each riders height is required a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the day). We would suggest that you also supply some adult helpers (ratio of at least 1:6) to facilitate the group.
All risk assessments, CRB checks, Insurance and first aid qualifications are in place (copies available on request).
Qualifications in Mountain Biking Skills and Bike Maintenance are available if required, please see below for more information.
Children/Families
Group bookings for families looking to introduce their children to mountain biking or all the family wishing to have a day out on bikes in the woods. Bike hire is available and all instructors are fully CRB checked.For a family day out we can offer 2 adults and up to 2 children a private skills day for £180. The day can be tailored to your requirements and are suitable for children age 8 years upwards.
For children's birthday parties we offer a 2hr skills course at Woburn Trails for £85 for 6 children. This offers children fun and games on their bikes as well as an opportunity to learn some of the skills of mountain biking. Suggested age is up to 16 years old at Woburn Woods. All goody bags and competition prizes are included however any food is not, there are however picnic tables or local (bike friendly) cafes that will cater for you. Birthday Parties are only available on weekdays but throughout the whole year.
Qualifications Available
All the awards are accredited by the Awarding Body Consortium (ABC) and are nationally recognised qualifications. Aimed at children and young adults with learning difficulties or those who prefer non academic learning the awards can offer a great sense of achievement. Please contact us for further details and costs of the accreditations.Cycling Gears Award
1st Gear: - Introductory Cycling Skills (16 hours)
2nd Gear: - Developing Cycling Skills (16 hours)
3rd Gear: - Consolidating Cycling Skills (16 hours)
These courses are suitable from the complete novice child cycling through to the level 3 covering techniques such as bunny hops and drop offs.
Bike Maintenance
Level 1: - basic bike maintenance up to a standard of able to perform basic bike maintenance with assistance
Level 2: - basic bike maintenance where the maintenance can be undertaken with no external assistance required
Please contact us to discuss your aims and requirements and to get an idea of what we could offer you for the day.
