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^this is a good idea, especially for all the forrunners.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Lanes-Glorious-Southern-South-East/dp/0957157312 is also a good book you might find helpful/interesting.
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Lots of the south coast you can do via southern trains. Most of them if you book a couple of weeks in advance it's £5 to get you back to clapham junction/victoria(south west london) and then you can cycle the rest. They do restrict the number of bikes but usually only when a large planned london-brighton or something will engulf the entire train so worth checking you don't clash with a major sportive.
http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/ticket-types/super-off-peak-tickets/
Brighton, hastings, eastbourne? all are around 60 miles away and on the coastline.
Depends what you want to see/do when you get there, how strong a cyclist you are ect.
Sustrans map is good sometimes.
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^this is a good idea, especially for all the forrunners.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Lanes-Glorious-Southern-South-East/dp/0957157312 is also a good book you might find helpful/interesting.
This looks great, cheers!
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Worth considering a railcard if you're planning a few weekend trips - the Network Railcard will get you to the majority of stations in the London/Home Counties area, and if you're going with a partner/friend on a regular basis, the Two Together railcard covers all of the UK. Both of them are £30, and save you a third off fares, so you only need to make a couple of journeys to make your money back, and they're handy if you haven't been able to prebook tickets, as you can use them on tickets bought on the day.
Another big thumbs up for the Lost Lanes book - me and the other half did the Cotswolds trip recently and it was great fun!
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^this is a good idea, especially for all the forrunners.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Lanes-Glorious-Southern-South-East/dp/0957157312 is also a good book you might find helpful/interesting.
Looks really interesting, might consider buying it after I get the panniers and rack.
Lots of the south coast you can do via southern trains. Most of them if you book a couple of weeks in advance it's £5 to get you back to clapham junction/victoria(south west london) and then you can cycle the rest. They do restrict the number of bikes but usually only when a large planned london-brighton or something will engulf the entire train so worth checking you don't clash with a major sportive.
http://www.southernrailway.com/tickets-and-fares/ticket-types/super-off-peak-tickets/
Brighton, hastings, eastbourne? all are around 60 miles away and on the coastline.
Depends what you want to see/do when you get there, how strong a cyclist you are ect.
Sustrans map is good sometimes.
Good to hear that. I didn´t know that so many cyclist use the railway system.
I can do 60-90 milles in a day but I´d rather do less distance so that I can enjoy the landscapes, takes some pictures, etc.
I was considering doing something like London-Bristol riding backroads or traffic free paths. Then coming back on the train on Sunday afternoon on the train. Any advisable routes?
Worth considering a railcard if you're planning a few weekend trips - the Network Railcard will get you to the majority of stations in the London/Home Counties area, and if you're going with a partner/friend on a regular basis, the Two Together railcard covers all of the UK. Both of them are £30, and save you a third off fares, so you only need to make a couple of journeys to make your money back, and they're handy if you haven't been able to prebook tickets, as you can use them on tickets bought on the day.
Another big thumbs up for the Lost Lanes book - me and the other half did the Cotswolds trip recently and it was great fun!
I´ve heard about the railcard but I didn´t know the advantages of it, thanks for this information.
By the way, is free camping allowed in UK? Because the idea will be to sleep in a small single or double tent.
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Hi all, I´ve been thinking since yesterday that for those who don´t have the chance of taking some holidays, it would be a nice idea doing two or three day routes (Fri-Sun) visiting the surrounding areas and villages of London. The thing is I´ve been here for only six months and I have no idea where to go, which towns are worth seing, which roads should I avoid, etc.
The idea would be doing this routes on my one and only bike here, a fixed gear commuter with rear panniers (still have to buy them), so the flatter the better.
Taking a train to go somewhere or come back could be an option but I have no idea about the fares and policy of train companies here, so I would appreciate some help on that point too.
Thanks!