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UK Holiday Suggestions Please
| Turdus philomelos | 06 May 11:45 |
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 Joined: 06 May 2009 Posts: 3 Bike: | Does anyone have suggestions of where they would recommended a holiday in the UK for a novice cyclist. I'm looking for an area where we can pitch the tent then enjoy simple cycle rides in the countryside. I've no aversion to hills but the smaller the terrain gradient the better because where we live there is nothing but hills! |
zimmy 
| 06 May 14:29 |
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 Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 18 Bike: My Profile | You could do a lot worse then Swansea. Some neat places to tent-up and some of the best views on the planet. robert.hansler@ntlworld.com Rob |
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nicola
| 07 May 09:49 |
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Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 17 Bike: My Profile | Hi, the three relatively flat places that spring to mind would be either Cheshire, Norfolk or Cornwall. There are some lovely villages in Cheshire, you could look around the Tarporley area where you could visit Beeston Castle and Candleworks. You could take some nice rides around Delamere Forest. I believe Norfolk is really flat and beautiful but have never visited there as yet. Cornwall or Dorset are nice places to visit and ride around too. Where are you from? And are you looking for road routes or tracks/trails? |
| Turdus philomelos | 07 May 13:40 |
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Joined: 06 May 2009 Posts: 3 Bike: | Thanks for your all your suggestions. I live in West Lothian but I do my cycling around Cockburnspath, Borders, we have a caravan there. I kind of thought of Norfolk but we were there last year so was looking for a new destination. |
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happy
| 08 May 12:34 |
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Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 302 Bike: Orange P7 with Rock Shox, Michelin Wildgripper Lites, XTR Chainset My Profile | What about Perthshire? It's not too far away by car, plenty of caravan parks and campsites there. Each day you could do a different loop heading out of Perth and coming back later on at night, and still having some night life too? Some of the views around rural perthsire are stunning. There are hills too, but nothing drastic! Happy |
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| Dawesrider | 17 May 16:46 |
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Joined: 17 May 2009 Posts: 3 Bike: | Have you thought of the Isle of Wight? I might be biased as I live there but there is plenty of good cycling to be had. A couple of good cycle tracks have been made from old railway tracks and there is a short one along the banks of the River Medina, Newport to Cowes and return. There are quiet roads good pubs, bed and breakfast and the weather is usually better than the mainland. If you feel fit you can ride the cycle route round the island, about seventy miles. Give it a whirl, you might like it. |
| postcards | 08 Mar 14:25 |
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Joined: 08 Mar 2011 Posts: 1 Bike: | See here for some ideas for coastal locations: http://postcards-pfte.blogspot.com/ |
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Outrunner
| 09 Mar 11:31 |
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Joined: 26 May 2010 Posts: 57 Bike: My Profile | I'm planning on taking a few days in the Peak District staying at http://www.peakpub.co.uk/ they have a bunkhouse and campsite. The pub is situated more or less on the Pennine Way cycle route, with access to the many cycle routes along the former railway lines. |
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