iggibizzle
Senior Member
- Location
- blackpool
Longridge to broughton, to inskip, to poulton then straight down to blackpool tower from there. Preston is not a great spectacle. My beloved blackpool may be a 'dump' but the tower is a great finish line 
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
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themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Thank you all for your help. Penistone is where the lady who inspired the ride lives and in Preston we'll be joining a load of other people who will be cycling the last leg into blackpool with us. The reason we're ending in Blackpool is the ride will be from the tower of London to Blackpool Tower for some reason.
Globalti
Legendary Member
Fawkin' 'ell! That's a fairly tenuous link!
Tower of London: 1000 year-old World Heritage building, still standing strong in the world's greatest city.
Blackpool Tower: 121 year-old Meccano construction, rusting inexorably back to iron oxide in a poxy provincial DSS doss-town.
Tower of London: 1000 year-old World Heritage building, still standing strong in the world's greatest city.
Blackpool Tower: 121 year-old Meccano construction, rusting inexorably back to iron oxide in a poxy provincial DSS doss-town.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have never had a beer in Blackpool!
I am currently on my tablet, but when I am back on my laptop I will check your route on my OS map.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I don't think I have ever had tea, coffee, Coke, cider, wine ... in Blackpool either.
One suggestion though - call in at Bonds of Elswick between Longridge and Blackpool for ice creams!
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themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Blackpool council have promised to give it a lick of paint before we get there.
twinnies
Regular
- Location
- Lancashire
Hi guys, T2T is my baby so be kind plus I'm a girl so might cry
We don't need to hit Preston, It's Lancaster we are picking up everyone for the last leg. We shall come over the Trough in to Lancaster, which is my playground then the back roads through Glasson into Blackpool. Why London Tower to Blackpool Tower....because everyone does London to Paris & I've always been a leader not a follower . I'm well aware that Yorkshire is going to be tough but hey it's not fun if it's easy! We will be leaving London Tower between 5am & 6am so guess it will be dark when we hit those big hills....always best not to see whats coming. Keep the feedback & suggestions coming as the route is only a rough copy There are 4 musts. Start/finish. Penistone & Lancaster, the rest is not set in stone.
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themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
See, i knew i'd muck it up if i wasn't being supervised.Hi guys, T2T is my baby so be kind plus I'm a girl so might cry
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have a route from Towcester to the Trough of Bowland via Kenilworth, Coventry, Bakewell, Strines, Penistone, Hebden Bridge, and Whalley. It is pretty hilly but could be brought down off the hills between HB and Whalley to take the valley roads instead if you preferred that?
If you like the sound of it, I will edit my GPX files once I get back on my laptop later.
If you like the sound of it, I will edit my GPX files once I get back on my laptop later.
twinnies
Regular
- Location
- Lancashire
Oh yes please. I could stick it on my Garmin. Are you on Strava?
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themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Yes please.
oldroadman
Veteran
- Location
- Ubique
Hmm.. last time I was in Blackpool I ended up with mild food poisoning. Won't eat anything there again.I don't think I have ever had tea, coffee, Coke, cider, wine ... in Blackpool either.
One suggestion though - call in at Bonds of Elswick between Longridge and Blackpool for ice creams!
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