Category: Uncategorized
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Tyne & Wear
Middlesborough to South Shields Date: 15th January 2022 Distance 54 Miles Ascent 1725ft Lighthouses Pilot Pier, Heugh, Seaton, Roker Pier, Seaham, Souter, South Tyne Pier, Herd Groyne. Riders Rob, Lindsey, Tim, Bryan, Jane & Me We lifted ice covered bikes off the roof of our cars at 9am saturday morning in a foggy, rough industrial…
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Forth Estuary
Newhaven to Grangemouth Date: 31st October 2021 Distance 30 Miles Ascent 825ft Lighthouses Granton Riders Jane & Me Trains to Glasgow were full so we headed up to Edinburgh with our trusty fold up bikes to ride between the two cities. The capital is on a hill so its a joyous fizz along a brilliant…
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South Gare
Saltburn to Middlesborough Date: 31st October 2021 Distance 49 Miles Ascent 1075ft Lighthouses South Gare Riders Rob, Paul, Anna, Jane & Me Guisborough Forest looks like a right place to go for a ride. We will return. Our ride took us away from the trails and out to Saltburn via beautiful leafy victorian housing and…
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Bridlington Bay
Hull to Bempton Date: 11th sept 2021 Distance 49 Miles Ascent 1075ft Lighthouses Chalk Tower, Flamborough Head Riders Jane & Me Hull station was full of people in their finery. We were heading out, everyone else heading off to the Doncaster races. Sam fixed his puncture on the disused railway line to Heddon by stabbing…
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Kent East & North
Dover to Sittingbourne Date: 21st & 23rd July 2021 Distance 74 Miles Ascent 2050ft Lighthouses South Foreland, Ramsgate, North Foreland & Margate Riders Jack, Jane & Me Most of us will have driven on to the ferry to cross the channel dreaming of sunshine. Dover seafront is a fine place. Clear calm seas, beautiful natural…
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Duddon Moss
Foxfield to Kirkby in Furness Date: 15th July 2021 Distance 6 Miles Ascent 100ft Lighthouses None Riders Jane & Me Just a little ride and a cheeky pint in the evening sunshine to join up the Furness and Millom rides.
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West Cumbria
Ravenglass to Carlisle Date: 4-5th July 2021 Distance 104 Miles Ascent 2850ft Lighthouses St Bees, Whitehaven, Maryport, Cote & Lees Scar Riders Jane & Me It seems a bit wrong getting up at 6am on a Sunday driving up to the Lakes only to drive out the other side! Parking up at Maryport we made…
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Furness Peninsula
Ulverston to Kirkby in Furness Date: 9th May 2021 Distance 52 Miles Ascent 2300ft Lighthouses Walney Riders Will, Ruth, Anna, Ollie, Kate, Dan, Mel, Juliet, Jane & Me Ok so Walney Island isn’t mainland. I KNOW!…but you can walk over to it at low tide, so in my world it counts! Its good being able…
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North York Moors
Saltburn to Whitby Date: 10th August 2020 Distance 55 Miles Ascent 4675ft Lighthouses Whitby North Pier & Whitby South Pier Riders Lindsey, Rob, Jane & Me We cycled up the hill we had just driven down into Castleton in the North York Moors. Its a toughy and I thought it was best to get it…
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Sussex Bay
Bognor Regis to Brighton Date: 4th August 2020 Distance 35 Miles Ascent 275ft Lighthouses Kingston & Littlehampton Riders Jack, Jane & Me We had people to meet in Brighton, so it was an early start. This ride was most definitely pan flat, and for the majority right up against the coast. We hit 12.6mph average…