Le Grand HuitTo facilitate alternative transportation and leisure activities in urban waterways

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School trips and outings

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Are you a head or teacher or lecturer in a school, college or university? Are you keen to find an interesting, inexpensive and enjoyable outing for your class? 

A class outing led by Le Grand Huit, a really valuable experience

• firstly there's easy access without the need to hire a coach. All our sites are accessible on public transport, sometimes with a short walk
• everything happens in the same place without the need to travel on to another venue
• we offer a real discovery activity or even several
• the town is discovered as it is today - its people, methods of travel, even its politics

Guided bicycle and scooter tours

This activity involves exploring the town in a pleasant, fun way with a guide, who is a local personality and is experienced in talking to young people. It's about the history of the town but that's not all; it's also its current life, its evolution, way of living and funny stories for the youngsters.

We ride on funny Dutch bikes, decorated and covered with flowers and on which you can sit upright giving you a good view of the town. The guide will suggest some amusing games for cyclists.

Safety First

Le Grand Huit has insurance for its activities with Macif and for Stand Up Paddle with the Federation Francaise de Surf. We are proud of our safety record with no accidents since our launch in 2012 and of course our guides also take your safety very seriously.

Ask us for an estimate

We can prepare a specific estimate for one or more of these activities for your group if the dates you require are available. In case of torrential rain (which is rare) you can cancel your event at no cost. Payment is due on receipt of our invoice and your organisation automatically becomes a member of our association.

 

 

News

Do you know the best bike rental company, according to its customers, in the Lille region? It’s Le Grand Huit of course. At first glance, some people don't find our Dutch flower bikes very serious. But after a few meters they love it. And appreciate our operation by appointment and with the freedom to return the bike at any time. So read their Google and website reviews and book your turn for this spring 2024.

Happy new Olympic year. In Lille our guides will be happy to show you around the city by bike during the Olympics. Our specialty is being able to do it while having fun, but also in so many languages: English, Dutch (5 of our guides), German, Italian, Spanish. If you insist, we can even do it for you in Egyptian Arabic and Ch’ti (north of France dialect)!

Baby fun bikes. The fun bikes are always a great success, but they made some people jealous: the under eight years old who couldn't share the track with adults. At this end of 2023 we create a special event for them because they are also the most motivated in learning to cycle, especially when it is fun. Book this new activity for your event.