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Learn to cycle courses

Date: Various dates between 29 September 2025 and 25 February 2026

Venue: Various community centres

Category: Free, Sport


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Book your child's place on a free learn to cycle course.

We are running learn to ride a bicycle courses in our community centres in conjunction with Cycling Ireland. Each course has a weekly one hour session for four weeks. Children should attend the full course to benefit from the learning. Spaces are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Balance Bike

Balance Bike course is suitable for children aged three to four years old. The course is for beginners who can't ride a pedal bike.

Community centre Session date and time
Highfield Community Centre Tuesday 30 September 2025, 10am to 11am
Markets Community Centre Tuesday 30 September 2025, 11.30am to 12.30pm
Donegall Pass Community Centre Friday 3 October 2025, 10am to 11am
Hammer Community Centre Friday 3 October 2025, 10am to 11am
Girdwood Community Hub Tuesday 4 November 2025, 1pm to 2pm
North Queen Street Community Centre Friday 7 November 2025, 9.30am to 10.30am
Grosvenor Recreation Centre  Monday 19 January 2026, 11.30am to 12.30pm
Woodvale Community Centre Monday 19 January 2026, 3pm to 4pm
Tullycarnet Community Centre Tuesday 24 February 2026, 10am to 11am

Bike Skills

The Bike Skills course is suitable for children aged four years old and over. For this course, children should know how to start and stop a bicycle. 

Community centre Session date and time
Knocknagoney Community Centre Monday 29 September 2025, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Concorde Community Centre  Tuesday 30 September 2025, 3pm to 4pm
White City Community Centre Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 October 2025, 10am to 12 noon (this is an intensive thRee-day course)
Horndrive Community Centre Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 October 2025, 2pm to 4pm (this is an intensive three-day course)
Sandy Row Community Centre Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 February 2026, 10am to 12 noon (this is an intensive three-day course)
Cregagh Community Centre Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 February 2026, 1pm to 3pm (this is an intensive three-day course)
Dee Street Community Centre Wednesday 25 February 2026, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Finaghy Community Centre Thursday 26 February 2026, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Book a child's Learn to cycle course

To book your child's place for Balance Bike or Bike Skills, go to Learn to cycle Belfast (link opens in new window).

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