Coast to Coast Cycle Routes" is the practical guide to crossing Britain containing all the information any cyclist could possibly need when embarking on a trip. It takes you from West to East & East to West three different ways following Britains three most popular coast to coasters: the C2C Hadrians Cycleway & the Reivers. This is the 17th edition of the eat sleep & drink pocket guide & contains new mapping including off-road sections & spiral binding to make it more user-friendly. This new edition
Includes:: two new alternative spurs to the increasingly popular C2C. The first takes you via the shores of Ullswater past Lowther Castle & the picture postcard village of Askham before rejoining the old Penrith route. The second takes you through rural Co Durham & into the great city following the spectacularly sculpted banks of the Wear past the cathedral. These are Odysseys along the byways & traffic-free routes of the northern Lake District Pennines Hadrians Wall country & the spectacular Solway coast AONB. Much of the routing is traffic-free along compacted cycle-friendly tracks built along old railway lines. The routes are all thoroughly signposted & somehow manage to eke out the least busy country lanes taking in many places just off the beaten track. This guide has up-to-date listings of all the best pubs B& Bs hotels & restaurants. But importantly it also
Includes:: maps topographical profiles lots of route information & other practical help. Plus historical & cultural background to the fascinating & often beautiful communities the cyclist meanders through. The ethos of the book is to Go Slow to imbibe at leisure some of Britains finest & yet often deserted landscapes whether it be the wilderness of Northumberland or the liquid gold sunsets of the Cumbrian coastline. But its also handy for the cycle nut who wants to do it over a weekend: every trip no matter how short needs careful planning. Coupled with the website it provides the ultimate resource for the leisure cyclist."