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The Langstone & Portsmouth Harbours
Warsash to Chichester date: 4th August 2020 distance: 41 miles ascent: 675ft lighthouses: Southsea riders: Jane, Emily, Jack & Me. Date: 4th August 2020 Distance 41 Miles Ascent 675ft Lighthouses Southsea Riders Jane, Emily, Jack & Me Train from Chichester to Swanick, then down hill to the Solent. Through woods and fields before ‘Eating Out…
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The Manhood Peninsula
Chichester to Bognor Regis Date: 3rd August 2020 Distance 36 Miles Ascent 425ft Lighthouses None Riders Jane & Me A little break between lockdowns provided us with an opportunity to go on holiday. The only house left in the country we could afford was in Chichester. Well, it ended being a smashing house, and an…
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Norfolk North Coast
Burnham Overy Staithe to Kings Lynn date: 18th July 2020 distance: 35 miles ascent: 350ft lighthouses: Hunstanton riders: Jane & Me. Date: 18th July 2020 Distance 35 Miles Ascent 350ft Lighthouses Hunstanton Riders Jane & Me Sometimes, if the roads are mad we cut inland to find quiet lanes. We prefer to enjoy the riding…
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Norfolk East Coast
Ingham to Burnham Overy Staithe Date: 17th July 2020 Distance 50 Miles Ascent 1725ft Lighthouses Cromer & Happisburgh Riders Jane & Me After another guilt free big breakfast we headed straight for the coast and on to Happisburgh which is actually pronounced Haze-borough!!! Why oh why? If it was Grimburgh, I could understand. Anyway its…
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Suffolk Coast
Suffolk Coast Date: 16th July 2020 Distance 69 miles Ascent 1500ft Lighthouses Southwold, Winterton, Gorlestone & Lowestoft Riders Jane & Me Jez cooked us up an amazing breakfast to set us on our way, only to be scuppered by a puncture. It was a late start that meant we shot through Aldeburgh without giving it…
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Essex into Suffolk
Clacton on Sea to Aldeburgh date: 15th July 2020 distance: 72 miles ascent: 1700ft lighthouses: Naze Tower, Dovercourt High, Dovercort Low, Harwich High, Harwich Low & Orford Ness riders: Jane & Me. Date: 15th July 2020 Distance 72 Miles Ascent 1700ft Lighthouses Naze Tower, Dovercourt High, Dovercourt Low, Harwich High, Harwich Low & Orford Ness…
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Colne Estuary
Colchester to Clacton on Sea Date: 14th July 2020 Distance 22 miles Ascent 675ft Lighthouses None Riders Jane & Me We escaped for a few days to cycle the Norfolk Coast. A drive down to Kings Lynn and 3 trains later we were peddling frantically out of Colchester to meet a tiny ferry make its…
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North Wash
Boston to Skegness date: 5th July 2020 distance: 35 miles ascent: 350ft lighthouses: None riders: Jane & Me. Date: 5th July 2020 Distance 35 miles Ascent 350ft Lighthouses None Riders Jane & Me It was during this time in the project when Covid started really getting in the way. The joy of riding and exploring…
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Scarborough
Bempton to Whitby Date: 18th July 2020 Distance 61 miles Ascent 13475ft Lighthouses Scarborough & Whitby High Riders Jane & Me Most of the rides are designed as circular routes working with estuaries and peninsulas, or if its a straight coast we use trains to get back to the start, the coastline is remarkably well…
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The Thames
Gravesend to Trinity Buoy Date: 20th April 2019 Distance 29 miles Ascent 650ft Lighthouses Trinity Buoy Riders Jane & Me From the Humber Estuary we headed down to the Thames Estuary. A train from St Pancras took us out to Gravesend and we pedalled back into the capital watching the city build before us. We…
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