Birthday Biker

Andrew Haines is cycling the whole of the coastal Britain. So far he has cycled approximately 3750 miles and is down to his final 300 miles, finishing in Liverpool in the next few days.

The journey was split into several stages so he would cycle for several days then take a few weeks off. The journey to date has taken around 59 cycling days.

His favourite area has been the south west of Scotland and has enjoyed meeting new people who took an interest in his cycling exploits.
Yesterday was also his birthday.

The Stig

Stijn De Kesel is on a cycling holiday of Northern England and Scotland. He started 14 days ago from his home in Bruges and so far has visited Newcastle, Berwick, Bamburgh, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayr, the Galloway Forest and Dumfries. His favourite place has been Edinburgh.

Today he leaves Scotland and heads towards the Lake District.

Stijn has mainly been staying in B&Bs, but also in youth hostels and a "bothie" (A basic accommodation found in remote mountainous regions provided free of charge).

Details of Stijn's journey can be found on his blog, which also includes a lot of photographs.

A week off

Michael Davies is cycling from Lands End to John O Groats in just 9 days. He could only manage to get a week off work so  he is having to travel over 100 miles every day.

Despite the hectic schedule he has still taken a few detours to take in the sights of Dartmoor, the Cotswolds and the Yorkshire Dales.

His friend Robert is travelling with him as support driver.

Michael hopes to finish his quest on Sunday, then it is back to work on Monday.

Happy returns.

Martin and Michael are cycling from Lands End to John O Groats. It is Martins second visit to our Guesthouse. Michael was a bit too shy for the photograph.

The highlight of the journey so far has been the 85 mile journey to Windermere the day before yesterday. The worst part of the journey has been getting lost near Warrington where they had to share the busy roads with  lots of HGVs.

The pair enjoyed an early breakfast before heading towards Annan where Martin will be meeting his daughter.

Gone Bananas

Aiden and Peter arrived a few days back but Ive only just got around to putting them on my blog.

They are cycling from John O Groats to Lands End in around 9 days cycling over 100 miles every day.

Their favourite part of the journey so far has been the highlands where they said the scenery was breathtaking.

From Gretna Green they were cycling to Darwen which is approximately 120 miles.

As with most of the cyclists we get staying they helped themselves to all our bananas for their journey.

Its a doddle

Six years ago Tom Yuska cycled 4,700 miles across America in 87 days. He did the whole trip unaccompanied. So the mere thousand miles from Lands End to John O Groats should seem a doddle. This time he is doing the journey with his daughter Ellen.
The highlights of the journey so far have been to view the panoramic landscapes of the Lake district from high viewpoints and then enjoy the ride downhill. The worst part of the journey has been Cornwall, where the ups and downs and winding roads was a gruelling task.

Pedal for Parkinsons

Russell and Hillary Harrison are cycling from John O Groats to Lands End, fundraising for Parkinsons Disease.

Their journey began 11 days ago and the couple have decided to take the journey in easy stages so they can enjoy the experience, although two days ago they cycled 66 miles.

Today they travel to Penrith before their gruelling climb over Shap.

Details of Russell and Hillarys adventure can be found on their facebook page.

Peaky Blinders

Our first John o Groats to Lands End travellers arrived last night.

Chris Cottam is walking from John O Groats to Lands End and also climbing the 3 peaks (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon) with his wife Hazel as support driver.

Chris is raising money for 3 charities Breast Cancer UK,  Cure Leukaemia and Holt School Trust.

The walk began on April 15th and will end on June 15th. He is tackling each of the mountains on sundays so that anyone wishing to join him in the climb can turn up without having to take a day off work.

Details of Chris's journey can be found on his website.