Planning a mini tour for the Summer- which route?

[Glow worm]

You would have the option of extending the Dutch section up to Ijmuiden and getting the ferry homewards from there to Newcastle.

Hmmm- Ijmuiden - Hull sounds like a good plan- thanks!

 

[Glow worm]

If you want to up the ambition a little bit, you could maybe look at something like this, from Calais to Roscoff. Viewed in context it looks commendably complete, taking in the full sweep of the French channel coast, giving it a touch of grandeur. The route is for illustrative purposes only and could certainly be improved in many places, but I've been careful to include the Alabaster Coast north of Le Havre. It comes out at just under 450 miles

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That's certainly a nice idea. I'd probably prefer to do it W to E due to prevailing winds (though if you are a betting person, it's worth putting some cash on a strong north easterly when I eventually get around to doing the ride!). I don't think I'll have time for the whole Roscoff to Calais stretch but the tip about the Alabaster coast is noted- thanks.

 

[mjr]

Thanks I'll check out the Friday's site. If I wasn't such a miserable, anti-social git I'd probably join one of those rides !
Thanks for the other tips too- Dunkirk certainly sounds like a better option than Calais.

If you go to Dunkirk, leave the cycle lane before the port fence, after the unused border hut, and take the left exit to turn left at the roundabout onto the back roads, rather than let the cycle lane merge you onto the motorway feeder road. DAMHIK

 

[snorri]

Hmmm- Ijmuiden - Hull sounds like a good plan- thanks!

The Ijmuiden connection is to Newcastle, although there is another ferry from Rotterdam to Hull.

 

[robing]

Yes. From Zeebrugge (a few kms east of Oostende) to Hull

How about Dunkirk? Used to be a ferry from Ramsgate.

 

[User169]

How about Dunkirk? Used to be a ferry from Ramsgate.

There used to be a Ramsgate - Ostend ferry, but it doesn’t run any more.

Dunkirk only connects to Dover.