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Tameside...It's Your Move!

Get walking, wheeling or cycling in Tameside

Walking Werneth Low, cycling Stamford Park, mooching round Ashton Market. A real ale trail or a night out in ‘Stalyvegas’. There’s loads to see and do in Tameside.

Try out new cycling and walking routes

We’re building the UK's largest active travel network.  

1,800 miles of safe, traffic-free cycling and walking routes. More than 2,400 new, safer road crossings. All linking up to public transport so you can get even further. 

Get planning!

It’s time to plan your route. You can leave the hard work to our journey planner. 

It’ll work out the best walking, wheeling or cycling route for you.  

And link you up with public transport if you want to go further. 

Learn to ride or fix your bike

Whatever you’re looking to learn, we’ve got a course to fit. 

Build your confidence. Learn for the first time. Ride together as a family. Mend a puncture or fix your brakes. You don’t even need to own a bike to get started. 

Person riding a bike on a cycle training course

Borrow a bike in Tameside

Want to try out a bike for free? It’s as easy as borrowing a book. Just pop down to your local bike library and take one out for a spin.  

Get in touch and get exploring: 

Make your move, together!

Want company? Joining a local walking or cycling group is a fun and friendly way to get active. Explore new places, meet new people and learn new skills. 

Get in touch with this Cycle and Stride group in Tameside:

  • Diversity Matters North West - A charity committed to the promotion of community health and wellbeing. Focusing primarily, although not exclusively on the needs of women from South Asian communities and other minority groups.

  • Fit For Life - Delivers specialist physical and mental wellbeing activity that supports and encourages a healthier and more active lifestyle.

  • Khush Amdid - A user-led registered charity supporting mainly Tameside’s Pakistani community including other diverse groups of women, particularly older women.

  • Tameside Women’s Community Cycling Group - The group aims to promote women’s cycling in Tameside, Greater Manchester and throughout the North West with learn-to-ride, cycling confidence and bike maintenance sessions as well as group social rides.

Boss the school run

Why walk, wheel or cycle to school? Come on, it's much more fun!  

And a great, stress-free start to the day: 

✔️ Get fit, get happy, enjoy quality time with the kids. 

✔️ No need to find parking. Just cruise up to the school gates. 

✔️ A traffic-free, reliable route that takes the same time, every time. 

✔️ Cleaner air at the school gates. 

We’re doing our bit through School Streets, cycle training for students and youth ambassador programmes. 

Why not plan your route and give it a trial run? 

High school students stood next to their bikes on a cycle lane

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