Day 3 – Wantisden Park to Lowestoft, 41 miles, 1263 feet elevation A good night’s sleep in our small wooden tent, a proper pillow makes the world of difference! We’re up early, today it’s the Morrison’s porridge (it’s ok, but not as good as the Aldi protein version we had yesterday), a cup of tea, then pack up… Read More »
Day 2 – St Osyth to Wantisden, 48 miles, 1230 feet elevation A fairly restless night due to the lack of pillows (we didn’t opt for the £30 bedding pack, regrettably) and long-lasting and loud thunderstorms which deposited a huge amount of rain. But at least we hadn’t spent the night in a tent, so our kit was… Read More »
For 2024, our cycle touring compass pointed us east again, but this time north of the Thames into Essex and Suffolk, relying this time on our own route planning skills using the national cycle network to help keep us on track. Three days of cycling with three overnight stops in St Osyth (near Clacton-on-Sea – would we see… Read More »
Henry Morton Stanley My regular lunchtime cycle route takes me down Church Lane in Pirbright, a quiet and peaceful lane which passes St Michael and All Angels’ Church, a classic church in the Norman style founded in 1210 in the reign of King John, the king who is best remembered for granting the Magna Carta a few years… Read More »
Route Distance (miles) Komoot GPX file Lepe Country Park (to the beach from Lyndhurst) 30 Route on Komoot gpx New Forest Circular (Lyndhurst > Burley > Brockenhurst > Lyndhurst) 50 Route on Komoot gpx Sunday morning leg stretcher 20 Route on Komoot gpx Lyndhurst Triple Loops 49 Route on Komoot gpx Lyndhurst Triple – Loop 1 14 gpx… Read More »
OK, I’m a creature of habit – I like what I know and I know what I like. But sometimes I leave my comfort zone and today was one of those occasions as my usual mountain bike route was not available to me due to the MOD range warning flags still being up this afternoon. So, I did… Read More »
‘Obsessive’ isn’t overstating my love of cycling! Some of my happiest memories are from my early childhood bounding around on my Raleigh Grifter in Youngs Park in Paignton – my parents ran a small hotel close to Goodrington Sands. When I was 16, with a couple of mates and zero forward planning we set off from Devon to… Read More »
An unhealthy obsession…
