Three Generations on the Camel Trail

Some places become part of a family's story. Not just a holiday destination you visit once and tick off the list, but somewhere you return to year after year — somewhere that grows with you, that holds memories at every turn, and that somehow feels like it belongs to you a little bit.

For hundreds of families across the UK, Bridge Bike Hire on the Camel Trail is exactly that place.

A Tradition That Spans Generations

A bike hire for all ages on the Camel Trail

We've been welcoming families to the Camel Trail since 1983 — over four decades as the original Camel Trail bike hire — and in that time something rather wonderful has happened. The children who came with their parents have grown up, had children of their own, and brought them back. And now some of those children are bringing their children.

Charlotte is one of them. “ We've been using bridge bike hire since I was a baby” Now 30 with 2 of her children and still she comes back. “They where extremely helpful in getting us 2 bikes with the kids seats” she explains “and always extremely polite and fast too. We'll continue to use them with my kids being this age — just like my parents did when I was their age."

How great is that?

The Bikes Change. The Memories Don't.

Family cycling the Camel Trail — Three generations cycling the Camel Trail towards Bodmin

One of the things that makes the Camel Trail such a perfect family destination is that it genuinely grows with you. The bikes you need at every stage of family life are different — and we have all of them.

Another Charlotte — Charlotte Attlee — captured this beautifully. "We've been using Bridge Bike Hire for years," she told us, "first with my own children — trailer, child seat, tag-along — and now with our grandchildren. We hired a tandem for the first time ever! Still something new to learn — trickier than it looks — but we had a great time."

Three generations. Trailers to tandems. The trail running through all of it.

Denise has been hiring from us for ten years and says it perfectly: "We have been through so many different bike types as the children have grown — and they have covered everything."

That's exactly it. Whatever stage your family is at, we have the bike that fits. And when you come back next year, or the year after, we'll have the next one ready too.

Why Families Keep Coming Back to Bridge Bike Hire on the Camel Trail

It's a question worth asking — in a county as spectacular as Cornwall, with so much to see and do, why do families return to the same bike hire year after year?

We think it's a few things.

Multi generational family set off on their camel trail bike ride from bridge bike hire

The trail itself is simply one of the best family days out in the country. Eighteen miles of completely flat, mostly traffic-free path following the Camel Estuary from Wadebridge to Padstow ( 5miles traffic free from our front door) — beautiful at every season, manageable for every age and endlessly rewarding. You can do a gentle there-and-back with little ones, push all the way to Padstow for lunch, or explore the inland route towards Bodmin. Every family finds their own version of it.

Then there's the reliability. Alex Shaw puts it simply: "We use Bridge Bike Hire on an annual basis. The bikes were great, the trail is perfect — beautiful and great for families. We'd highly recommend this company and this bike ride." Charlotte Serpell agrees: "Their bikes are always well maintained and they have a bike suitable for everyone."

And there's something else too — something harder to put into words but easy to feel when you arrive. A welcome that's genuine. A team that remembers why they're there. Kim captures it warmly: "3rd time of hiring bikes. Bikes were ready for when we arrived along with locks. We had a fabulous day in Padstow with no hassle of driving in and parking."

No hassle. A fabulous day. Ready to go when you arrive. That's what a family holiday should feel like.

Direct Access — Straight Onto the Camel Trail

As the only Camel Trail bike hire with direct, traffic-free access to the trail to Padstow, your family adventure begins the moment you collect your bikes. No roads to navigate, no main road crossing to worry about with little ones — just open path, fresh air and the estuary stretching out ahead of you.

It's a small thing that makes a big difference, especially when you're juggling helmets, trailers and the collective excitement of children who are absolutely ready to go.

Start Your Own Camel Trail Tradition

Whether this is your first visit to the Camel Trail or you're returning for the tenth year running, we'd love to be part of your family's story. Bring the grandparents, bring the toddlers, bring the teenagers who claim they don't want to come and are quietly having the best time by the halfway point.

The trail will do the rest.

📞 01208 813050 📧 info@bridgebikehire.co.uk

Bridge Bike Hire, Wadebridge — the original Camel Trail bike hire since 1983.