Kent to Newquay.

[dal payne]

Hi, looking for some advice on routes. I've looked on here at past posts and got a farely good idea, but I'm looking for the best possible route for a not so experienced cyclist to tag along. I'm going to need to plan this right lol. Staying away from any town centres, motorway type A roads etc. Was thinking of riding down to Hastings and coasting it, which I know isn't the easiest, but maybe enjoyable and easy enough for a beginner. Anyone cycled this that can give me some route advice please? We would be most grateful.

 

[Brains]

I've done most of this route, I live in SE London and most of the family are in north Cornwall.

My route choice was to keep it as flat as possible and I used sustrans maps nearly all of the way, which keeps you off main roads and steep hills

The route starts at ramsgate and goes along the south side of the Thames estuary to the Medway then onto Rochester faversham, dart ford, Abby wood, Greenwich, Putney, Richmond, and then hops back and forth across the Thames all the way to reading where you join the Kennet and avon canal which takes you to bath and Bristol .

Then you go across the Somerset levels via wells and head for exmoor and the north Devon coast. From there it's the Tarka trail to holesworthy and bude. You can then join up with the camel trail to Padstow and then onto Newquay.

The distance is about just over 300 miles and without pushing it takes 5-7 days, there are b&bs all the way as well as campsites

 

[dal payne]

Excellent, thank you, I will certainly look into that route further. My main concern was the frequency of b&b's and campsites on route aswell, hence my thought of doing it via the coast. We're not going to be pushing it, so I'd safely say 7-8 days? lol

 

[Brommyboy]

You could consider the Sustrans routes: Dover to Greenwich on NCR1, then Greenwich to Fishguard on NCR4, joining/leaving at suitable points.