Explore the Area | Private & Custom Group Bike Tours | 2-2.5 hrs.

Experience the best of the New Hampshire Seacoast on a private bike tour. Explore historic sites, soak in the Fall foliage, and enjoy a VIP experience tailored to your group.

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Prescott Park - We’ll tell a brief story about the Prescott Sisters and Piscataqua River
  • Great Island Common - Briefly stop to talk about the 7 forts, Isle of Shoals and anything else that catches our attention.
  • Wentworth by the Sea - We’ll stop to speak about the Historic Hotel
  • Peirce Island - Will pass through Peirce Island.
  • Four Tree Island - We`ll make a brief stop to discuss the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the famous Piscataqua River.
    - Haven Park - We’ll hear a story about James Kelly’s Statue of Major General Fitz John Porter and how he was court-martialed for not leading 10,000 men into what he considered a bloodshed during the 2nd Battle of Bill Run.
    - Fort Stark State Historic Site - We’ll briefly talk about “Live Free or Die” Captain John Stark and the first settlement.
What's Included
  • Water
  • Bicycle and Helmet
  • Snacks
  • Expert Guide
What's Not Included
  • Tips and Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore the charming islands off Portsmouth and away from the hustle and bustle of Market Square. Pedal through gardens, lush parks, and reach New Castle Island to greet the vast Atlantic Ocean. Hear stories about the fishmongers, naval shipyard, and the transformations of a rundown waterfront into a beautiful park. Join us on our flagship bike tour to explore the “best of Portsmouth and New Castle Island.” Highlights:​​

-Pedal along the Piscataqua River out to New Castle Island
-Visit New Castle Island Village’s downtown
-Visit the Great Island Common to hear about the Isle of Shoals and lighthouses
-Visit Fort Stark to hear about the father to our state motto “Live Free or Die”
-Visit Four Tree and Pierce Islands to hear about the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
-Visit Prescott Park to hear about Prescott Sister’s transformation from the combat zone to a waterfront park.

At your selected departure time, meet 30 minutes before your tour start time to get fitted for your bike.

Location
43 Middle Street
Middle Street
Meet at the John Paul Jones House Historic House Garden
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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U5280bcangelaj
Aug 10, 2024
Lovely Afternoon - Donna was our tour guide and she was amazing! Never made us feel rushed and was happy to cater the tour to our interests. We left feeling like we made a new friend in Portsmouth. Hope to cross paths with you again soon, Donna! The bikes were a little small (tallest in our crew is 5”10), hard to avoid pressure on the knees even though the city terrain is not intense.
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Kathyriz673
Jul 29, 2024
Scenic private bike tour - We stayed in the area for a short, 1st time visit so wanted to see as much as possible in a short time. Communicated with Dawn and asked her to put together a fast paced private tour combining some of the neighborhood and Island sites so we could see and get a feel for the area. She set us up with Steve, who was the perfect person for us - kept stops and history to a minimum, as requested. He definitely knows the area, kept things interesting for us and things moving along which enabled us to get in exactly what we requested. Would definitely recommend early on during your stay. Good job guys!
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Shawneverson
Jul 8, 2024
Northeast states tour - Paul did a great job and we had a ball. Beautiful city and knowledgeable tour guide. Let us stop when we wanted to take photos, truly a nice tour
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Guide315268
Jun 22, 2024
AMAZING! MARCUS OUR GUIDE WAS SO FUN!!! - Our bachelorette crew did the city and island tour with Marcus as our guide. It was so fun!!! The bikes were in great condition, Marcus gave excellent instructions, and I felt very safe. The tour was very informative, loved the history. Marcus was also super fun! Highly recommend this company and any of their tours!!!!
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Melissa_m
Jun 20, 2024
Book it! - This is a great way to see a lot of the city and surrounding areas. Our guide, Dawn, was incredibly knowledgeable and was able to share lots of history highlights. If we had more time I think we would have also loved the longer tour down to the coastline.
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Jessicakl5352cm
Jun 6, 2023
A must-do when visiting Portsmouth - One of the best bike tours we've been on. Steve (I hope I remembered his name correctly) was a great guide and super knowledgeable about the area. Our one request - water views - and he delivered. We biked out to a little island and to an old inn which was beautiful and may be a future stay. The history of the area is quite intriguing and was fun to learn about while getting in a decent bike ride as well. For anyone not used to biking, the area is relatively flat, except for one "large hill" which wasn't so bad, extremely doable for even a novice.
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Excursion10786
Jun 28, 2022
Portsmouth/Newcastle bike tour - We had a wonderful bike tour of Portsmouth and Newcastle. Our guides, Steve and Paul, were awesome…extremely knowledgeable and ensured we were safe at all times. I highly recommend Portcity Bike Tours!
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