Marra Bikes and Boards

23/07/2024

Morning everyone.

Its an absolute stunner out there!

Just to let you know that we are fully open for the Summer and our booking system is live with all our availability.

This year we welcome back Ellen who has worked with us for a couple of years. Amy (my wife) will be working a few days too. Finally we have a "new" member of Staff, Sophie, who isn't really new as she works with me at Salt Fish and Chips in Seascale. She's also going to be helping with Marra mid-week.

Ebikes will be back on the site tomorrow as I'm picking them up today following a service with their manufacturer.

We are starting to get busy as you can imagine, but still lots of availability on various dates.

We've just had some leaflets / postcards printed. If anyone here would like any, please let me know and I will drop them off.

Here's to a good Summer season.

Ben, Amy, Ellen and Sophie.

19/03/2024

21/07/2023

Hello everyone,

The season is upon us!... although the temperature this morning was at the top end of what a fridge is designed for... brrr

Despite the less than favourable temperatures, we have all our kit ready for the season and we are good to go from our new workshop at Church Stile Farm in Nether Wasdale (super close to the Lake).

We have an abundance of paddleboards, single kayaks, double kayaks, mountain bikes, ebikes and wetsuits. All of which can be booked by hitting up www.marrabikesandboards .com

Thanks for reading and at this very moment in time, the sun is shining.

Thanks

Ben, Sophie, Rob and Ellen.

10/06/2023

Morning all.

Marra is now in full swing at Church Stile Farm and Holiday Park and we are loving it! We've been kept really busy despite it being early in the season and I think its thanks to our move and the fact that that large orange thing in the sky has mostly been uninterrupted 😄 - very grateful!

We have a couple of new staff members that are helping us out. There's Sophie who will be running Marra over the weekends. Sophie is a keen Mixed Martial Artist who competes and wins globally. We then have Rob who is a seasoned mountain leader who will help run Marra mid-week and will then be putting on an activities programme over the summer including hiking, trail / fell running and more! Welcome to them both - I feel very lucky to have their support and time.

Other than that please feel free to hire our kit or just come and see us for a chat.

Thanks for everyone's continued support.

Ben
www.marrabikesandboards.com

27/05/2023

Whoever ordered this sunshine, please keep it coming... well worth the wait.

Just a quick update to let you all know we are closed this weekend while we move our kit into our new home at Church Stile Farm. I know - crazy to close when the weather is so good, but I'm afraid we have no choice.

It is getting busy, so if you would like to book, you can do this using our live booking system at www.marrabikesandboards.com - locals and followers get 10% off by using code LOCAL10 at checkout

Really looking forward to working with the team at Church Stile Farm and here's to the beginnings of a good lake district summer.

Ben

11/05/2023

Good morning everyone.

The season is about to be upon us and there are a behemoth of changes going on at Marra.

Firstly, some may have heard that the Café (Yam Frae Yam Cafe) we are connected to is up for sale. This is the case and Marra is relocating due to this. So, we are moving much closer to the lake (Wast Water), operating from Church Stile Campsite (CA20 1ET). We’ve been given a farm building that is close to the site’s reception area. We will operate here from 27th May 2023. Thank you to Kirsten Tuson and Jules at Church Stile for working with me to get this set up. Massively appreciated!

The business has been owned by Josh, Laura, Ben & Amy. Josh and Laura have their sights on pastures-new and have kindly decided to sell us (Ben & Amy) their share of the business. This is quite sad as it was this team who founded Marra and turned it from a hobby into a proper business – I still pinch myself as I realise that my dream of running a Bike Shop is actually real! This wouldn’t have been the case if it wasn’t for Josh and Laura. Their perpetual kindness, confidence and friendship has helped me develop massively and led me to make decisions that I don’t think I would have without them. Thanks for everything, guys!

There are more updates, which I will post about in the near future.

Thanks for all the continued support and please join me in wishing Josh and Laura the very, very best for the future.

Ben

06/05/2023

03/04/2023

What. An. Amazing. Day!!
So amazing that we decided to let our Paddle Boards and Kayaks soak up a few rays :) We've actually been busy servicing them and ensuring they're ready to go as the season grows closer.
Tomorrow looks like amazing weather too!! We have a busy day, but still have a couple of kayaks and quite a few paddle boards remaining. 20% off with code FUNTIMES20 too :)
www.marrabikesandboards.com
Thanks 🙏

31/03/2023

Hello Marra Crew,

Just a quick message to let you guys know we are running a half-term deal, where you can get 20% off rental bookings over the half-term period (03rd April - 16th April). Simply visit www.marrabikesandboards.com, choose your dates, times, equipment and then enter code FUNTIMES20 at checkout.
Hope to see a few of you out on our kit.
P.S. We saw a glimmer of sunshine the other day 🤞

27/02/2023

Afternoon,

We are saying goodbye to our ex-rental helmets as we have to buy new every three years for insurance (these have actually only been used for two).
They are less than three years old and are of various qualities - The general advice for helmets is to change them every five years, so these have a lot of time left.
So, I'm giving them away to anyone who wants one. I'll put them outside the shop, on the bike rack from about 09:30 tomorrow.
Thanks, Ben
P.S - They even have a little rechargeable light on the back. 😎

16/02/2023

We are looking for two keen adventure loving individuals to join our team, this summer. Exciting!
The role will be from mid-May until mid-September where we need help on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9am - 6pm.
This season we are going to be based at Churchstile Campsite in Nether Wasdale.
Tasks will include;
* Liaising with customers
* Taking bookings in person and over the phone
* Resetting and cleaning equipment
* Providing advice and safety information to customers
* Working with our booking and email system.
Benefits include;
* Good rates of pay
* Free kit hire for you and your family
* eBike use for getting to and from our location.
To apply please send a CV and a brief cover letter on why you would be suitable for the role to [email protected]
Thanks

25/11/2022

Good morning everyone.
Its been a while since we posted and that's because we've had a short rest after a fantastic summer. Thanks to everyone who got out on our kit, had a bike serviced or paid us a visit in the shop. Since then Ben & Amy (Bike Marra & Paddleboard Marra) got married and have also had their honeymoon. We are now ready for the rest of this year and beginning to plan the next.
We have a bit of a deal through the winter where any two items of kit are £40 for a full day! Not only that, but all our water kit comes with neoprene wetsuit, shoes and gloves as part of the deal! This is bookable through our website.
Other notable developments are that we have got rugged tyres on our ebikes which means they can be taken for some off road fun... and they really are fun!
Thanks again for all the support and if you need us for anything at all, please get in touch.
Ben, Amy, Laura & Josh.
www.marrabikesandboards.com