Author: Jenny Oliver

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…

After over a year of planning and preparation, the day finally arrived for us to embark on our epic cycle trip from Land’s End to John O’Groats! We set off from our AirBnB Avalon Annexe, which was very comfortable, and drove to Land’s End, the starting point for our ride. It was quite deserted early…

The following is a summary of our itinerary: 09/09/2024 Drive to Land’s End 10/09/2024 Perranporth 11/09/2024 Launceton 12/09/2024 Dulverton 13/09/2024 Glastonbury 14/09/2024 Chepstow 15/09/2024 Ludlow 16/09/2024 Market Drayton 17/09/2024 Culcleth 18/09/2024 Clitheroe 19/09/2024 Sedbergh 20/09/2024 REST DAY 21/09/2024 Brampton 22/09/2024 Ettrick 23/09/2024 Edinburgh 24/09/2024 Perth 25/09/2024 Braemar 26/09/2024 Granton-on-Spey 27/09/2024 Dingwall 28/09/2024 Altnaharra 29/09/2024 Thurso…