Parking
Parking is onsite with room for approximately 60 cars, paid through the CTC at www.ctc.org.uk/astonhill, which also covers your riding day pass. Further parking is available in the Wendover Woods car park.
Accommodation, food and drink
The nearest towns are Wendover, Aston Clinton and Tring. While all three have B&Bs, Wendover and Tring have a greater variety of eateries and places to stay. For the nighthawks among you, it’s worth noting that several pubs in Wendover and Tring have late opening, but the nearest clubs are in Aylesbury with most locals choosing to take the 40 minute train ride into central London.
Aston Hill Mountain bike club has a BBQ on site during the summer at the weekends. The very good Café in the Woods is over the road in Wendover Woods and provides a warm welcome whilst serving coffee, tea, hot and cold sandwiches, and cake.
If you’re partial to your ale, it’s worth noting that there are several very good micro breweries in the area, with Tring Brewery and the Chiltern Brewery springing to mind. A lot of tucked-away local pubs carry beer by at least one of these and they’re well worth a snifter. Using Aston Hill as a base, it’s very easy to put together a good XC route using the local rights of way to visit a few.
Bike Shops
Aston Hill is served by several good bike shops:
- Dees Cycles in Amersham offer a 12.5% discount to Aston Hill members.
- Cycle Care and Freewheelin’ Bikes in High Wycombe both offer a 10% discount to Aston Hill members (also keep an eye on Freewheelin’s Facebook page for last minute deals).
- Mountain Mania in Tring will give your bike workshop priority at the weekend and will discount 661 armour by 10% if you mention Aston Hill.
- Buckingham Bikes in Aylesbury.
When Nature Calls…
There is a portaloo on site in the car park. Better facilities are available in Wendover Woods, a short walk or bike ride away.
