Riding round the lakes

tom_e · 9 Oct 2015 at 14:24

I've got a few days booked off next week, my current plans have gone up in smoke and I've not been up to the lakes since I was a kid.

Anyone know of any good riding roads and places to stay?

tom_e · 9 Oct 2015 at 15:06

Or does anyone have any other recommendations? I done Wales in the summer so fancy somewhere different.

Kreeeee · 9 Oct 2015 at 15:21

Visit the alps

tom_e · 9 Oct 2015 at 15:23

Kreeeee said:
Visit the alps

Little bit of a trek for a couple of days

wazza300 · 9 Oct 2015 at 15:46

Scotland maybe? Or the lake district,I've never been though,but pretty sure there's camp sites or b&b around there

Edit: Wales is the only choice if you ask me

One · 9 Oct 2015 at 16:12

Lol, he asks where he should stay and what roads are good in the lake district. In return he gets advice to go to the lakes, Scotland, or the alps. Lol.

wazza300 · 9 Oct 2015 at 16:15

It's better than Costa del backyard

Craig321 · 9 Oct 2015 at 17:15

Lake district and Yorkshire dales are both very nice and pretty close.

Kreeeee · 9 Oct 2015 at 17:21

tom_e said:
Little bit of a trek for a couple of days

You can get there in a day

One · 9 Oct 2015 at 17:33

If you've got a satnav then something fun you can do is just drive up a motorway for an hour and then just look at your map for small roads that go in the general direction you need to go.

Craig321 · 9 Oct 2015 at 17:47

One said:
If you've got a satnav then something fun you can do is just drive up a motorway for an hour and then just look at your map for small roads that go in the general direction you need to go.

And even better, the TomTom has a winding routes option so you can do that and program it to take you home the 'winding routes' way, works very well.

Participant · 9 Oct 2015 at 21:36

One said:
Lol, he asks where he should stay and what roads are good in the lake district. In return he gets advice to go to the lakes, Scotland, or the alps. Lol.

This. 'The lake district' was my particular favourite.

Op, I'm not sure what budget you had in mind, but I recently stayed in the Best Western in Kendal and it was a really good base for access to the Lake District.

The road north past Windermere towards Keswick is great, though you'll want to just go and explore your own route as that's what makes this sort of thing exciting.

The_Abyss · 10 Oct 2015 at 07:50

We went up earlier this year (driving) and stayed at the Nook at Ivythwaite Lodge in Windermere (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...Windermere_Lake_District_Cumbria_England.html)

Mick and Jenny are the owners, and Mick used to race bikes and has a really good knowledge of the local roads - gave us some great recommendations on where to drive. Secure parking out the back and 5 minutes walk into town.

There are lots of roads with great potential, but imo a lot of it is just potential. In parts they're very windy and tight, as you'd expect, with poor visibility around corners. That isn't a problem in itself but it does mean that long queues of cars build up as they try to get past cyclists and sometimes walkers too. Don't let that put you off too much though, as tourist season has mostly gone now.

Try and take in the Honister Pass - that's a great descent and ascent.