CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
I'm planning a London to Paris ride in the Spring, which will be one of my leisurely touring pace affairs - about 50 miles a day, along the Avenue Verte route.
I'm thus looking for accommodation recommendations for the following:
Day 1: East Grinstead (or anywhere between Crawley and East Grinstead)
Day 2: Newhaven (close to the port)
Day 3: Forges-le-Eaux (or somewhere between there and Gournay-en-Bray - short day as ferry arrives Dieppe at 14:30)
Day 4: Villier-en-Arthies or thereabouts
Day 5: Paris, ideally Saint-Denis/Aubervilliers area, but anywhere north to central
Main criteria is secure parking for bikes, preferably a garage as getting the trike through doorways can be a pain. Less bothered about the traditional cyclists' breakfast as I tend to eat light first thing then do a stop for a proper brunch after 15-20 miles.
All other advice on this route welcomed. Will most likely do it in April, when I'm guessing that winging it on accommodation would be ok (expecting it to be a small group of maybe 3-5 people), but always good to have recommendations if possible.
If you're interested in joining me, let me know. Want to keep it small (absolute maximum 6 people), the main criteria for co-riders is subscribing to the meandering holiday spirit of these things: lazy starts (10am-ish departures), leisurely pace (10-12mph moving average), two stops of about an hour each along the way (so 15-20 miles between stops). TdF candidates need not apply. :-)
I'm thus looking for accommodation recommendations for the following:
Day 1: East Grinstead (or anywhere between Crawley and East Grinstead)
Day 2: Newhaven (close to the port)
Day 3: Forges-le-Eaux (or somewhere between there and Gournay-en-Bray - short day as ferry arrives Dieppe at 14:30)
Day 4: Villier-en-Arthies or thereabouts
Day 5: Paris, ideally Saint-Denis/Aubervilliers area, but anywhere north to central
Main criteria is secure parking for bikes, preferably a garage as getting the trike through doorways can be a pain. Less bothered about the traditional cyclists' breakfast as I tend to eat light first thing then do a stop for a proper brunch after 15-20 miles.
All other advice on this route welcomed. Will most likely do it in April, when I'm guessing that winging it on accommodation would be ok (expecting it to be a small group of maybe 3-5 people), but always good to have recommendations if possible.
If you're interested in joining me, let me know. Want to keep it small (absolute maximum 6 people), the main criteria for co-riders is subscribing to the meandering holiday spirit of these things: lazy starts (10am-ish departures), leisurely pace (10-12mph moving average), two stops of about an hour each along the way (so 15-20 miles between stops). TdF candidates need not apply. :-)
