Our Way of the Roses 2017 Itinerary outlines our first tour of the year, starting in May. 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 particular coast-to-coast tour twice before. In 2012 it formed the second of our preparatory training tours for the End-to-End (LEJOG). And in 2014 we completed the tour with Alan and Gill, two of our Stockport Community Cycling Club friends.

In 2017, we will be undertaking the tour with two more of our Stockport Community Cycling Club friends – Andy and Andy (yes, that’s three Andy’s and a Sarah!). The four of us also recently completed the Scottish C2C.

Our Way of the Roses 2017 Itinerary for the tour is as follows:

Day 1 – Morecambe to Austwick

Take the train to Lancaster.
Cycle from Lancaster to Morecambe to the start of the Way of the Roses route.
Then cycle from Morecambe to Austwick (Distance: 29 miles – Way of the Roses: 29 miles).
Stay overnight at Wood View B&B, Austwick.

Day 2 – Austwick to Pateley Bridge

Cycle from Austwick to Pateley Bridge (Distance: 33 miles – Way of the Roses: 62 miles).
Stay overnight at Roslyn House Guest House, Pateley Bridge.

Day 3 – Pateley Bridge to York

Cycle from Pateley Bridge to York (Distance: 47 miles – Way of the Roses: 109 miles).
Stay overnight at the Ibis York Centre Hotel, York.

Day 4 – York to Hutton Cranswick

Cycle from York to Hutton Cranswick (Distance: 39 miles – Way of the Roses: 148 miles).
Stay overnight at White Horse Inn, Hutton Cranswick.

Day 5 – Hutton Cranswick to Bridlington

Cycle from Hutton Cranswick to Bridlington (Distance: 24 miles – Way of the Roses: 172 miles).
Complete the Way of the Roses route.
Stay overnight at The Bluebell Guest House, Bridlington.

Day 6 – Post-Tour

Journey home.