'Round UK

[throttlemeister]

Harry, I don't think I can.

PB: I am thinking two weeks.

[leasky]

13 days utterly blind drunk in sunny Scotland and 6 hours each way to the ferry?

[throttlemeister]

Lol, no, though it sounds tempting.

Too cheap to take the ferry.

[Al]

been away and only just catching up with recent posts, I am on the coast in Exmouth, devon. if you find your route is near here drop me a pm before you come over. I am away 1- 14 june, but can offer a pit stop if we are around.

Al.

[Blithering]

If you're heading North up the East of England, the A15 is a nice bit of road the runs north from Peterborough to Lincoln. I see that it goes further than that, but I've not seen the rest of it!

On the way up from York, the North Yorkshire Moors is very nice, and if you like seafood, a stop in Whitby is worth it. From there, cut back to Darlington, and on up the A68 to Scotland. Take picture of you and the bike next to the 'Scotland' stone

Most of the roads in Scotland that I travelled were lovely & one place to see is Glen Coe, although to be honest, Scotland is just a wonderful place to visit as a whole...

I'm down in Ramsgate, so you're probably not even going to get anywhere near me, but if I can assist at all, please let me know

[JamesL]

If you're in Yorkshire and in the market for boots you might check out Altberg - saw this in the Torygraph recently:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/mai ... ots126.xml

Cheers,

James

[throttlemeister]

You guys are great. I would definitely love seeing some of you guys and meet the people behind the names.

[BockingBandit]

Sounds great. As for Scotland,.. J o Groats is not the nicest place,.. but it does have a special signpost. The coast road around the top of Scotland heading west/south is long but great. As Stevie said,.. Applecross (Pass of Cattle) well worth a visit. The the road down through Oban to Hunters Quay is a beauty.
A great place to 'Camp' in the Lake District is at 'Boot' in Eskdale. It sits at the end of Rhino and Hardknot Passes,... a great place and the Boot Inn does amazing food.
Have fun,.. and lets hope its Dry and Sunny

Geoff

[Blackal]

I took the road south from Oban to Lochgilphead last week on the BCR (first time on a bike), and thought it was a great road - will be a lot better when the weather gets better.

Al

[hjr1100s]

Good plan Throttlemeister.

Subscribe to RIDE mag here: http://www.ridetriangles.com/

Have had an edition once: it's a good read and I do consider a subscription.

Look for the best roads here: http://www.bestbikingroads.com/european ... finder.php

What I've seen from the UK and what I thought of it:
- Hadrians Wall; interesting/fascinating
- Edinborough; nice like many cities, didn't spend enough time to get to know it
- Scotland: love it, beautiful/impressive nature and nice villages and castles, lots of history, quiet roads (outside the main routes)
- Pitlochry: if you like whisky; the Edradour destillery
- Glen Coe: impressive scenery on bit crowded road
- Burton upon Trent: met some nice people there (Boxertrix MassMeeting 2005)
- Peak District: nice road over Snake pass
- Duxford airbase: if you're interested in WW2 planes, this is the best in Europe: http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/
- Stonehenge: very (too) touristic but interesting
- London: not on a bike. Take the sub

HJ

[Stevie]

...
- Edinborough; nice like many cities, didn't spend enough time to get to know it
...

You know, that is (probably unintentionally) quite hilarious.

[Taz]

If you fancy following the thousands of Yanks and Japs who still want to take photos of where John Lennon lived as a child, then I will gladly show you the sights of Liverpool (it's where I work and have just finished leading the construction of the new Arena & Convention Centre.

Can't show you where he went to school as the rebel labour Local Authority in 1989 closed it down, sold the land and we built a Tescos on it!!

[throttlemeister]

Man, I get so many nice offers, I have to make a list not to forget anything.