Point to Point

[T4tomo]

For the Football obsessed, St James Park to St James Park. Red & White stripes to Black and White stripes (or vice versa)

 

[Legs]

Or Hollington to Hollington? This one's definitely possible inside half an hour, might give it a try some time...

 

[matticus]

Newquay to Newquay

Do you mean New Quay (Wales)? (There may be two Newquays, of course! ) That would/could be a nice ride.

 

[matticus]

Or Hollington to Hollington? This one's definitely possible inside half an hour, might give it a try some time...
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think big, and follow your dreams!

 

[T4tomo]

There are also 2 River Esks in England and 2 North Esks , 2 South Esks and 2 Esks (one of which is a joining of 2 of the afore mentioned N&S Esks) in Scotland which would be combined into a mammoth Esk circular ride.

 

[matticus]

We have LEJOG, naturally. (But why? Lizard Point is further south of LE; Easter Head is north of JoG, so why not LPEH?)

Lizard Point is much nicer. If I ever plan anything, I'd rather use LP than LE.
(EDIT: Lands End is a marketing mystery. It's not the most southerly point, and it's not the most Westerly bit of the UK mainland!)

Where the heck is "Easter Head"?? Not listed here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Scotland

... on which point, I can vouch for the Mull of Galloway lighthouse as a cool place to visit (most S point), and Durness is more scenic than J-of-G (although I'm only going on reports of the latter). Certainly the western road upto Durness is gorgeous, and there's a real feeling of going to somewhere extreme

 

[Dogtrousers]

Where the heck is "Easter Head"?? Not listed here:

See below. Seems to be the most northerly bit of that stretch of coast. I just saw it on the map, it may have a better, more commonly used name (Dunnet Head?). I'm not familiar with the area, never been there and pretty unlikely ever to go there.

 

[matticus]

See below. Seems to be the most northerly bit of that stretch of coast. I just saw it on the map, it may have a better, more commonly used name (Dunnet Head?). I'm not familiar with the area, never been there and pretty unlikely ever to go there.
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Thanks. I'd always thought it was "Dunnet Head", and google refused to find "Easter Head"! Anyway, think we're talking about the same bit of rock ...

 

[Dogtrousers]

Thanks. I'd always thought it was "Dunnet Head", and google refused to find "Easter Head"! Anyway, think we're talking about the same bit of rock ...

Seems to have two names. Maybe one is the name of the lighthouse, I dunno. The OS give more prominence to Dunnet, Seems to be just Google that prefers Easter.

 

[Solocle]

Dover-Holyhead has always had a certain appeal, effectively Watling Street.

 

[Paulus]

Barnet Hertfordshire, to Barnetby, Lincolnshire

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Do you mean New Quay (Wales)? (There may be two Newquays, of course! ) That would/could be a nice ride.

Yes

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Newport, Sth Wales, to Newport Shropshire.

or Newport Essex

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Thanks. I'd always thought it was "Dunnet Head", and google refused to find "Easter Head"! Anyway, think we're talking about the same bit of rock ...

Well I never, Easter Head appears on the 19th century maps. Always known it as Dunnet head. Either way, I’ve been there.

 

[T4tomo]

Seems to have two names. Maybe one is the name of the lighthouse, I dunno. The OS give more prominence to Dunnet, Seems to be just Google that prefers Easter.
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Lands End is most Westerly in England although you can flip a coin between LE and LP as to which is most SouthWesterly.
JoG is more of a mystery as Duncansby Head is more NorthEasterly than it, but I guess JoG has the ferry port to Orkneys??

Maybe the road was only to JoG back in the olden days