About Us on Cycling tours, Walking tours and Wine Tours

About Us

Choose Lot Cycling Holidays
for your cycling, wine or walking holiday in France

You'll enjoy excellent, really delicious meals, freshly prepared from seasonal local produce, plus great wine, every evening.
You'll stay in a charming, comfortable 18th century converted barn for your whole holiday - so no need to pack your suitcase every day and move on!
We are in a fantastic location; the beautiful and unspoilt Lot and Dordogne region of sunny southwest France - which means wonderful cycling and great sightseeing.
We provide expert planning and organisation and lots of fun, laughter and relaxation in great company - so just unpack, unwind and enjoy the ride!
There are no single supplements on any of our holidays - groups, couples and single travellers all welcome.
We are an owner-managed family enterprise - we are here all the time to ensure that you have a great time. Come and join us!

John and Aileen Despard
Who are we?

Lot Cycling Holidays is a small, friendly holiday company based in the lovely area of Quercy in southwest France.

We are a family business and we live permanently in France – it’s our home, we love it and we know it well and that helps us to give you a great time. It matters to us that you enjoy your stay.

Lot Cycling Holidays is owned by Aileen, John and Richard.

Aileen and John moved to France in 2006 and after finding the perfect setting in Mas de Flory, spent the next year or so renovating the farmhouse and converting the barn.

John has always loved cycling and had long wanted to move to France. Aileen has always loved cooking and dreamt of being able to make wonderful food for others to enjoy. In England they had considered running a Bed & Breakfast but when they decided to make France their home, cycling holidays seemed like the ideal solution!

”It has long been our ambition to actually do something for a living that we really enjoy and now we are!
2009 will be our second year of cycling holidays and as you can see from our guest book comments our first year was a great success and we intend to build on that to make our holidays even better.”

Richard still lives and works in England but gets over to France as often as possible to help with the business and enjoy the lifestyle. He looks forward to moving here permanently in the near future.

Mas de Flory is situated on the edge of a small village with a bar, shop, post office and auberge, and is surrounded by lovely countryside with peaceful, far-reaching views.

Come and join us and enjoy a great cycling holiday in France!