Best place to cycle?

[vickster]

How does that work based on your first post, unless I read it wrong?

The idea was to travel in the morning, go for a ride, stay at a B&B, go for a ride the next morning, and then drive home that night

Still a bonkers amount of money when there is so much beautiful country side that doesn't require a ferry

 

[Hacienda71]

Foot passenger with bike would be a fraction of the cost.

 

[Matthew_T]

How does that work based on your first post, unless I read it wrong?

The ferry price is for two nights (well its just the journey really).
It is only the first quote I have done so I can probably find it cheaper.

 

[vickster]

Use quidco if you can. It still sounds a lot for such a short time, isn't better ride to Liverpool and then foot passenger across? You'll get more riding, save money on petrol not least and it's more environmentally sound

 

[Hacienda71]

The lanes on Anglesey are really nice. You could ride to the ferry avoiding the main road to Hollyhead. Couple of days on the IOM and ride back.

 

[Brandane]

If you want a ferry trip...... Go to Hull, leave car in P&O terminal car park for £7 per 24 hours. Take overnight ferry to Rotterdam, cycle to Middelburg. Stay overnight in Middelburg then cycle to Zeebrugge. Take overnight ferry back to Hull, drive home. Ferry including cabin for solo use can be had for £80 return. Someone did it recently!

The trip can be done in the opposite direction to suit the wind direction. Rotterdam to Zeebrugge is only about 85 miles, so you could even miss out the overnight stay on the continent if you're strapped for time.

 

[Somewhere]

£250 for a trip to somewhere you can see from home?!

Try Morocco, good bang for your buck and a great taste of another culture or a European break.

 

[Matthew_T]

If you want a ferry trip...... Go to Hull, leave car in P&O terminal car park for £7 per 24 hours. Take overnight ferry to Rotterdam, cycle to Middelburg. Stay overnight in Middelburg then cycle to Zeebrugge. Take overnight ferry back to Hull, drive home. Ferry including cabin for solo use can be had for £80 return. Someone did it recently!

The trip can be done in the opposite direction to suit the wind direction. Rotterdam to Zeebrugge is only about 85 miles, so you could even miss out the overnight stay on the continent if you're strapped for time.

Thanks, I will give that a good look.

 

[Matthew_T]

If you want a ferry trip...... Go to Hull, leave car in P&O terminal car park for £7 per 24 hours. Take overnight ferry to Rotterdam, cycle to Middelburg. Stay overnight in Middelburg then cycle to Zeebrugge. Take overnight ferry back to Hull, drive home. Ferry including cabin for solo use can be had for £80 return. Someone did it recently!

The trip can be done in the opposite direction to suit the wind direction. Rotterdam to Zeebrugge is only about 85 miles, so you could even miss out the overnight stay on the continent if you're strapped for time.

For the date I have in mind. It would cost £200. However, I can always change the date. I am quite flexible (well I definately have college on Thursdays until end of May and I definately work on the weekend. But that leaves loads of time to do it.
It does seem like a plausable route though, and I even go to a foreign country! (Which reminds me, I need to get a new passport).

 

[Brandane]

For the date I have in mind. It would cost £200. However, I can always change the date. I am quite flexible (well I definately have college on Thursdays until end of May and I definately work on the weekend. But that leaves loads of time to do it.
It does seem like a plausable route though, and I even go to a foreign country! (Which reminds me, I need to get a new passport).

Yeh sorry, forgot to mention that the low fares are only during the week, and for very short stays. Winter only too, AFAIK..

BTW, you will go to THREE foreign countries - Netherlands, Belgium, and some place called England.

 

[Matthew_T]

Yeh sorry, forgot to mention that the low fares are only during the week, and for very short stays. Winter only too, AFAIK..

BTW, you will go to TWO foreign countries - Netherlands and Belgium. I managed three - Netherlands, Belgium, and some place called England.

The same journey but next week is £75. Not too bad. But who wants to cycle in this weather?

 

[snorri]

With car, £273.90 from Liverpool to Douglas.

Why take your car on the ferry if you are planning to cycle round the Isle of Man

 

[Matthew_T]

Why take your car on the ferry if you are planning to cycle round the Isle of Man

So that I can go out for a meal in the evenings and not have to use my bike.

 

[vickster]

Stay somewhere that also has a restaurant on site or close by?

 

[snorri]

So that I can go out for a meal in the evenings and not have to use my bike.

Don 't you like cycling then?
It should not be difficult to find accomodation within easy walking/cycling distance of a restaurant in the Isle of man, I had no difficulties in that respect.