Day 1
Sun 29 Jun 2025 Cumnock, East Ayrshire, UK Fundraising required

Honeypot House to House Cycle | Day 1

Ride through Britain's beautiful countryside from Honeypot Dalleagles in New Cumnock to Carlisle while supporting young carers along the way.

  • Sun 29 Jun 2025
  • Fundraising required
Honeypot Dalleagles, Cumnock > Carlisle, Carlisle

Day 1

08:00

Age 18 & over

Sign up £100

Fundraise £1,000

  • 70 miles road cycling

Overview

2025 fees, fundraising targets and cycle routes to be confirmed.

The wonderful Honeypot charity has teamed up with pie events to bring a brand new guided cycling challenge to the UK!

In August 2024, an amazing group of cyclists and one very brave cat took on the mighty challenge of raising funds and cycling 225 miles over 3 days from Honeypot House in the New Forest to Honeypot Pen y Bryn in Powys. 

The event was a resounding success, and we are planning to go bigger and better in 2025 with a longer House to House route and even more participants!

The 2025 route will be 475 miles over 8 days travelling from Honeypot Dalleagles in New Cumnock to Honeypot House in the New Forest. 

There will also be the following one-day options for those preferring a shorter distance:

  • Day 1 - Sun 29 June: from Honeypot Dalleagles in New Cumnock to Carlisle (70 miles)
  • Day 8 - Sun 6 July: from Salisbury to Honeypot House in the New Forest (40 miles)

Participants will pay an entry fee to help cover the cost of accommodation, food, and support services, and pledge to fundraise a minimum amount in sponsorship to fund our respite services for young carers.

riders

The cause

Combine your love of cycling with helping some of the most disadvantaged children in the UK.

Some of the young carers Honeypot supports care for over 50 hours a week for a disabled or unwell parent or sibling.

This event is part of Honeypot House to House Cycle.

Event video

  • Average fitness

2025 fees, fundraising targets and cycle routes to be confirmed.

Ability level

The ride has been designed for most standards of cyclists (except complete beginners).

Check the daily distances and elevations to make sure you are happy with your level of fitness vs the challenge above, and then start some training to minimise the gap! A training plan and guide are available.

guides

A sweeper vehicle will pick up any slower riders who would rather catch a lift to the next hotel. There are no cut-offs, you'll still be able to ride the next day and no one would be asked to leave the challenge based on speed. The team will help you to the finish line.

About pie guides

  • Totally bespoke

    This unique route has been designed specifically for The Honeypot Children's Charity to ensure an amazing ride between their two centres!

  • Amazing guides

    The ride is guided on a 1:8-10 ratio. Ex-Olympians, Commonwealth competitors, and keen amateurs all work for pie. They are all passionate about this ride.

  • Amazing ride

    Stunning scenery, challenging ascents, incredible descents, perfect hotels, great food, like-minded company.

  • Pie crew

    You’ll find the same high standards and amazing crew on this UK challenge as at the top of Mont Ventoux.

  • The extra mile

    Pie is known for efficiency, integrity, and passion to get it right. From your first contact this experience will be as awesome as possible.

  • Fully supported

    Guided rides, support vehicles, medics, mechanics, daily route options, great food, fabulous pit stops, post ride treats, and more, are all included.

Corporate teams

Corporate teams are booking in for 2025!

Corporate teams will benefit from a ready-made charity challenge riding in groups of 8-10 to help meet CSR targets, encourage team building and improve physical and mental well being in the workplace.

You can have a joint fundraising target and joint fundraising page so that the experience starts now.

Teams will wear matching cycling jerseys, regroup regularly and will cross the finish line together! Cameras at the ready as this is great PR.

  • Free parking
  • Rural
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

Honeypot Dalleagles
School House
New Cumnock
Cumnock
East Ayrshire
KA18 4QW
UK

Route

  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • No cut off time
  • Point to point
  • Return transport
  • Single start
  • Sleeping facilities
  • Sweeper
  • Toilets
  • Undulating
  • Water stations

  • Map
  • Post-race meal
  • Pre-event training sessions
  • Race photo
  • Technical t-shirt
  • Training plan

Entry includes hotel accommodation, food, a guide and experts on hand all the way!

Included

  • Expert guides

    Ride led by pie guides at a ratio of approx. 1 pie guide to 8-10 cyclists.

  • 3 nights' hotel accommodation

    A twin room in a clean and comfortable hotel at the end of each day.

  • 3 Dinners

    A hearty meal prepared for you each evening to help you relax and refuel. Dietary requirements catered for.

  • Refreshment stops

    Each morning, lunchtime and afternoon the group will be treated to goodies to help keep you pedaling.

  • Gels and electrolyte tablets

    Your guide will advise on how to keep energy levels high and restore salts and minerals.

  • Support vehicles

    Bike spares, tool kits, first-aid kits, fresh water and sunscreen are always on-hand.

  • Medics

    Making sure you're on top form throughout your challenge ride.

  • Kit list

    Luggage will be transferred for you each day so you can ride light.

  • Training guides and advice

    A structured plan by top cyclists to help you achieve and enjoy your multi-day goal specifically.

  • Welcome pack

    A warm welcome onto the team plus detailed itinerary and kit list.

  • Free parking at the New Forest House

    For a limited number of riders - book early.

  • Cycling jersey

    Look and feel the part of Team Honeypot as your speed group rolls along.

jerseys

Optional extras

  • Single room supplement £195

    Please enquire for availability.

  • Return coach transfer

    From the finish (Pen y Bryn House) back to the start (New Forest House).

  • Bike insurance discount

    10% discount with Yellow Jersey Cycle Insurance so you can insure your bike

Cycling Jersey

Let's get you measured up for a team jersey for your training rides and for the challenge itself.

size chart

  • Fundraising materials
  • Fundraising required
  • Fundraising support
  • Submit fundraising up to 1 month after event

The fundraising and training are part of the challenge!

You can help Honeypot to continue to provide Residential Respite Breaks at Houses specifically designed for children and Educational Booster Programmes to help them excel in Education. They also do grants for essential life items and Memory Making Days to theme parks or even a first trip to the seaside! It’s all about helping children, who take on responsibilities well beyond their years, allowing them to have a break, make happy memories and build a brighter future.

Fundraising support

Everyone will receive a wealth of support from the Honeypot Events Team to help make fundraising as easy as possible!

About Honeypot

Since 1996 Honeypot has been working to enhance the lives of young carers aged 5-12 years by providing respite breaks and on-going outreach support. In the UK nationwide, they give young carers a break from demanding and stressful responsibilities at home and provide a safe, nurturing environment where children at risk can develop to their full potential.

Honeypot’s wrap round services supports these young carers by:

  • Making happy memories on Respite Breaks at Honeypot Houses, giving them the chance to de-stress and just be happy, carefree children.
Honeypot
  • Building resilience, confidence, and social skills on educational booster breaks (SEAL).
Honeypot
  • Continuing friendships and experiencing the first trip to the seaside, riding on a rollercoaster or holding a baby sheep on Memory Making Days.
Honeypot
  • Accessing support for essential life items such as a new washing machine or a bike through Honeypot’s Wellbeing Fund and nutritious and tasty meals through our Healthy Eating and Nutrition Service.
centres
  • Pastoral Support for young carers and their families when they are struggling to cope with life's challenges.
Honeypot

  • Age 18 & over
  • Entries open
  • Enter online
  • Fundraising required

2025 fees to be confirmed.

Register your interest and receive updates.

Entry fees

Entry fee

£100.00

Minimum sponsorship

£1000.00

There is no doubt we could not have done it without PIE. You, Tina, Paul, Aiden, Dave, James, Jonathan, Roger, and not forgetting Ben have been fantastic. Firstly by organising the trip we wanted in a way that worked for us, the professionalism of your team and the fantastic way they kept us on track and motivated. Wendy E, Paris to Amsterdam

I've been lucky enough to ride on four or five events organised and run by Tina and the team at PIE. They have always been brilliantly organised, and they achieve a great blend of managing to marshall a bunch of riders of very different ability, whilst keeping a great sense of humour and making it fun for everyone. The cycling guides are fantastic. Chairman of Morrisons & Chairman of N. Brown plc

 

I just wanted to drop you a quick email to thank you and the rest of the team for a great trip. Ian, Steve and Baggy were great company, ran a great event and all of the participants were extremely happy, even some drenching on the final day did not seem to lower their spirits when they reached the finish line. Steve Lindsay, Challenge Events Executive, CARE International UK

Tina and her team have faultlessly led 10 trips. It is a magical combination of impeccable organisation, appropriate care for safety, health and having fun. To return to the same supplier 10 years in a row has to say something about the quality of the service. Tesco Main Board

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Age 18 & over

Sign up £100

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