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Mid Wales Itinerary

Mid Wales Itinerary

This Mid Wales Itinerary outlines a 200-mile cycle tour from Aberystwyth across Mid Wales and back to home to Stockport which Andy S, Neil, Sarah and I will be cycling in summer 2021. Mid Wales is described as the green heart of Wales. This is the least-known part of Wales, and it’s here that you’ll find Welsh culture at its most natural, folded into the contours of the land as it has been for centuries. We’ll start from the seaside…

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Cheshire Cycleway Day 3 – Chester to Whitchurch

Cheshire Cycleway Day 3 – Chester to Whitchurch

After enjoying our time in Chester, Cheshire Cycleway Day 3 would take us to Whitchurch and would be our longest and hilliest day so far. Thankfully, it was another cool but dry and cloudy morning. So, we picked up the Shropshire Union canal again and headed out of the city. We left the canal at Christleton and cycled through the village. Sarah, Andy and I remember cycling this section of Regional Network 70, from Christleton to Huxley, when taking part…

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Cheshire Cycleway Day 2 – Little Leigh to Chester

Cheshire Cycleway Day 2 – Little Leigh to Chester

It had been a cold night. So, it was a cool but thankfully dry and sunny morning when we left Little Leigh. Our Cheshire Cycleway Day 2 route would take us to Chester. Our route today would be gentle and reasonably short. So, without rushing and taking our time, we left the Hollybush Inn around mid-morning. Having stayed slightly off-route, our first section of cycling meant picking up Regional Cycle Route 70 again. Back on course, our route began by…

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Cheshire Cycleway Itinerary

Cheshire Cycleway Itinerary

This Cheshire Cycleway itinerary outlines the cycle route I, Sarah, Andy S and Neil will be following in autumn 2020. The coronavirus lockdown has meant our original cycle tour plans had to be put to one side. Instead, we have found a fantastic cycle tour route that is right here on our doorstep. This 176-mile cycle route, the Cheshire Cycleway takes you through some of the finest scenery you are likely to find. It is a circular route around the…

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Welsh Borders Coast-to-Coast Itinerary

Welsh Borders Coast-to-Coast Itinerary

NOTE – This tour was originally planned for 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic resulted in it being postponed. The itinerary listed below is as originally planned. We are planning on cycling the route in 2022, the new itinerary can be found here. Our Welsh Borders Itinerary outlines our main summer tour for 2020. It is, as usual, our annual group cycle tour with some of our friends from Stockport Community Cycling Club. This year the team will be Andy P, Sarah, Andy…

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