At Hadleigh Park Cycles, we’re passionate about helping everyone discover the joy of cycling — from little ones learning to ride for the first time, to adults looking to build confidence or sharpen their skills. Our expert coaches work with riders of all ages and levels, offering 1:1 and group sessions tailored to your goals.
With access to the iconic Olympic mountain bike trails and a safe, friendly environment, it’s the perfect place to build balance, improve technique, and have fun on two wheels.
We also host a range of community events and social rides throughout the year — a brilliant way to connect with other riders, share experiences, and enjoy the Hadleigh Park cycling community.
At Hadleigh Park Cycles, our coaching isn’t just about learning to ride, it’s about building confidence, skills, and a lifelong love of cycling. Here’s why thousands of riders choose us:
Helping young riders find their balance and confidence!
One to one, half-hour sessions to teach your child to ride without stabilisers. Led by our experienced coaches to a tried and tested method. Bring your own bike or hire one of our premium “Woom” bikes.
Tailored 1:1 coaching for your all your cycling requirements
One to one, 1-hour coaching session for older children and adults to learn to ride or improve riding skills. When booking tell us what you want to achieve and our coach will tailor the activity accordingly.
Mountain biking skills club with you and your friends
5 weekly sessions, a fun, term-time club where children learn new mountain biking skills and hit the trails with friends. Builds confidence, encourages outdoor adventure. Runs in two age groups: up to 8, and 8–12 years.
Ride Ready MTB Skills
Women-specific coaching designed to build confidence, skills, and community. This is pitched as an entry to MTB. No one gets left behind — supportive, fun, and empowering!
MTB Beyond the Basics – Control, Movement & Flow:
coaching designed to build flow, control, and confidence on real terrain. Women attending this course should be able to ride for two hours, up and down the hills, with some confidence on at least the Green Trails.
We offer bespoke coaching with expert personal trainers at times that suit you, with pricing based on the terrain.
We also run group rides for a wide range of organisations, providing coaches and ride leaders tailored to your needs—contact us to discuss.
Our Lose the Stabiliser sessions are suitable for children who have no cycling experience; have used a balance bike or can ride with stabilisers. We tailor the lesson to suit the child’s experience.
If you can, but if you are struggling to do this, we are happy to help. Just bring the bike into the shop around 15 minutes before the lesson.
All our coaches have a current DBS check in place, and it is safe to leave your child with them for the duration of the lesson. The coach is unlikely to need help from a parent, but you are very welcome to stay and watch.
Our lessons are 1:1, as we find this the most effective way to teach your child.
We have a risk assessment in place which covers bad weather. Children can learn to ride in the rain. The coaches make a judgment if the lessons could be unsafe, and we contact customers as soon as the decision is made. Sometimes a judgement has to be made at very short notice.
Yes! We usually run at 100% capacity, so we are very unlikely to have a lesson free if you haven’t booked.
If we get more than 72-hours’ notice, then yes. But we can’t reschedule or refund lessons with less than 72-hours’ notice. In the event that we get a last-minute cancellation, we will make every effort to get it rebooked. If it does get rebooked, then we will offer a new session, but this cannot be guaranteed.
Our lessons are scheduled to start every half-hour during the day. If you are late, we are unable to make up for missed time, as this will impact on all the subsequent lessons that day.
Yes! Just pop into the shop before the start of the lesson and we can sort this out for you.
We usually find that young children, e.g. under 6 years old, can struggle with lessons longer than 30 minutes. It would be best to have lessons on different days. Children over 6 can generally cope with an hour, so two successive lessons could be booked for them. Ultimately, you know your child best.
All our coaches are very experienced with nervous children and those who are not neurotypical. Don’t worry – they will be in safe hands.
All of our coaches are excellent, but if your child wants a particular coach, we can advise when to book. However, we cannot 100% guarantee the coach of your choice on the day, as even our super-fit and healthy coaches can have days off!
Yes! Our coaches will tailor the lesson to the needs of the child. However, you can book one of our skills development lessons instead which are an hour long but also 1:1.
No. We regularly update our booking site to make sure all available lessons are shown. We will also advertise last-minute availability on our Facebook page.
Please be aware we are closed for bike hire due to the current weather is server.
