chainreaction - not sure how much extra time it took really as I never planned a direct route for comparison.
The entire trip took us 12 days with 1050miles travelled.
We went through the lake district too which we really enjoyed, kirkstone pass, gated roads etc.
guess we could have knocked 2/3days off if we had taken a more direct route.
loved it, can't wait for another adventure now :-)
length of france. c2c - gt yarmouth to west wales?? hmm, need to get that past the wife........