People of the peak district, any thoughts on what you would do for a two or three day tour? Maybe 50 miles each day, depending on the hillyness of course, staying in youth hostels or similar. Has anyone done something similar they could recommend?
I stayed in a B&B in Bakewell for 3 days in August (punctuated by a mate's wedding, selfishly held right in the middle of it). It was miraculously pretty cheap although god only knows how. I used the time to tick off the local hills in Simon Warren's book* and also pinched a couple of rides from KTBee although I was too hungover to really do them properly. What I learned there is that pretty much any direction you go in will be both picturesque and pretty tough. The Blueberry Tea Room in Brailsford is worth making a pilgrimage to.
I stayed in a B&B in Bakewell for 3 days in August (punctuated by a mate's wedding, selfishly held right in the middle of it). It was miraculously pretty cheap although god only knows how. I used the time to tick off the local hills in Simon Warren's book* and also pinched a couple of rides from KTBee although I was too hungover to really do them properly. What I learned there is that pretty much any direction you go in will be both picturesque and pretty tough. The Blueberry Tea Room in Brailsford is worth making a pilgrimage to.
*the book in question:
[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/100-Greatest-Cycling-Climbs-Cyclists/dp/0711231206"]100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: A Road Cyclist's Guide to Britain's Hills: Amazon.co.uk: Simon Warren: Books[/ame]