Fridays Tour 2013?

[dellzeqq]

I haven't got a list yet...

here's another thought. Smaller still. London - Aldeburgh (by way of apology to srw) and on to Southwold (I refer the Hon. Gentlemen to the 'Cathedral of the Marshes' at Blythburgh) - Kings Lynn, Great Sturton, Garthorpe, Bridlington, Whitby, Appleby, Workington.

Now that's only 520 miles, but one could make a short or a long day out of Bridlington to Whitby, for example.

 

[Andrij]

So if I read you right - you wish to reduce your leadership decision space to:

"Its sunny" - Ride to next pub
"Its not sunny" - Stay in this one

I think I could cope with that ... put me down for the recce rides(s).

I'm pretty sure I've been on that tour once or thrice...

 

[dellzeqq]

I'm pretty sure I've been on that tour once or thrice...

if you can remember being on that tour you couldn't possibly have been on it

 

[mmmmartin]

London - Aldeburgh, Southwold, Kings Lynn, Great Sturton, Garthorpe, Bridlington, Whitby, Appleby, Workington.
Now that's only 520 mile

Great idea. Superb countryside, coast nearby, and the north east coast is really spectacular scenery. There is easy access via trains and lots of places to stay - and if there are many of us we might not book out the entire accommodation for miles around. I expect there'll be more riders next year than in 2012, when folk hear what the tour was like.
Is not London-Aldeburgh quite a way in one go? I merely ask.
To reiterate - I am a definite, if other things for which I am already booked are not at the same time.

I did think of suggesting a tour starting from Paris and going down the Loire Valley, which is super cycling and I'm sure lots would enjoy it. But I have done that. And there's a lot of England to see yet.

 

[ladyjulian]

I'd be keen to do this.

 

[frank9755]

Workington.

Wow - not a place that a lot of people choose as a holiday destination!

 

[thom]

Wow - not a place that a lot of people choose as a holiday destination!

Appleby in Westmorland is hardly bouncing either. Keep a lookout for hobbits and the world's largest pencil (in Keswick).

Cycle and walker friendly accomodation in Appleby here.

 

[Iainj837]

Sounds like a good plan, I will be following this thread with interest

 

[frank9755]

Appleby in Westmorland is hardly bouncing either.

It's pleasant enough though, and it has a good fish and chip shop!

 

[dellzeqq]

you so underestimate me. If we do wind up in Workington, it will be the Workington of Beleschenko, the Opera House and spiralling sausages!

 

[frank9755]

Wow - just done a bit of googling and discovered things I didn't know about the place.

And the traffic shouldn't be too bad. I did my driving test there; at the time there was only one set of traffic lights and one roundabout!

 

[mcshroom]

I haven't got a list yet...

here's another thought. Smaller still. London - Aldeburgh (by way of apology to srw) and on to Southwold (I refer the Hon. Gentlemen to the 'Cathedral of the Marshes' at Blythburgh) - Kings Lynn, Great Sturton, Garthorpe, Bridlington, Whitby, Appleby, Workington.

Now that's only 520 miles, but one could make a short or a long day out of Bridlington to Whitby, for example.

There's a bit more character in Whitehaven (or Cockermouth) for the end point, and trains are not massively available but the route out to the coast can be as scenic/flat as you like

 

[wanda2010]

Now watching this thread with great interest after a successful LonJog (Edinburgh turn-off)

 

[dellzeqq]

here's another thought. A one/two centre tour. Find a place with accommodation varying from hotels to camping (or a large house with room for camping) and spend a week riding out and about, with, perhaps, one overnight to the seaside. I've had a few suggestions, including southwest France and Burgundy, and I thought Goole might be good.

 

[ceepeebee]

Holland?