Champagne to Cider 6th – 9th April 2012 (ref CC0604)

A fabulous new for 2012 tour for experienced riders. This will take through France via the heart of Champagne and into Normandy on a circular out via Dover, back via Cherbourg route. Champagne is relatively undiscovered by British riders but is a gem waiting to be discovered. We will ride through “bubbly” country and we will more than likely sample some of the products in the evenings! The ride will take in the Chateau featured in the TV programme Merlin and move on to Normandy via a meandering route that includes all the best terrain and roads that this famous cider producing region has to offer!

The final overnight is in historic Bayeux and we will round off the tour with a run along the famous D-Day Normandy beaches to Cherbourg and the ferry home.

Prices from: £365 per person, 4 days touring, three nights B&B accommodation, in a shared room, single room supplement £10 ppn. Blueyonder experience rating*. A

Devon & Cornwall 2nd – 4th June (ref DC0206)

This new tour is a great introduction to motorcycle touring. This carefully crafted motorcycle tour to North Devon and Cornwall will take you through some of the best motorbike riding to be found in Southern England, wherever possible using the best and quietest A and rural B roads available.

Day 1 The tour starts with a Sunday morning meet up at Winchester from where we will ride out via a mix B and A roads down through the counties of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset in to Devon. Our route will then take us north over Exmoor and on towards the North Devon Coast and Bude which will be our base for the next two nights.

Day 2 features a ride out from Bude through Cornwall down to Lands End taking in stunning coastal roads that hug the North Cornish coastline. See glimpses of these on the video! We return over Bodmin Moor and the flowing roads of the Fowey peninsular.

Day 3 see’s the tour taking the high and twisty roads over Dartmoor with plenty of stops to admire the scenery, including the frighteningly austere Dartmoor Prison, as well as sampling the delights of the remote Warren Hill Inn and then on to south Dorset and concluding back at Winchester.

Each day will be over 200 miles and expect to cover approximately 650 miles on this tour.

Prices from: £239 per person, three full days touring, two nights (with third optional extra) B&B accommodation, in a shared room, single room supplement £15ppn. Pillion passenger rate £129.

Blueyondertours experience rating*. B

Ardennes & Eifel Mountains - 27th - 31st July 2012 (ref AE2707)

An exciting new tour for 2012 will take you through the Belgian Ardenne (Battle of The Bulge country), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the wonderful German Eifel Mountains, home to the infamous Nordschlieffe Nurburgring as well as stunning views and chocolate box towns and castles.

This is an “experts” A tour, taking in demanding roads that give immense satisfaction. This is a 4 day tour (3 nights away) and as always, Blueyonder’s price will be ultra competitive, contact us today for more information and to reserve your place on this exclusive tour.

Prices in July from £419 per person, 3 nights B&B in a shared room, single room supplement £20ppn. Return crossing using Eurotunnel included.

The Somme & Arras 21st – 23rd September 2012 (ref TS2109)

The name The Somme resonates down the years. The memory of the terrible carnage of July 1916 still lives on today. Here at Blueyonder we are bikers with a real sense of history and we know lots of you are too! This short and relatively easy tour through Northern France will take you along some excellent French rural D roads of the beautiful Pas de Calais countryside and in to the heart of the rolling Somme region where we will based for the next two nights in the historic and very attractive old town of Arras.

The Day 1 meet up will take place in time to catch the 8.00am Eurotunnel service, after disembarking we are straight in to the ride along the terrific coast road passed the Caps towards Boulogne before cutting inland to get to grips with rural France’s lovely open and sweeping D roads which will offer something both to the French touring newcomer and expert alike. We will stop off for coffee and croissants at some typically French cafes with the last call of the day will being Vimy Ridge before ending the ride at La Grande Place, Arras.

Day 2 see’s us following The Somme battlefield circuit de souvenir including the unmissable memorials of Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval, Lochnagar crater along with lunch at the quirky Tommys Bar, before ending the day with a great return ride to Arras.

Day 3 takes us on a great circuitous ride back to Eurotunnel at Calais for the late afternoon service through, what is a surprisingly beautiful and little known part of France. This is a great introductory tour and what better way to start your motorcycle touring experience of France? If you have a passion for history it’s a sure fire winner too, so make a note to join us on the tour to The Somme & Arras in 2012.

Prices from: £269 per person, two nights B&B accommodation, in a shared room, single room supplement £20ppn. Pillion passenger rate £169. Return ferry or Channel Tunnel fare included.

This tour will cover approximately 375 miles in France, which the highest daily mileage being 160.

Blueyonder experience rating*: B

*Blueyonder experience ratings explained

To assist you to choose the best tour for you, all Blueyondertours are given an experience rating of either A, B or C.

A rated tours: Tours rated as an A are designed for experienced and confident riders and are suitable for bikes of 600cc or over. They are generally less suitable for riding with a pillion passenger.

B rated tours: Are as A above but are more suitable for bikes with a rider and a pillion.

C rated tours: Are suitable for all levels of experience (minimum of full unrestricted motorcycle licence) and all bikes over 400cc

2012 Tour

Dates

Devon & Cornwall

2nd – 4th June

Champagne to Cider

6th – 9th April 2012

Ardennes & Eifel Mountains 27th - 31st July 2012

The Somme & Arras

21st – 23rd September 2012