Round trip of about 120 to 140 miles in England
01-07-19, 11:43 AM
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Round trip of about 120 to 140 miles in England
Hi,
Trying to organise a round trip on hybrid bikes over 3 to 4 days (around 35-40 miles per day), somewhere in England. Would like to see a bit of the coast and nice countryside, but preferably not too hilly, and initial thoughts were Suffolk or Sussex, but open to any suggestions.
Has anyone discovered any nice routes in those or other counties. We'd like to stay in B&Bs/hotels, so would like to have overnight stops at some nice and reasonably sized towns.
Any recommendations gratefully received!
Thanks,
Loz
Trying to organise a round trip on hybrid bikes over 3 to 4 days (around 35-40 miles per day), somewhere in England. Would like to see a bit of the coast and nice countryside, but preferably not too hilly, and initial thoughts were Suffolk or Sussex, but open to any suggestions.
Has anyone discovered any nice routes in those or other counties. We'd like to stay in B&Bs/hotels, so would like to have overnight stops at some nice and reasonably sized towns.
Any recommendations gratefully received!
Thanks,
Loz
01-07-19, 03:11 PM
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What do you want to see?
Cyclist touring club UK is at https://www.cyclinguk.org/ Join / then chat them up,? and Hostel international https://www.hihostels.com/
I like Hostels, as a Solo Traveler..
If you get a (Ordinance Survey) paper map , you can plan a loop, note the towns and look up their tourist centers ..
Before the internet I'd find the tourist Information Centre.. usually on the town center and ask in person..
British nation also has Tourist information .. https://www.visitbritain.com/us/en
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I like Hostels, as a Solo Traveler..
If you get a (Ordinance Survey) paper map , you can plan a loop, note the towns and look up their tourist centers ..
Before the internet I'd find the tourist Information Centre.. usually on the town center and ask in person..
British nation also has Tourist information .. https://www.visitbritain.com/us/en
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01-08-19, 02:44 AM
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Many thanks for the advice fietsbob - I will take a look at those suggestions. Apologies, I've just realised that this is an American forum, so may not have been the most appropriate forum to ask this question....
01-08-19, 03:57 AM
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Hi,
Trying to organise a round trip on hybrid bikes over 3 to 4 days (around 35-40 miles per day), somewhere in England. Would like to see a bit of the coast and nice countryside, but preferably not too hilly, and initial thoughts were Suffolk or Sussex, but open to any suggestions.
Has anyone discovered any nice routes in those or other counties. We'd like to stay in B&Bs/hotels, so would like to have overnight stops at some nice and reasonably sized towns.
Any recommendations gratefully received!
Thanks,
Loz
Trying to organise a round trip on hybrid bikes over 3 to 4 days (around 35-40 miles per day), somewhere in England. Would like to see a bit of the coast and nice countryside, but preferably not too hilly, and initial thoughts were Suffolk or Sussex, but open to any suggestions.
Has anyone discovered any nice routes in those or other counties. We'd like to stay in B&Bs/hotels, so would like to have overnight stops at some nice and reasonably sized towns.
Any recommendations gratefully received!
Thanks,
Loz
That's a map of the UK showing the official cycle routes. Zoom in on your area of interest.
Alternatively try https://cycle.travel/map. It will plot a loop route of your desired distance and can show accommodation options along or close to your route.
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In 2016 I rode England from Blackpool through the Lake District east into Northumbria - Hadrian's Wall, north to Glasgow-Loch Lomond then down the Kintyre Peninsula to Cambeltown. After Ireland and France I came back via Poole, Salisbury, Bosworth Field, the Peak District and then ended in Blackpool (my childhood home).
The worst of England has the most overloaded roadway infrastructure I've ever seen. Narrow "A" and "B" roads between stone walls and thick hedges with absolutely no space to ride beyond the fog stripe. Only the general courteousness of drivers over there made these road survivable at all. In my one time transit impression this applied anywhere within a day's drive of London (Stonehenge and Almsbury for example).
On the National Bicycle Routes, don't depend on signs to follow them, trying to do that I got hopeless lost in Glasgow and even in rural areas many turns were not marked. Also, they seem to have laid out the routes with no regard to contour lines. I'm recalling on day three absolutely beating my self up on a steep hillclimb in Northumbria when I happened to look down to the road I had just left to find THAT road fairly level, shorter, and lightly traveled.
Worst was when I tried to follow the Pennine Route north from the High Peaks. OMG, north through a series of steep-sided east-west valleys, down so steep I was worrying about my brakes fading and some climbs it was hard to walk, much less cycle. On the last day I made 65 miles, because by then it was a weekend and the MAMILs (middle-aged men in lycra as they call them
) were out in force, in-between a steep drop and an excruciating climb I happened to cross a highway that British cyclists actually use. One gentleman gave me directions for how HE would get to Blackpool, it wasn't an official bicycle route, following THEM would have cost a whole extra day.
I would guess British cycling talk forums are your friend here when planning a trip.
The worst of England has the most overloaded roadway infrastructure I've ever seen. Narrow "A" and "B" roads between stone walls and thick hedges with absolutely no space to ride beyond the fog stripe. Only the general courteousness of drivers over there made these road survivable at all. In my one time transit impression this applied anywhere within a day's drive of London (Stonehenge and Almsbury for example).
On the National Bicycle Routes, don't depend on signs to follow them, trying to do that I got hopeless lost in Glasgow and even in rural areas many turns were not marked. Also, they seem to have laid out the routes with no regard to contour lines. I'm recalling on day three absolutely beating my self up on a steep hillclimb in Northumbria when I happened to look down to the road I had just left to find THAT road fairly level, shorter, and lightly traveled.
Worst was when I tried to follow the Pennine Route north from the High Peaks. OMG, north through a series of steep-sided east-west valleys, down so steep I was worrying about my brakes fading and some climbs it was hard to walk, much less cycle. On the last day I made 65 miles, because by then it was a weekend and the MAMILs (middle-aged men in lycra as they call them
) were out in force, in-between a steep drop and an excruciating climb I happened to cross a highway that British cyclists actually use. One gentleman gave me directions for how HE would get to Blackpool, it wasn't an official bicycle route, following THEM would have cost a whole extra day.I would guess British cycling talk forums are your friend here when planning a trip.
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01-10-19, 11:23 PM
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There are a number of videos for Hadrian's wall. Looks well organized. The Beard Brothers have uploaded a few trips on Youtube
01-12-19, 09:25 AM
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Hi,
Trying to organise a round trip on hybrid bikes over 3 to 4 days (around 35-40 miles per day), somewhere in England. Would like to see a bit of the coast and nice countryside, but preferably not too hilly, and initial thoughts were Suffolk or Sussex, but open to any suggestions.
Has anyone discovered any nice routes in those or other counties. We'd like to stay in B&Bs/hotels, so would like to have overnight stops at some nice and reasonably sized towns.
Any recommendations gratefully received!
Thanks,
Loz
Trying to organise a round trip on hybrid bikes over 3 to 4 days (around 35-40 miles per day), somewhere in England. Would like to see a bit of the coast and nice countryside, but preferably not too hilly, and initial thoughts were Suffolk or Sussex, but open to any suggestions.
Has anyone discovered any nice routes in those or other counties. We'd like to stay in B&Bs/hotels, so would like to have overnight stops at some nice and reasonably sized towns.
Any recommendations gratefully received!
Thanks,
Loz
https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/locales/?doctype=journal&locale_id=226&page=1
Lots of canals and cycle paths to help avoid main roads in the UK.
A while ago on one of the forums I was reading of someone cycling, I believe, from Heathrow and following canal paths for large parts of their journey to Wales.
If I can find it I'll leave a link.
I was interested in it due to having an Aunt in Cardiff I'd like to visit before its too late.
Last edited by rifraf; 01-12-19 at 09:36 AM.
