

Access at Red Barn (between East Dean and Birling Gap)
I have ridden from Birling Gap to the pond at East Dean…

A busy day for Cycle Seahaven
Saturday, 20 July 2019 was the busiest day for Cycle Seahaven…

Eliza Ellie's fitness campaign attempt two....
Go riding
Get fit
Challenge yourself
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Sunday Saunter in Spring!
Today's Sunday Saunter was a lovely morning out in the sunshine…


Last of the Summer Touring Rides
Autumn was suspended for a few days this week; summer returned!…

It is a Marmite Thing – SS UK 2018.
Riding without gears isn't everyone's cup of tea. Some do it…

Cycle Seahaven Cycle with Recycle
Sussex Community Development Association invited Cycle Seahaven…

Tourers and Friends Go Off Road.
Following a chat over a cup of tea on a recent regular Touring…

July Family Forest Ride
On Saturday 28th July, while some members took part in the London…


SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AMBASSADORS
The next time you're on a club ride have a look around and see…


Summertime Cycling has arrived
Astronomers think that summer starts on the summer solstice (21st…

Springtime on the Cuckoo Trail
It’s a great time of year to cycle along the Cuckoo Trail.…

An Enjoyable Springtime Touring Ride
Was today, 6th March, the first day of Spring? It certainly…



Tourist Section Take on the “Beacon”
This Tuesday, six members of the Touring Section took on Sussex’s…


2B MTB Improvers via the Coach Road
Fifteen of us completed the ride last Sunday morning. Following…

A Superb Short Touring Ride
We aim to have three touring rides each week: Tuesday, Thursday…

2B Improvers in Friston Forest
2B Improvers In Friston.
14 of us repeated most of last week's…


Brilliant Easter Egg Ride
Saturday saw the most successful Cycle Seahaven Easter Egg Ride…

Tourers clock-up the Miles
Over the past week there have been five touring rides and anyone…


Windmills and Rivers - 4C MTB ride report
The warm sunshine and sheer numbers added to the excitement of…


A Big Circular Route around Seaford
On Sunday 26th March 12 riders met outside of the ‘White Lion…

Easter Family Egg Hunt 2017
Saturday 15th April we will hold our hugely popular Annual Family…


Friston Friday night ride report + video of Crater run
Very nice evening ride this Friday and much warmer than last…

Third Time Lucky for Muddles Green
It was third time lucky for a touring ride to Muddles Green today…


2b MTB Friston night ride report
Could not be more different that last week, mild night around…


2B Bright & Cold Beginners Ride
A clear bright, if not very cold Sunday morning saw 13 of us…

2B Beginners / Improvers MTB Ride
With the forecast looking wet & windy 10 of us set out from…

2B Sunday Morning Beginners Ride
This Sundays ride saw the beginners group and the intermediate…

MTB 2B via Piddinghoe, Big Park, Court Farm Road, OVT to the Marttello
Roy led 11 of us off from the White Lion. We picked up…

Winter's Arrived and so has Black Ice!
A sharp frost on Thursday morning kicked off the Winter season,…

Friston Forest 2B Friday night ride report and Video
Only 4 off us could make it this week, the weather was dry on…

Brighton Races Ride Report (4C)
8am on a chilly Sunday morning is not everyone's ideal start…

Another Superb Autumn Touring Ride
This morning (Tuesday) was superb for cycling: warm, dry and…


Easy Cycling on Romney Marsh
If ever you want somewhere flat to cycle with plenty of quiet…

FRISTON forest MTB 2B Friday night ride report and 2B/3C Video
Another fantastic Friday night ride, we had 8 riders on the 2B …

Ride Information: 2C MTB - Friday night Friston forest
** EDIT - this is also general info for subsequent rides starting…



3C MTB Sunday Morning Ride Report
8am Sunday morning, not a natural time of the day, saw 11 of…

2b to the Gates - BP Beckons
7 of us this morning did the Firle Road, round the back, sheep…

2b or perhaps 2c? Sunday MTB 'Beginners' ride
9 of us set off in a stiffish breeze from the White Lion as the…


2B Introductory Ride for Hybrids and MTBs
Ride report for Sunday's 2B ride on Sunday 3rd July.
6 of…

Second video of the 3C Friston ride
The first part is on the 2b ride report, trails in this films…



29/04/16 FRISTON 2B Friday night ride video
Video as promised, this time from a different angle as chest…

Friston Forest Family Ride - April 2016
31 riders took to the forest for the April Forest Family Bike…

29/04/16 FRISTON 2B Friday night ride report
Only two of us again this week , we set up with the 3C riders…

Wednesday Night Beginner’s Rides
Following our winter break the Beginner/Family Ride has started…


14/04/16 FRISTON 2B Friday night ride report
Friday morning came with the rain and a forecast of dry weather…


Challenging Touring Rides
Spring has been a busy time for the Touring section, with several…

Ride Report - Easter Egg Hunt 2016
The Cycle Seahaven Family Forest Rides for 2016 started this…

Ride Report - Brighton Races - 4C
Thirteen intrepid riders set out form the White Lion at 8am on…

Super Cycling on the Spring Equinox
It was a chilly morning for the Spring Equinox on Sunday…

2B Friston Friday night MTB ride videos
Guys and Girls, just a reminder of what you are missing on a…


21st August 2015 Friday night Friston MTB ride report.
Friday night Friston MTB ride. 21st August 2015
Looks like we…


Our Annual Ride to Littlehampton
Our ride to Littlehampton has become an annual event having…

Thursday Pub Ride Report – 7th May
Last night we had 25 riders of widely varying ages and abilities…

Family Forest Ride Report - 2nd May 2015
17 riders took part in our second Forest Family Ride for 2015.…

Thursday Pub Ride Report – 23rd April
With the traditional starting point at the White Lion, Seaford,…

Thursday Pub Ride Report – 9th April
PUB RIDE TO THE 8 BELLS AT JEVINGTON.
Even after only a…

Sunday MTB – Ride Report 15th March 2015
Ten riders started out from The White Lion for our usual Sunday…

Big Park Opening - Ride Report
On Saturday 7th March Cycle Seahaven hosted a Cross Country…

The Big Pedal 2 – Ride Report 31st January 2015
On Saturday 31st January The Big Park project organised two cycle…

Sunday MTB – Ride Report 25th January 2015
Sunday's cross country ride was joined by a total of 21 riders…

Sunday MTB – Ride Report 18th January 2015
Fourteen riders braved the cold, damp and early start to slog…

Ride Report - Beginners MTB 4th Jan 2015
Another early morning start for our regular bi-weekly beginners…

Ride Report - New Year's Day 2015
Cycle Seahaven have a tradition of riding in the early morning…

Sunday MTB – Ride Report 21st Dec 2014
Our Sunday beginner ride looked like it was going to be a…

Christmas Pub Ride Report – 18th Dec
Twelve riders made the 16-mile round trip between Seaford…

Sunday MTB – Ride Report 6th Dec 2014
The day started with a slight drizzle as we struck out from the…

Perfect Cycling Weather, in November?
Wall to wall sunshine, no wind, dry and mild; it could…

Sunday MTB – Ride Report 30th Nov 2014
Eleven riders set out from the White Lion at 8:15 on a bright…

Sunday MTB - Ride Report 16th Nov 2014
Eight riders set off from the White Lion for a scenic ride along…

Sunday beginner - ride report
Our ride on Sunday 9th November was a 6-mile circumnavigation…

Thursday Pub Ride Report - 6th Nov
On Thursday 6th November eleven of us rode out from The White…


Ride Report - Thursday's Pub Ride
As we were waiting at the White lion for the ride to begin at…

Thursday Pub Ride #6 - new venue
Change of destination:
Although we start at the same place as…


Channel Hopping to Dieppe
Last Friday six of us, who usually cycle in the Cycle Seahaven…

Our Longest Touring Ride of the Year
Our touring ride on Tuesday (9 September) was a round trip…





Sunday Social - 13th July 2014
Our ride started from Seaford's Martello Tower at 6pm. A stiff…





Good turnout for Good Friday Ride
The Easter Bank Holiday Weekend got off to a cracking start…

Tuesday Morning Ride to Arlington, 1 April 2014
Spring is a great time for cycling through country lanes.…

2.5c Friday Night MTB ride report 21st March 2014
The 2C ride only had two people on the night so despite the fact…

Sunday Morning Ride to Horam - 16 March 2014
What luck! Wall to wall sunshine again, just like last Sunday…

2.5c Friday Night MTB ride report 07 March 2014
At last we had a break in the weather and we managed to have…

Sunday Morning Ride to Ovingdean, 9 March 2014
Wall to wall sunshine, virtually no wind and the air feeling…

Sunday Morning Ride to the Velo Café – 12 January 2014
It was a beautiful Winter’s morning - dry, a slight chill in…

Touring Ride to the Velo Café on Tuesday, 10 Dec 2013
Five members cycled to Brighton today to visit the recently…

2C FRISTON FRIDAY NIGHT RIDE / VIDEO 29/11
Hi Great ride again, the trails were a lot drier than last week…

2.5c Friston Friday night 22/11/13 ride report
We were down on riders on the night so we did most of the ride…


2b Friston Friday night 18/10/13 ride report
Sadly I was unable to make it that evening, so over to Nigel…

Friston Forest 2b MTB ride report 12/10/13
Due to bad weather, we did not ride on Friday night but managed…

2B Friston Friday night 04/10/13 ride report
Another good ride for the level 2B,with a record attendance with…

Touring Road Ride to Horam, 29 September
Ten cyclists turned up at the Martello Tower for the ‘touring…

2B Friston Friday night 27/09/13 ride report
What a fantastic ride, weather and trails conditions where spot…

2B Friston Friday night 20/09/13 ride report
Just 3 of us on this lovely autumn evening! The 3-4C ride had…

2B Friston Friday night 13/09/13 ride report
Despite a wet forecast, 7pm arrived with no rain so, our usual…

Family Forest Ride - 7th Sept 2013
On Saturday 7th September 20 mountain bikers took to Friston…

Sunday Road Rides 1st September
Nine riders turned out Sunday 1st September. 4 members on…

BBQ Rides - 10th Aug 2013
A barbeque and two cycle rides were held on Saturday, 10th August,…

Touring Road Ride to Littlehampton – 6 August 2013
We’re quite lucky in Cycle Seahaven as we have a national cycle…

21 July 2013: Touring Road Ride to the Lavender Line
It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning as seven Cycle Seahaven…

Touring Road Ride to the Pevensey Levels - 30 June 2013
Ten cyclists met at the Martello Tower at 8.30 am to commence…

Regular Forest Ride - 17th May 2013
Eleven of us started out from 'The Gate' and headed along…


Sunday Blast Ride Report
hot weather and a hotter pace
Stats; Distance 52.6 miles, Avg. speed 16.9 mph, riding time 3:05 hrs, time elapsed 3:57 hrs.

Fairway Loop, Newhaven – 3c MTB 90 minutes
Getting there.
The Fairway is off the A259 at the top of the…

Stanmer Park ride report Monday 8th August 2011
... slow and technical. Jumps, tree pile roll overs and stumps...