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…
Today was the TPT Day 1 – Southport to Widnes. Yesterday we got the train to Southport and stopped over at the Travelodge. After a wander around Southport this morning, and stopping for coffee. Feeling refreshed, it was time to get our bikes and start the TPT (Trans Pennine Trail). And then we were off! The route took us out of Southport, following the sand dunes along the coast. We then followed the old Cheshire Lines railway. The route then…
When Sarah and I booked a Bank Holiday stay at Carlisle Central Travelodge with the idea of of a few days of walking, little did we realise just how much our plans would need to change. We did manage a bit of walking with our afternoon at Silverdale, however with our JOGLE trip just on the horizon we now decided the weekend would take on a cycling theme. However the weather had other ideas. We awoke to a wet and windy morning, and…
Below is our Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) Itinerary. We will be undertaking this coast-to-coast trail, which runs between Southport and Hornsea and is 215 miles long, in Autumn 2015. The Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) is National Cycle Network Route 62 and runs right through the centre of our hometown Stockport. It is described as “an exciting route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders linking the North and Irish seas, passing through the Pennines, alongside rivers and canals and through some of…
C2C Day 4 – The journey to Roker This was our final day of cycling the C2C. After leaving Hownsgill Bunkhouse we began the day by continuing as we had finished the previous day. So that meant another downhill stretch through Consett to finish off the Waskerley Way. The route then took us onto the Consett & Sunderland Railway Path as it crossed the Annfield Plain and past Stanley. We stopped off at the Washington Wetland Centre for tea and…
