My idea for 2020

[EltonFrog]

I used to ride regularly over the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire borders, all within about five miles.

 

[snorri]

Scotland would mean a lot of island hopping.

Just three return ferry crossings required!
This project becomes more complex by the minute as many of the old county names and boundaries held dear by local people are no longer part of the present administrative set-ups, the boundaries may not even be marked as they once were.

 

[MontyVeda]

As a lad I lived in Wallasey, Cheshire. They changed the boundaries and we became Wallasey, Merseyside.
Till the day she died my Mother refused to accept that and always addressed letters as Wallasey, Cheshire .

The Westmoreland Gazette are still digging their heels in after almost 50 years.

 

[Globalti]

I may be wrong but I think Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire was once in the West Riding of Yorkshire as there are boundary stones by the road with WR on them.

Is there anywhere you can touch four counties in a short time?

 

[Brains]

I may be wrong but I think Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire was once in the West Riding of Yorkshire as there are boundary stones by the road with WR on them.

Is there anywhere you can touch four counties in a short time?

Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex.
or
Huntington, Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk

I recon over a weekend, you could get in about 10 between Notts and Essex

 

[Sharky]

The Westmoreland Gazette are still digging their heels in after almost 50 years.

Brings back memories. My Dad loved the Lakes and often took us to Skelwith Bridge. There on the bridge, you could stand on the border of Westmorland and Lancashire, with a foot in each county,

 

[bikingdad90]

You should be able to cover Hambleton, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees in a day, granted all of in North Yorkshire but different councils and different terriain, Start at the coast at Whitby, cycle in land to Danby and then through to Guisbrough before going through to stokelsey and then onto Middlesbrough where you can get the train back to Whitby or stop overnight and then cycle through osmotherly and Northallerton and onto York.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Could easily do 4 counties from me. 3 are very easy - Worcs, Gloucs, Hereford. Tri point just down the road. Warwickshire (also Shropshire) within relatively easy reach.

 

[MontyVeda]

Brings back memories. My Dad loved the Lakes and often took us to Skelwith Bridge. There on the bridge, you could stand on the border of Westmorland and Lancashire, with a foot in each county,

wouldn't that have been Cumberland and Lancashire?

edit... no, you're right

 

[G3CWI]

It will make Lejog look a bit lightweight.

Has anyone done this before?

I think you have misunderstood the challenge. It’s to cycle in each county. Not necessarily to cycle between them. I see it as an interesting weekend activity using my motor home as a base. I can use the train a bit too.

 

[Sharky]

wouldn't that have been Cumberland and Lancashire?

edit... no, you're right

We'll have to challenge @SpokeyDokey to ride over to Skelwith and take a picture of the bridge. I'm sure it was engraved with the two county names and the border line. Haven't been there for a good many years. It would be nice to know that the names have survived on the bridge.

 

[steveindenmark]

I think you have misunderstood the challenge. It’s to cycle in each county. Not necessarily to cycle between them. I see it as an interesting weekend activity using my motor home as a base. I can use the train a bit too.

Ok. I thought you were going to do them all in one ride.

Even so. Its still a big challenge.

 

[MontyVeda]

We'll have to challenge @SpokeyDokey to ride over to Skelwith and take a picture of the bridge. I'm sure it was engraved with the two county names and the border line. Haven't been there for a good many years. It would be nice to know that the names have survived on the bridge.

looking on Google, there is a slate plaque in the middle of the bridge, but only stating 'Skelwith Bridge'... I guess this is where the engraving once was

 

[MontyVeda]

Ok. I thought you were going to do them all in one ride.

Even so. Its still a big challenge.

Loads of little loops like this would be fun to work out and ride...

...that's Lancashire, Cumbria and North Yorkshire sorted

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Riding that bit of Normanton Road gets you Leicestershire. Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Three counties for about 1/4 mile