Brighton Coastal Tour: Scenic Journey from City Centre to White Cliffs and Historic Rottingdean

Embark on a scenic journey from Brighton’s city centre to the picturesque white cliffs and historic village of Rottingdean. Explore the vibrant seaside atmosphere before immersing yourself in the calm beauty of the South Downs and the English Channel.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Brighton Dome - Hear what inspired such an eccentric design as this Brighton Dome.
  • Royal Pavilion - Discover how this eccentric palace came about
  • Brighton and Hove Museum - Find out what this stunning building was originally built for.
  • Quadrophenia Alleyway - Are we the Mods?
  • Brighton Beach - Over look the beach as we cruise along the top
  • Brighton Palace Pier - One of the UK’s iconic landmarks
  • SEA LIFE Brighton - We pass by the worlds oldest functioning aquarium.
  • Brighton Palace Pier - We will cycle past the Palace Pier and also stop on the promenade to hear about the history of Brighton’s three piers (Suspension Chain Pier, West Pier & Palace Pier)
  • Volk’s Electric Railway - We cycle past, and may stop briefly, at the start of this charming Victoirian railway, the oldest working one in the world. We then cycle alongside its route.
  • Yellowave Beach Sports Venue & Beach Cafe - We cycle past this outdoor beach volleyball centre.
  • Brighton Marina - we cycle past this marina which berths over 1,000 boats, as we start on the Undercliff Path.
  • Undercliff Walk - We cycle along most of the 5km length of the Undercliff Path, with the English Channel lapping (or sometimes wavws crashing) to our side and the white chalk cliffs towering over head.
  • Rottingdean Beach - We stop at Rottingdean for refreshments and the shingle beach provide an option for walking and swimming.
  • Kipling Gardens - One option, while in Rottingdean, is to pop into the beautiful walled gardens that once belonged to Rudyard Kipling, the writer of the Jungle Book.
  • The Lanes - Bussle your way though these twittens. Find out what a twitten is
  • Theatre Royal Brighton - See one of Brighton’s oldest Theatre’s
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Use of bicycle
  • Use of helmet
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Starting from the lively core of Brighton’s urban hub, we journey along the coast, passing through bustling sea-side crowds near the pier and its attractions, into the serene beauty of the magnificent white cliffs and shoreline where the South Downs meet the English Channel. We end at our destination, the quaint and historically rich village of Rottingdean.

Journey Length: 15km (approximately 9 miles)

Location
22 New Rd
New Road
The Meeting Point is in front of the Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Claire_n
Jul 22, 2024
An Easy, Informative Ride with Duncan - Duncan! Thank you very much for showing us a wonderful time and a pleasant tour. We loved the history, the little jaunt over to Rottingdean, and especially your song. I’ll recommend it to any friends in the area. Cheers!
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Winonak2014
Jun 30, 2024
My 1st bike tour - The bike tour was fun! As a cycling beginner, I was being taken care of by the tour guide Duncan. The coastal tour is flat and easy which is suitable for all levels of cycling experience and ages. Although it was quite busy in the city and beach front. The view of undercliff was amazing!! Although the tour is 2.5 hours, it was not difficult. In fact, we even did some city tour then to the coast on Sunday (23rd June). Thanks for Duncan’s encouragement and compliment, the tour gave me more confidence on cycling. Yesterday, I even cycled from London to Windsor Castle!! If I would not have joined the tour, I wouldn’t be confident to cycle outside of London! Highly recommend this tour for everybody who loves cycling and nature! 😁
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Dawn_f
Jun 30, 2024
Fabulous tour with Duncan - Duncan was fabulous, we learned so much about Brighton and enjoyed the route along the undercliff path to Rottingdean. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Audrey_w
Apr 21, 2024
Great way to see Brighton - We had a great time on the tour. The guide told us that, in the end, we'd probably gone around 15km! It was one of the best ways to see the city, coast, and surrounding areas and we even fit in time for a little pub stop!
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Faraway64574010226
Feb 14, 2024
Wonderful bike tour and would definitely recommend. - Really enjoyed the bike tour led by Cicely who was full of interesting information about the area. Highlight was riding along the under cliff path past waves crashing against the shore nearby. The wet weather didn’t dampen our enjoyment at all!
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686zaineb
Sep 26, 2023
Must-do scenic tour in Brighton with loads of history info - This was the second tour these past couple of days with Brighton Bike Tours. Both Cecilly and Duncan put a fantastic tour together. The laminated pictures to give more perspective to the historic areas was pretty much the icing on the cake! Thoroughly enjoyed the City Tour (lots of Brighton history info), and Costal Tour was so scenic. We stopped over at a small pictersque pub in Rottingdean, and that was a nice touch on the already scenic tour.
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911nilimar
Jul 25, 2023
Beautiful and Memorable - We had a great time biking across the lovely coasts of Brighton, it was a nice and a moderately sunny day, with the waves occasionally splashing on us to add to our excitement!! Our guides- Cecily and Duncan were very sweet and helpful through out, we weren’t a seasoned bike riders and took some extra time to reach the destinations and they were always around chatting and making us feel a part of the group ❤️ Also they were so kind to capture some of our bike riding moments which we will cherish for ever! Thank you Cecily and Duncan for such a wonderful experience 🙏😍 Thank you Nilima and Prathibha
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Lilyanabudihardjo
Jul 8, 2023
Enjoyable Brighton by bicycle - Duncan brought our family for an enjoyable coastal bike tour. During the trip, he explained a lot of history of Brighton with pictures of the early years. We were lucky to have a bright sunny morning with mild wind and it is highly recommended to enjoy Brighton by bicycle.
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Jessica_k
Jun 7, 2023
Lovely way to get in the highlights of Brighton. Felt like a local and safe, kind guide, mostly level riding - Lovely way to get in the highlights of Brighton. Felt like a local and safe, kind guide, mostly level riding, plenty of breaks for information and a sip of water.
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Amanda_b186338
Oct 31, 2022
Superb Afternoon Cycling - We had a fabulous bike tour with Cicely. I was a little anxious as I had not been on a bike for a long time. All was fine and we could not have asked for more. Brighton has lots of wonderful bike lanes making everything very accessible. Despite knowing Brighton, it was so good to get a more detailed history and learn more about it and by cycling you got to know how everything joined up. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to learn about Brighton and get a feeling for your surroundings. Thank you Cicely and Duncan for providing such a memorable afternoon.
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