Wheels for Wellbeing Crawley
Wheels for Wellbeing Crawley
Wheels for Wellbeing Crawley offer inclusive cycling sessions for people with a range of disabilities or challenges. They welcome both adults and children and have a wide range of adapted bikes suitable for most needs. Please see their cycle fleet for more details or visit CTCs guide to adapted cycles for additional information on these.
Wheels for Wellbeing Crawley are a CTC affiliated centre and are run by the Wellbeing Team at K2 Crawley.
Funded by West Sussex County Council’s Aiming High for Disabled Children, the project is run by Crawely Borough Council. The centre aims to make cycling accessible to all people, to remove barriers to sports activities and improve physical and mental wellbeing.
Wheels for Wellbeing are now working with Special Olympics Great Britain in order to teach those with learning difficulties how to ride a bike. This three year programme is funded by Evans Cycles, and new sessions offer coaching and confidence building.
Wheels for Wellbeing is a recognised Wheels for All Centre, a nationally recognised programme that embraces all children and adults with disabilities and differing needs, to engage in quality cycling activity.
- Wheels for Wellbeing Crawley Sessions provide opportunities for both adults and juniors from 5 years old.
- Activities take place at the inclusive BMX track
- Riders enjoy cycling on a smooth surface.
- No need to book, just turn up and join in!
- Participants are advised to fill out a registration form prior to visiting for the first time, and an assessment will be carried out prior to cycling.
- The centre offers a wide range of specially adapted cycles, please see their cycle fleet.
- Trained leaders are always present and ensure participants get the most out of their cycling sessions.
- The centre additionally offers inclusive led bike rides, and learn-to-ride sessions.
- See their full programme for 2015, to find an appropriate session for your needs.
Want to know more about who inclusive cycle centres cater for? Check out CTCs What is inclusive cycling? or contact us (see contact details above).
Starts at £4.00 per session
Want to help? There are various ways in which you could volunteer:
Administration
Support
Marketing
Fundraising
Additional Events Support
Cycle Maintenance
Other opportunities
Wheels for Wellbeing Crawley
The Inclusive BMX Track
Cherry Lane
Langley Green
Crawley
Sussex
RH11 7NX
By Bike: on local cycle route, near NCN 20
By Bus: 2
By Road: off A23 Brighton Road, near A264 and M23
By Rail: Crawley Station
Open: March - October
Sessions:
every other Fri morning: 10:30am til 12:30pm
every other Sat morning: 10:30 til 12:30 pm
every Wed during school holidays: 4pm til 5pm
See their timetable for dates
Contact details
The Wellbeing Team based at K2 Crawley are able to help with further information.