Northampton Bike Park

Adult Bike Berm Course 16yrs +
2023-07-09 09:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
A 2 hour session for riders who want to improve their berm riding, hosted by Robbie Wilkins.
If you struggle with maintaining speed on berms or they just intimidate you, this is the course for you! Robbie will guide you and give you pointers on improving your technique, picking the right line, whether to go high or low, when to brake and when not to.
Participants must have an appropriate and safe bike, helmet (full face advised), knee and elbow pads and gloves are recommended.
Click the link for more details.
Adult Bike Berm Course 16yrs + – Northamptonshire Sport
CAR PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

Adult 3hr 1-2-1 MTB Session IA04
2023-07-05 09:30 - 12:30 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
A 3hr 1-2-1 session for adults. You will be with Ian Warby from Firecrest MTB. In conjunction with Ian you will focus on what you feel that you need to improve on, that could be berms, jumps or simply progressing your riding to the next level.
You will need an appropriate bike, full face helmet, with elbow and knee pads advised as well as gloves. A drink and snack are a good idea as well.
CAR PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
Click link Below to Book
https://www.northamptonshiresport.org/type/events/adult-3hr-1-2-1-mtb-session-ia04/

!!!SOLD OUT!!!Young Riders 3hr Training Course (12-16 yrs) JUNE!!!SOLD OUT!!!
2023-06-25 09:30 - 12:30 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
!!!SOLD OUT!!!
Calling all our talented young riders
We are running a 3 hour course to help young riders between ages 12 and 16 develop to the next level.
The aim would be to identify young riders who could be supported and develop their skills to be suitable for the Mountain Bike Gravity British Cycling Development Talent Pathway.
The course will be led by coach Ian Warby who has taught thousands of riders of all ages and abilities from beginners through to World Cup Riders, sharing his insights, knowledge, passion and enthusiasm for Mountain Biking.
One thing is for sure the rider will come away riding faster and with more confidence.
This is not suitable for beginners.
Full face helmets are recommended but not compulsory, a helmet must be worn. Elbow, knee pads, gloves and body armour are recommended.
Click on link for more details.
Young rider 3 hour training course (12 – 16 years old) JUNE – Northamptonshire Sport
CAR PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

Photography Event 17th June
2023-06-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
We have the pleasure of professional photographer Neil Hawkins at the park on Saturday 17th June from 10am to 3pm. He will be taking action shots of all riders, at varying trails in the park. The shots will be downloaded to a Northampton Bike Park specific page to allow you to buy them at £4.95 for a downloadable copy. There are other options and discounts for multiple purchases. A percentage of the sales will go to NBP as well.
He will be wearing a Hi-Vis vest, so if you want a specific shot why not ask him. Take note of what time you were photographed and on what trail so it will be easier to find.
NBP specific page
Northampton Bike Park – Neil Hawkins (smugmug.com)

Adult Basic Bike Skills Course 16yrs +
2023-06-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
OVERVIEW
A 2 hour session for riders who want to improve their general handling and confidence, hosted by Robbie Wilkins.
If you lack confidence and want to be faster on the park, or picked up some bad habits, or just want to keep up with your kids!! then this is the course for you. Robbie will show you braking control, line choice, body position and weight distribution.
Participants must have an appropriate and safe bike, helmet, knee and elbow pads and gloves are recommended. Click link below for more details
Adult Basic Bike Skills Course 16yrs + – Northamptonshire Sport
CAR PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

Improvers Mountain Bike Skills One Day Course Women Only JUNE
2023-06-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
A one day 2 hour course in Mountain Bike skills for women looking to improve their skills, ideally you would of already completed the basics course with Michelle. 16 years old and above.
Have you got the basics dialled and now want to progress further? Michelle Paget is a qualified level 2 Mountain Bike Coach. A great way to progress your riding in an all female group.
Starting at 12pm on Sunday 4th June at Northampton Bike Park. Michelle will help you to improve on the basic skills to take you to another level of skill and confidence.
Click on link for more details
Improvers Mountain Bike Skills One Day Course Women Only JUNE – Northamptonshire Sport
CAR PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE.

SOLD OUT!! Adult 3hr 1-2-1 MTB Session SOLD OUT !!
2023-05-26 09:30 - 12:30 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
!!SOLD OUT!!
A 3hr 1-2-1 session for adults. You will be with Ian Warby from Firecrest MTB. In conjunction with Ian you will focus on what you feel that you need to improve on, that could be berms, jumps or simply progressing your riding to the next level.
You will need an appropriate bike, full face helmet, with elbow and knee pads advised as well as gloves. A drink and snack are a good idea as well.
Click on the link for more details.
Adult 3hr 1-2-1 MTB session – Northamptonshire Sport
CAR PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

SOLD OUT!! Young Rider Training Course SOLD OUT!!
2023-05-14 09:30 - 12:30 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
Calling all our talented young riders.
We are running a 3 hour course to help young riders between ages 12 and 16 develop to the next level.
The aim would be to identify young riders who could be supported and develop their skills to be suitable for the Mountain Bike Gravity British Cycling Development Talent Pathway.
The course will be led by coach Ian Warby who has taught thousands of riders of all ages and abilities from beginners through to World Cup Riders, sharing his insights, knowledge, passion and enthusiasm for Mountain Biking.
One thing is for sure the rider will come away riding faster and with more confidence.
This is not suitable for beginners.
PLEASE NOTE PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
Click the link for details and to book.
Young rider 3 hour training course (12 – 16 years old) SOLD OUT

SOLD OUT!! Adult Bike Jumping Course 16yrs+ May SOLD OUT!!
2023-05-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
SOLD OUT!!
A 2 hour session for riders who want to improve their bike jumping skills, hosted by Matthew Pratley.
If you struggle with getting air on your bike, this is the course for you! Matthew will guide you and give you pointers on improving your technique so that you can hit those jumps with confidence and style.
Suitable for riders 16 years old and older.
Participants must have an appropriate and safe bike, helmet (full face advised), knee, and elbow pads and gloves are recommended.
Click on link for more details
Adult Bike Jumping Course 16yrs+ May – Northamptonshire Sport

SOLD OUT!! Adult Bike Jumping Course 16yrs + May SOLD OUT!!
2023-05-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
!!SOLD OUT!!
Overview
A 2 hour session for riders who want to improve their bike jumping skills, hosted by Matthew Pratley.
If you struggle with getting air on your bike, this is the course for you! Matthew will guide you and give you pointers on improving your technique so that you can hit those jumps with confidence and style.
Suitable for riders 16 years old and older.
Participants must have an appropriate and safe bike, helmet (full face advised), knee, and elbow pads and gloves are recommended.
Click the link below for more details-
Adult Bike Jumping Course 16yrs + May – Northamptonshire Sport

FULLY BOOKED!! Women's One Day Mountain Bike Course for Beginners !!FULLY BOOKED
2023-05-07 09:00 - 11:00
FULLY BOOKED

A one day 2 hour course in Mountain Bike skills for Beginners. 16 years old and above.
An introduction to Mountain Biking aimed at female riders by Michelle Paget a qualified level 2 Mountain Bike Coach. A great way to improve your bike handling skills and control in an all female group.
Starting at 9am on Sunday 7th May at Northampton Bike Park. The basics of MTBing will be covered which will include riding skills, body position, braking control, cornering and line choice.
Please clink the link below for booking details etc.
Introduction to Mountain Bike Skills One Day Course Women Only – Northamptonshire Sport

SOLD OUT!! Adult Bike Jumping Course 16yrs + April SOLD OUT!!
2023-04-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
NOW SOLD OUT!!
Overview
A 2 hour session for riders who want to improve their bike jumping skills, hosted by Matthew Pratley.
If you struggle with getting air on your bike, this is the course for you! Matthew will guide you and give you pointers on improving your technique to hit those jumps with confidence and style.
Participants must have an appropriate and safe bike, helmet (full face advised), knee and elbow pads and gloves are recommended.
Click the link below for more details
Adult Bike Jumping Course 16yrs + April – Northamptonshire Sport

4 week Basic Mountain Bike Skills Course for Kids aged 5 years to 11 years
2023-04-16 09:00 - 2023-05-07 11:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
This programme is aimed at children who can ride a bike without stabilisers and to take the riders from a beginner to be able to take on the skills area in the bike park independently.
By the end of the session riders will be able to

move the body position around to suit the terrain and still maintain control
use both brakes with confidence and effectively on the trail surface
take on off road corners be able to assume a balanced and ready position
take on the trails and maintain control
to weight and unweight the bike in a pumping action
to maintain speed through a section without peddling
control the lift of the front wheel and back wheel independently using body weight to make this happen.

The session will be 4 consecutive Sundays from April 16th to May 7th Inclusive, 9am – 11am each Sunday
to book your place, follow the link below.
4 week Basic Mountain Bike Skills Course for Kids aged 5 years to 11 years – Northamptonshire Sport

4 Day Basic Mountain Bike Course For 11-16 year old
2023-04-03 10:00 - 2023-04-06 12:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
Running from 10am to 12pm from 3 April to 6 April inclusive this programme is aimed at children who can ride a bike with confidence but would like to master the basics and to be able to take on the skills area in the bike park independently.
By the end of the session riders will be able to

move the body position around to suit the terrain and still maintain control
use both brakes with confidence and effectively on the trail surface
take on off road corners be able to assume a balanced and ready position
take on the trails and maintain control
to weight and unweight the bike in a pumping action
to maintain speed through a section without peddling
control the lift of the front wheel and back wheel independently using body weight to make this happen.

CLICK LINK BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS
4 day Basic Mountain Bike Skills Course 11 – 16 years old – Northamptonshire Sport

ECOLOGY EVENT - Tree Planting
2023-04-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
Northamptonshire Sport are looking for 15 adult volunteers (over 18s only please) to plant 130 trees, (saplings at 30cm high) on Sunday 2nd April 2023 at 1300 hours. We are trying to improve the ecology at Northampton Bike Park by planting copse and woodland areas. You will have the opportunity to work in a small team to plant up to 10 saplings each, by removing a small area of grass, dig a hole, plant the sapling and put the protective guard around it. A full briefing will be given on the day and tools will be available, but if you want to bring your own, please feel free. Northampton Bike Park is an open air park and is quite hilly terrain, so stout footwear, gloves and warm, rain proof clothing are recommended.
If you are interested please click on the link below and follow the instructions.
Tree planting at Northampton Bike Park (volunteerpassport.co.uk)

!!!CANCELLED!!! Ladies Day Social Ride Sunday 26th March 2023 !!!CANCELLED!!!
2023-03-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
WE HAVE HAD TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT FOR A SECOND TIME. EVEN THOUGH THE TRAILS WOULD OF BEEN READY IT WAS TOO LATE NOTICE TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN THE EVENT.
WE WILL BE RESCHEDULING FOR THE SUMMER DATES TBC
The next ladies social ride has now been organised for Sunday 26th March 2023. Danielle from @girlsonwheelspodcast will be hosting it again and can’t wait to welcome old and new faces to the park.

The last ride was a great day, connections were made and fun was had. The weather in March can’t possibly be as wet as it was in October, it maybe colder though so be sure to wrap up and wear plenty of layers⛄

As before this is for all abilities and all you need is a working bike and a helmet.

Most excitingly we are welcoming Shawnee from @_shredlkeagirl https://shredgirl.com/to the event. She will be joining us with all her goodies. It is a great chance to meet Shawnee and check out her awesome kit in the flesh. Also, if it is biblical rain again we can huddle under her tent 🐧🐧

Meet at 10am at the Shred Like a Girl stall which will be at the bottom of the trails. Drop me a message on facebook or instagram @girlsonwheelspodcast and let me know if you are coming or if you have any questions.

Can’t wait to see you there. Danielle 🚲

4-week Basic Mountain Bike Skills Course for Kids aged 5 years to 11 years
2023-02-19 12:00 - 2023-03-12 14:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
AFTERNOON SESSION
This programme is aimed at children who can ride a bike without stabilisers and to take the riders from a beginner to be able to take on the skills area in the bike park independently.
By the end of the session riders will be able to

move the body position around to suit the terrain and still maintain control
use both brakes with confidence and effectively on the trail surface
take on off road corners be able to assume a balanced and ready position
take on the trails and maintain control
to weight and unweight the bike in a pumping action
to maintain speed through a section without peddling
control the lift of the front wheel and back wheel independently using body weight to make this happen.

to book your place, follow the link below.
4-week Basic Mountain Bike Skills Course for Kids aged 5 years to 11 years – Northamptonshire Sport

4-week Basic Mountain Bike Skills Course for Kids aged 5 years to 11 years
2023-02-19 09:00 - 2023-03-12 11:00 | Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton, NN4 7DU, United Kingdom
MORNING SESSION
This programme is aimed at children who can ride a bike without stabilisers and to take the riders from a beginner to be able to take on the skills area in the bike park independently.
By the end of the session riders will be able to

move the body position around to suit the terrain and still maintain control
use both brakes with confidence and effectively on the trail surface
take on off road corners be able to assume a balanced and ready position
take on the trails and maintain control
to weight and unweight the bike in a pumping action
to maintain speed through a section without peddling
control the lift of the front wheel and back wheel independently using body weight to make this happen.

to book your place, follow the link below.
Sunday Morning 4-week Basic Mountain Bike Skills Course for Kids aged 5 to 11 – Northamptonshire Sport

Christmas Scavenger Hunt
2022-12-18 - 2022-12-24
Christmas Scavenger Hunt 19th-24th December
5 naughty elves have stolen 4 of Santa’s reindeer from the North Pole. The Bike Park team have enlisted the help of some detectives; 3 Snowmen and 2 Gingerbread people are helping the Bike Park team to find them, and there could be a big Secret helper too. Help the Bike Park team to find them all. There are 15 pictures of the 5 elves, 4 reindeer, 3 penguins, 2 gingerbread people and 1 Secret helper in and around the Bike Park, hidden high and low on the walking trail and multi-user trail. They elves and the Secret helper have been seen going for food and drinks at Delapre Golf Club, so maybe worth a look over there too.
SEE IF YOU CAN FIND THEM ALL!

Extra clues
The elves are hiding away but they haven’t crossed any of the bike trails to hide, they’re not that naughty. The reindeer and helpers know to never stop on a trail either.
You will find them mainly in the East not West. They have been seen mainly around the park on the walking trail and multi-user. And someone told us that some of the elves and helpers are taking this opportunity to learn to ride a mountain bike, so they might need the Skills area.
Stay away from Reds and Blacks.
If you’re riding a bike, you won’t need to stop on any of the trails, green, blue, red or black, to take a photograph.
If you’re walking around the park, it might be wet and please take care where you walk.
Find any 1 of the 15 pictures and take a photograph of it with you and/or your family in it. (Please don’t move them or take them away though) Send it to us at info@northamptonbikebike.org with your name, and an adults contact number.
We’ll pick 1 lucky winner from the photos we get, and contact after Christmas Day, if you are a winner. The competition runs from 19th December until Christmas Eve. Photographs posted on Facebook and Instagram will not be counted in the prize draw.

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

British Cycling Led Rides
2022-11-27 11:00 | NN16 9RG, Rockingham Rd Pleasure Park
The 4 mile route follows quiet backstreets before taking the cycle path (shared with pedestrians) along Rockingham Road. There is a gravel section with a slight incline that leads to the Prologis estate. The halfway stop is at the lovely Fox and Peony cafe before returning on shared cycle paths and quiet backstreets home.
Starting from – The meeting point is at Rockingham Rd Pleasure Park NN16 9RJ (THREE LITTLE WORDS APP= dices, occupy, trace), NN16 9RG
The event begins at 11 am and ends at 1 pm.
This Led Rides in Northamptonshire ride is open for anyone to join
Road bike users and Hybrid bikes with road tyres might find negotiating the gravel path difficult.
