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Lancaster Day 1 – Galgate to Jubilee Tower

Lancaster Day 1 – Galgate to Jubilee Tower

Sarah and I had been invited, and readily accepted, an opportunity to join some Stockport Community Cycling Club members on a short cycling vacation at Lancaster. We had planned three cycle rides. The first of which started at Galgate, near to Lancaster, and went to Jubilee Tower near Quernmore. Tina led this ride. We left Galgate. Then soon joined NCN Route 6 and crossed the M6. We passed Dolphinholme and made our way towards Abbeystead. It was a rolling route….

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Way of the Roses 2017 Day 1 – Lancaster to Austwick

Way of the Roses 2017 Day 1 – Lancaster to Austwick

Our Way of the Roses 2017 Day 1 began when we left the Lancaster Travelodge and cycled over the Millennium Bridge. Lancaster to Morecambe We then cycled along the river following NCN 69 to Morecambe. Morecambe is where our Way of the Roses 2017 officially started. We had cycled just over 4 miles to Morecambe. Morecambe to Austwick Having got to the start point, we then cycled back along NCN 69 to Lancaster. We cycled back over the Millennium Bridge…

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Way of the Roses 2017 Day 0 – Preston to Lancaster

Way of the Roses 2017 Day 0 – Preston to Lancaster

Finally, I have finished my Open University course, and as a reward, we have embarked on another cycle tours, what I am calling my ‘OU Freedom Tour’. Our Way of the Roses 2017 Day 0 began with fine warm and muggy weather while Sarah and I caught the train to Preston, and then an hour later met up with Andy and Andy. It was lunchtime so we found a Wetherspoons in Preston and ‘fuelled up’. Soon we were making our…

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Lancaster – An SCCC Weekend Ride

Lancaster – An SCCC Weekend Ride

The Stockport Community Cycling Club Weekend is always a highly anticipated event.  This year we were off to Penrith.Some of us had recently spent a weekend recceing the Sunday rides (Short ride/Long ride). First however, on the way we stopped off for a cycle ride near to Lancaster. We arrived in Lancaster on a wet Saturday lunchtime.    Setting off along the River Lune we followed NCN Route 6 for the first few miles. This took us past Conder Green…

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Way of the Roses 2014 Itinerary

Way of the Roses 2014 Itinerary

Our Way of the Roses 2014 Itinerary outlines our first tour of the year, starting in Spring. Sustrans describes this as a spectacular coast-to-coast cycle route passing through both the red rose county of Lancashire and the white rose county of Yorkshire. Sarah and I have completed this coast-to-coast tour once before. Back in 2012, this coast-to-coast formed the second of our training tours for the End-to-End (LEJOG). Indeed, we enjoyed it so much, when two of our Stockport Community Cycling Club friends, Alan…

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