Blackpool to Birmingham

[fullcycle]

Hi All

I am by no means an expert cyclist but I am planning a ride from Birmingham to Blackpool, After consulting maps etc its looking like i will be taking a road route rather than a canal route.

Has anyone any pieces of advice on rides they have done within any possible routes or what accommodation forms they used etc

or even just any experiences along the way of doing anything similar


Would be great to hear from you

cheers FC

 

[monkeylc]

That a bit of a trek?

 

[The Brewer]

THIS would be my first place to look at when planning a route

 

[The Brewer]

NCN 5 looks like the obvious choice, then after Chester go and take NCN 568 and go up the east side of the Wirral using regional route 89.
Over the Mersey ferry and take NCN 62......Easy when you say it fast

Happy planning and hope the weathers good for the ride

 

[monkeylc]

http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php

139 mile........

 

[fullcycle]

would be hoping to do it in 3 days maybe, thanks for that ive never used Sustrans before, id been using cycle streets previously, sustrans looks more in depth but easy to follow

 

[fullcycle]

For anyone who is interested i will be attempting this route tomorrow, have decided to do it in two days and will be stopping in Middlewich, carrying on up through Warrington Wigan and Preston. Will try and upload some pics along the way/afterweards


wish me luck

 

[Alan Frame]

Good luck, have fun and may the wind be at your rear !

 

[fullcycle]

Good luck, have fun and may the wind be at your rear !

thanks, the forecast doesnt make to bad reading so hopefully itl be similar to what weve had today

 

[Alan Frame]

Don't forget to post some photos.

 

[fullcycle]

I've just come back to this forum after a long break but stumbled across this thread which got me reminiscing the ride - for those who are interested I thought I'd post this pic to show me at the end of the successful journey (note the sunburnt arms ha ha)

 

[Bimble]

Nice post - and thread resurrection of the year so far!

Did you end up taking your proposed route or did you change it? Was it a pleasant and fulfilling experience (which turned you into a confirmed bike tourer) or one you vowed never to repeat?

 

[fullcycle]

Nice post - and thread resurrection of the year so far!

Did you end up taking your proposed route or did you change it? Was it a pleasant and fulfilling experience (which turned you into a confirmed bike tourer) or one you vowed never to repeat?

Ha ha thank you!

I loved every minute of it to be honest

I would of liked to have done alot more up until now but with moving between jobs and becoming a dad it has been hard to find the time, but now I'm settled down again I hope to have a lot more planned in the future

 

[fullcycle]

And yes took the original route I planned, got to middlewich in Cheshire and stayed there for the 1st night then made my way through Cheshire to warrington then entered Lancashire headed up and out of wigan then over towards the coast once I hit Preston

 

[Bimble]

Becoming a dad generally has the effect of delaying plans and schemes for a little while (sometimes for years) ... but it's an equally great adventure too.

Did you do a write-up of your mini tour anywhere?