I’m not going to go on and on, because it sounds like you’re in the very early stages of even deciding what you want, much less how to do it. But I did start riding in my fifties, and although I’m slowing drastically heading into my seventies I did manage quite a few adventures before previous errant lifestyle choices started catching up with me. I first started riding as a means of continuing adventurous travel in relative comfort as I aged and became more fragile, and that seemed a valid approach for a decade and a half.
But it’s all highly theoretical until you start riding. Maybe you won’t like it; maybe people you’re close to won’t like it, and will insist you stop. And maybe you won’t be able to make it work financially—this can be a lot more trouble than it first seems. So start by doing whatever it takes to get licensed—this is apparently much more complicated in England than a lot of places—following which you can beg, borrow, steal and/or purchase a bike to see how it feels. You’ll need to get some miles under your belt before joining any sort of guided tour, group or solo, and if you’re not enjoying those miles the whole thing becomes academic.
Hope that’s helpful.
Mark
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