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Today was our rest day. We will stay a 2nd night at our accommodation in Sedbergh. 10 days cycling completed and over half way on our journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats. It was a real treat to be able to chill for the day. We visited Kendall, which I remember visiting before I…

Setting off from Clitheroe it was again a chilly start to the day. Crossing the RIver Ribble, heading towards Waddington marking the gateway to the Forest of Bowland, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Spectacular scenery dominates the stage as we left behind the mill towns and villages for open landscape. The riding today included…

We left our accommodation in Culcheth with a chill in the air. It was a little tricky navigating back onto our route for the day as we had been in a residential area with a lot of paths and trails around. We passed the a lot of school children One asked if he could join…

The day started with a beautiful sunrise at our accommodation at the Stables. We set off on our route and as usually seems to be the case, the first section after breakfast or lunch seems to be a climb. It was a clear sunny day and pleasing to note that the elevation was described as…

In contrast to the noisy Beaufort Hotel, our accommodation at The Old Terrace, Ludlow, was very peaceful and comfortable. We managed a good night sleep! We set off with a chill in the air and a mist through the arch in Ludlow town centre and immediately encountered a bit of a climb!. The route was…

Unfortunately we didn’t get much sleep at the Beaufort Hotel. A shop on the High Street below was licensed to sell liquor until 1am and people were using tables and chairs that were available on the precinct to drink and socialise. It was really very noisy indeed until after 1am. Anyway, we got up early,…

Our accommodation in Glastonbury was a first floor apartment right on the High Street. Glastonbury is certainly a very eclectic city where we felt we arrived in a film set! Anyway, the apartment was very nice, albeit that we had to carry everything up and down stairs. We set off for the day’s ride which…

After a hard day yesterday, and in fact challenging days since the start with a lot of climbing in Cornwall and Devon, today was a sunny day. Starting from Dulverton, there was some steep climbs at the start of the day. The legs were tired and felt like jelly so I continued walking the steeper…

We set of from Eliot cottage. Carol and Soo had their rain jackets on as it was cold. I didn’t. Within 2 minutes the heavens opened and I was soaked. Too late to put on the jacket! The early part of the ride went through some narrow lanes. Lots of ups and downs. Eventually we…

Today’s ride was a much shorter distance. The sun shone most of the day with just a couple of short showers. The day started riding through narrow shady lanes before opening up into rolling hills peppered with wind turbines standing tall across the landscape. A particularly pretty village was St Mabyn. We stopped for lunch…