In the Western Loire region, you can cycle along the banks of the Loire to the sea, a favourite stretch being the 80km between Les Sables d'Olonne and Ile Noirmoutier with its seascape of rolling dunes, off-shore islands and fishing villages such as La Chaume and St Gilles Croix de Vie. A few miles inland and you'll find a cycling paradise - the Bocage Vendeen, a wooded backwater with bridle paths and canal towpaths. And the best time of year for cycling in Western Loire? Between June and September when the weather is normally at its driest.
4km La Tranche sur Mer | Vendée | Western Loire
Child Friendly Villa Minutes from the Beach
Beau Rivage Bedrooms: 6 Sleeps: 15
Price: £1995 to £4995
5 km Gorron | Mayenne | Western Loire
Charming Detached Cottage in Beautiful Countryside
La Petite Besnardiere Bedrooms: 1 Sleeps: 2
Price: £150 to £200
12km Redon | Loire Atlantique | Western Loire
Three Country Cottages & Heated, Salt-Purified Pool
La Four à Pain Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 8
La Cave Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 8
L'Etable Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 8
Price: £200 to £855
8km Chantonnay | Vendée | Western Loire
17C Barn/House 3* Accredited Superb Countryside
House Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 7
17th Century Barn Conversion Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 6
Price: £272 to £459
12km Luçon | Vendée | Western Loire
Bungalow with Private Pool on Edge of Nature Reserve
Bungalow Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 6
Price: £350 to £750
5km Luçon | Vendée | Western Loire
Tastefully Renovated Farmhouse/B&B 2 Large Bedrooms
Brondelle Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 6/8
Price: €500 to €855
12km Châteaubriant | Loire Atlantique | Western Loire
Lodge, Pool & On-Site Exclusive Carp Fishing Lake
Hunters Lodge Bedrooms: 4 Sleeps: 6
Price: £750 to £950
22km Saumur | Maine et Loire | Western Loire
Gorgeous Gites in Beautiful Surroundings.
Gite Heron Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 5
Chardonneret Bedrooms: 1 Sleeps: 2
Hibou Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 5
Price: €195 to €750
5km Ste Hermine | Vendée | Western Loire
Peaceful Rural Gites Set in 4 Acres of Grounds
Puyrouzeau Bedrooms: 3/5 Sleeps: 4/11
Maison Raphael Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 4/7
Maison Celeste Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 2/4
Price: £258 to £2040
2km Pouzauges | Vendée | Western Loire
Detached House in Peaceful Rural Setting in Vendee
La Guimbaudiere Bedrooms: 4 Sleeps: 8/10
Price: £650 to £750
3km St Jean de Monts | Vendée | Western Loire
Mobile Homes+Terrasse on sites in St Jean de Monts
Mobile home Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 7
Price: €250 to €700
22km Saumur | Maine et Loire | Western Loire
Luxury Gites and Cottages with Pool, B&B Available
Anjou Bedrooms: 1 Sleeps: 2
Bourgueil Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 4
Chinon Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 4
Saumur Bedrooms: 5 Sleeps: 10
La Maison Neuve Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 6
Le Friche Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 6
Price: £300 to £1000
1km Villaines La Juhel | Mayenne | Western Loire
Converted Barn in Open Countryside, Superb Views
La Pitardiere Bedrooms: 1 Sleeps: 2
Price: £260 to £320
1km Saumur | Maine et Loire | Western Loire
Traditional Tuffeau Cottage with Stunning Views
River View Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 2/4
Price: £295 to £395
15km Doué-la-Fontaine | Maine et Loire | Western Loire
Charming Cottage, Terrace & Facing a Norman Castle
Place du Chateau Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 6
Price: £250 to £350
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