The Fridays Tour

[srw]

The GPS holder is on the stoker bars "so that I've got something to look at" - other than the 300 degrees of view she can focus on without fear of steering into a pothole.

Thanks to all who are having a go. I think we can breathe a sigh of relief that Simon's intimate knowledge of every small street runs out somewhere in the midlands.

 

[dellzeqq]

The GPS holder is on the stoker bars "so that I've got something to look at" .

the srw derriere being insufficiently enrapturing? I'd be a tad put out if I were you.

 

[rb58]

No thanks. I have little idea where we are going, where I am staying etc. It's a magical mystery tour.

My thoughts too. I know the start point (HPC) and the end point (JoG), and the places I'm staying in between (sort of). As for the rest, I'll just follow the rest of you and if we end up Mousketeering then that'll just add to the charm....

 

[User10571]

I knew this would happen.
I knew there'd be a point at which I'd develop ride envy because I can't be there.
We're at that point now.

 

[dellzeqq]

Email me your latest version of the route, and I'll get them plotted out.

yhm

London to Bingham
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Hyde Park Corner, City of Westminster&daddr=51.6281671,-0.3001067 to:Hockliffe to:Woburn, Bedfordshire to:Olney to:Silver St/A5193 to:London Rd/A6003 to:52.542634,-0.7107242 to:52.591923,-0.698417 to:52.63066,-0.70495 to:Oakham to:Wymondham, Leicestershire to:Waltham on the Wolds to:Bingham&hl=en&ll=52.9059,-0.909977&spn=0.043122,0.077162&sll=52.632698,-0.691366&sspn=0.043393,0.077162&geocode=FbbfEQMdnKz9_yk_c5E1JQV2SDEflY3ow3Phrw;FYfIEwMdtmv7_ylNNLQkOhR2SDHb5AEwF5wJRw;FTppGAMd4Qr3_yl7q9b39lF2SDHXDoNbX0SXvg;FWJPGQMdOon2_yH3rv7To9ZtPikxhGcJ41J2SDEh1-efeAwuiQ;FXLRGwMdPkz1_ykThx9gMah3SDEzUpUQGB9Y9Q;FSIOHgMdoWf1_w;Fb5-HwMdCvL0_w;Faq8IQMdvCf1_yldShW_R4N3SDGZ9KwIDTybHw;FTN9IgMdz1f1_ylnsIoIjYN3SDFQYTK4qBwOEw;FYQUIwMdSj71_yl9WEbTRYF3SDGxwjG4qBwOEw;FXusIwMdn-n0_ymXikO4gHh3SDH_mDlHVjkVHw;FbIQJQMd_730_ylXdEVDlSt4SDE_wUXAJM8EOA;FQ3uJQMdZJDz_yk1xZN7ctN5SDEgOsO7qBwOBQ;FTD4JwMdEGnx_ylFYK0ELM95SDFK8vgWBcjTSA&oq=Wymondham, Lei&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=9&sz=14&via=1,7,8,9&t=m&z=14
Bingham to York (includes optional scenic diversion to East Bridgford Hill, is not correct at Doncaster because we’re going through the tunnel)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Bingham, Nottingham&daddr=52.9798,-0.97507 to:52.9837253,-0.9778367 to:53.011824,-1.0046821 to:53.05628,-1.061563 to:53.429694,-1.115316 to:53.4309731,-1.1092765 to:53.615683,-1.1498846 to:53.6159638,-1.152039 to:53.70283,-1.15239 to:53.950468,-1.0755472 to:53.95456,-1.08884 to:Bootham/A19&hl=en&sll=53.966841,-1.074686&sspn=0.039887,0.077162&geocode=FTD4JwMdEGnx_ylFYK0ELM95SDFK8vgWBcjTSA;FVhoKAMdIh_x_ylFT3Ailch5SDG9k84PtiVdTw;Fa13KAMdVBTx_ylBvs97k8h5SDGDtEnOVwe_OA;FXDlKAMddqvw_ykX9_mj2cd5SDGxi0e4qBwOEw;FRiTKQMdRc3v_ylFdA6Kjrh5SDHBnSy9qBwOEw;Fb5FLwMdTPvu_ymD4OKbfwl5SDHAeMvRnvkMEw;Fb1KLwMd5BLv_ymXGyXseAl5SDHRylTXnvkMEw;FUMcMgMdRHTu_ykpQxYTxxN5SDHwrMzRnvkMEw;FVsdMgMd2Wvu_ynP06KeuBN5SDExrczRnvkMEw;Fa5wMwMdemru_ymnO9MYxxV5SDEOe3eh1yrQWg;FQQ4NwMdpZbv_ymV1W1ErTF5SDHA6ijSnvkMEw;FQBINwMduGLv_ymhtpmzADF5SDGwGyjSnvkMEw;FQ5zNwMdCF3v_w&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=11&sz=14&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11&t=m&z=14
York to Castleside (but not to Derwent Manor or the Hownsgill Bunkhouse)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Bootham/A19&daddr=54.1541222,-1.3609837 to:54.1717078,-1.3942886 to:54.29693,-1.4521 to:54.4473909,-1.6511913 to:54.4567541,-1.6677349 to:54.49077,-1.6703592 to:Castleside&hl=en&ll=53.97088,-1.110992&spn=0.019942,0.038581&sll=53.966488,-1.087432&sspn=0.019944,0.038581&geocode=FVxuNwMdLWXv_w;FYpTOgMdqTvr_ym1SLkk-LN-SDEbizwOe36cSw;FTuYOgMdkLnq_ymH5BSBZrF-SDExdhPYnvkMEw;FWKBPAMdvNfp_ym3LxztILt-SDGxMfPXnvkMEw;FR7NPgMdCc7m_ylJJ_s2op9-SDHhvB3SnvkMEw;FbLxPgMdao3m_ynf4SpYt59-SDEB3h7SnvkMEw;FZJ2PwMdKYPm_ykbpFAea55-SDG5JrJJ9R_eRg;FYO0RAMdLVbj_ykvAdZdtNN9SDGGL-dc2vgJgA&oq=Castleside&dirflg=w&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&t=m&z=15
Castleside to Jedburgh – simplicity itself
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Castleside&daddr=54.97249,-2.00092 to:Jedburgh&hl=en&ll=55.28459,-2.318115&spn=0.617854,1.234589&sll=54.967662,-1.980457&sspn=0.077847,0.154324&geocode=FYO0RAMdLVbj_ykvAdZdtNN9SDGGL-dc2vgJgA;FUrQRgMd6Hfh_ynpEtp8CcV9SDGRJwzYnvkMEw;FdmFTgMdxwPZ_ymbekejqIB9SDGe4dPBWrN3bw&oq=Jedburgh&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&t=m&z=10
Jedburgh to Kinross – Google Maps won’t quite give it up between Edinburgh and the Forth Bridge, so I’ve done it in two parts - but you get the general idea
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Jedburgh&daddr=55.94156,-3.17819 to:55.9546548,-3.234883 to:55.9615741,-3.286416 to:A90&hl=en&sll=55.968515,-3.309889&sspn=0.037948,0.077162&geocode=FdmFTgMdxwPZ_ymbekejqIB9SDGe4dPBWrN3bw;FbiZVQMdMoHP_ylzkrlpgMeHSDGhtmzhGWgMEw;Fd7MVQMdvaPO_ylpHDFfs8eHSDFgURXhGWgMEw;FebnVQMdcNrN_ymzQAf1DMaHSDEBuPaaHWgMEw;FawMVgMdITnN_w&oq=Forth Road&dirflg=w&mra=dme&mrsp=4&sz=14&via=1,2,3&t=m&z=14
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Bingham, Nottingham&daddr=52.9798,-0.97507 to:52.9837256,-0.9778375 to:53.011824,-1.0046821 to:53.05628,-1.061563 to:53.429694,-1.115316 to:53.4309731,-1.1092765 to:53.70283,-1.15239 to:53.9504689,-1.0755476 to:Station Rd/A1036&hl=en&ll=53.159844,-1.086617&spn=0.081311,0.154324&sll=53.95755,-1.077948&sspn=0.019948,0.038581&geocode=FTD4JwMdEGnx_ylFYK0ELM95SDFK8vgWBcjTSA;FVhoKAMdIh_x_ylFT3Ailch5SDG9k84PtiVdTw;Fa13KAMdUxTx_ylBvs97k8h5SDGDtEnOVwe_OA;FXDlKAMddqvw_ykX9_mj2cd5SDGxi0e4qBwOEw;FRiTKQMdRc3v_ylFdA6Kjrh5SDHBnSy9qBwOEw;Fb5FLwMdTPvu_ymD4OKbfwl5SDHAeMvRnvkMEw;Fb1KLwMd5BLv_ymXGyXseAl5SDHRylTXnvkMEw;Fa5wMwMdemru_ymnO9MYxxV5SDEOe3eh1yrQWg;FQQ4NwMdpZbv_ymV1W1ErTF5SDHA6ijSnvkMEw;FdFVNwMdB1fv_w&oq=Bingham notti&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=8&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8&t=m&z=13


Kinross to Newtonmore
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Kinross&daddr=56.2299009,-3.4086408 to:56.39282,-3.42844 to:56.3942034,-3.4258439 to:56.44655,-3.4682049 to:56.455939,-3.4712514 to:56.5196,-3.53829 to:56.55557,-3.57087 to:56.625669,-3.6514658 to:56.7688492,-3.939602 to:56.8017609,-4.051948 to:56.807835,-4.099697 to:56.8104969,-4.1141826 to:56.967964,-4.2052031 to:57.0444723,-4.1452682 to:Newtonmore&hl=en&ll=57.024102,-4.180641&spn=0.148372,0.308647&sll=56.809958,-4.10859&sspn=0.009327,0.01929&geocode=FTSjWQMdTMXL_ykFhjLWCyuGSDHJEhreYH8Q4w;FQwAWgMdAP3L_ylrlv2YPjKGSDG03lVx_q6bog;FXR8XAMdqK_L_ylJIm7yEDuGSDFp2HYUtKqLBg;FduBXAMdzbnL_ylfe2y0ETuGSDEg4djhGWgMEw;FVZOXQMdVBTL_ykbbdoByjyGSDFhpITcGWgMEw;FQNzXQMdbQjL_ylRii-VzTyGSDFhpYLcGWgMEw;FbBrXgMdjgLK_ylXWaj0exiGSDGhe4PcGWgMEw;FTL4XgMdSoPJ_ymXvsT0HRmGSDGAmYTcGWgMEw;FQUKYAMdd0jI_ykbIZDaQxyGSDHRU4LcGWgMEw;FVE5YgMd7uLD_ylZtfWNf66ISDEA2xQWbW5Tqw;FeC5YgMdFCzC_ynLahd4U7KISDHwSYPcGWgMEw;FZvRYgMdj3HB_ylvWgQDoLOISDHLklCdHWXilA;FQDcYgMd-jjB_yl9btnXebOISDHA24HcGWgMEw;FRxDZQMdbdW__ymX113BEEmPSDFRu4AdoAWLGg;FfhtZgMdjL_A_ymBV2iO7UWPSDEM2DXuNWyePw;FYvDZgMdOhzB_ymxTKXAKzGPSDFFrE_ocjKW1A&oq=Newtonmore&dirflg=w&mra=dvme&mrsp=12&sz=16&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14&t=m&z=12
Newtonmore to Tain – this doesn’t go on to Dornoch
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Main St/A86&daddr=57.1008799,-3.9836738 to:57.1488605,-3.9000426 to:57.273721,-3.8107148 to:57.3198749,-3.9762493 to:57.41613,-4.09378 to:57.52026,-4.29581 to:57.6407582,-4.3531518 to:Tain&hl=en&ll=57.77644,-4.145794&spn=0.072312,0.154324&sll=57.642415,-4.345994&sspn=0.018145,0.038581&geocode=FYa_ZgMdxiPB_w;FU9KZwMdxzbD_ymhNvMQvVuPSDEgxHHcGWgMEw;FbwFaAMddn3E_ynTlOOtxl6PSDEZOM3KWyqXvQ;FXntaQMdZtrF_ylX33ozioqFSDEApswwJkGLpg;FcKhagMdx1PD_ymPENNQB2SPSDFRmm3cGWgMEw;FcIZbAMdrIjB_ylHxp3_onqPSDFupLvLbl6ZJQ;FYSwbQMdfnO-_ynzIv0eTnSPSDHAGHHcGWgMEw;FTaHbwMdgZO9_ymNweDpPp-PSDHQ1HfcGWgMEw;FS0icgMdQh_C_yl96tJ8L06FSDGAkN93HGgMCg&oq=Tain&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=7&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7&t=m&z=13
Tain to John O’Groats is too straightforward to worry about.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

It occurs that having a list of places I'm staying at complete with phones no's and directions would be a good idea. Hope it isn't too busy at work today!

 

[dellzeqq]

re the above - I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE IT UP AS WE GO ALONG. Will we go down the Old Epperstone Road? If it's raining we might. If it's not we probably won't.

 

[iLB]

Is it true you have to pay a local 'tog to get a photo in front of either the LE or JoG sign posts?

 

[clarion]

I knew this would happen.
I knew there'd be a point at which I'd develop ride envy because I can't be there.
We're at that point now.

I've got ride envy, and I'm doing the first bit.

 

[fimm]

May I suggest the following route through Edinburgh?
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sadd...irflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=14&via=1,2&t=m&z=14
- it uses an old railway line and will keep you off the Queensferry Road (mind you, you lot will probably think the Queensferry Road a pleasant little track, coming from That London where they have Proper Traffic). Your only challenge will be finding the start of the path, which I will describe if you would like me to. Once you get to Crammod Brig you are stuck with the rubbish cycle route to the Forth Road Bridge (even one of our MSPs said it was rubbish...) as you can't cycle on the A90.

 

[ceepeebee]

I've got ride envy, and I'm doing the first bit.

very much this...


I'm trying to map leg one on bikehike and the little cut through at the top of Redbourn is foxing it completely

 

[StuartG]

I knew there'd be a point at which I'd develop ride envy.

Snap! Except its ride panic here ...

 

[mcshroom]

Just turn off 'follow road' on bikehike to get that bit and then turn it back on again when you are through

 

[StuAff]

Snap! Except its ride panic here ...

Envious of Ross doing LE-London as well....

 

[dellzeqq]

very much this...


I'm trying to map leg one on bikehike and the little cut through at the top of Redbourn is foxing it completely

yup. Google maps has to be bullied in to doing it. What's worse, at three in the morning, there'll be people saying 'Simon - it says 'no entry'. To which I will reply.................'I've been going up this road for thirty years and I'm not about to stop now'.