Read our blog (Cycling) - Visit Cheshire

With Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain in Cheshire and Warrington this year, we've been inspired to showcase some truly exceptional cycling routes across the county.

This past year many of us have gotten back in touch with our bikes and you may be looking for new places for a gentle ride with the family or a more challenging long route.

Fitness fans keen to limber up after a week in the office can now get active in the shadow of the Peak District by taking to the highways and byways of Macclesfield, thanks to a new initiative.

Slow Travel Cheshire, the first guide to the county in modern times, has just been released by Bradt Guides, one of the UK’s biggest guidebook publishers.

The sun was shining, the sky was blue it was a beautiful weekend, so I decided to put work and household chores to one side for a couple of hours.