We plan to do about 50 miles a day, stay in Bed And Breakfasts and we will  follow the route shown here. The ride should take 18 days in total with no days off.

We plan to eat at least one local cheese and drink at least one local pint of ale per day.

You will be able to follow the route on a daily basis.

Maps:

Days 1–4
Days 5–9
Days 9–12
Days 12–15
Days 15–17

ROUGH SCHEDULE AS AT JUNE 29th 2010

DAY DATE ROUTE DISTANCE
1. Aug.17 Drive from Suffolk to Lands End
via Essex and London		 437 miles
2. 18 Lands End to Bodmin 56
3. 19 Bodmin to Cheriton Bishop 52
4. 20 Cheriton Bishop to Taunton 48
5. 21 Taunton to Thornbury 54. Robert departs -Donald arrives
6. 22 Thornbury to Worcester 50. Astrid’s Birthday
7. 23 Worcester to Much Wenlock 36. Stay at Abbey, Paul arrives
8. 24 Much Wenlock to Northwich 57
9. 25 Northwich to Preston 44
10. 26 Preston to Watchgate 47. Half Way, into the Lakes
11. 27 Watchgate to Gretna 51
12. 28 Gretna to Abbington 50
13. 29 Abbington to Cowdenbeath 54
14. 30 Cowdenbeath to Pitlochry 52
15. 31 Pitlochry to Aviemore 55
16. Sep. 1 Aviemore to Alness 48
17. 2 Alness to Helmsdale 48
18. 3 Helmsdale to John O’Groats 51
19. 4 Drive from John O’Groats to Knutsford 500
20. 5 Compete at the Knutsford Great race, www.theknutsfordgreatrace.co.uk then home. (234 miles)

Total pedalled miles: 884

Total driven miles: 2,055

SUPPORT VEHICLE:

Robert Seaman commands days 1 to 5
Donald Workman commands days 6 to 7
Paul Benney commands days 8 to 18