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Bike Britain: Cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats Land’s End to John O’Groats is Britain’s classic long-distance cycle tour. This route, from the south-west tip of England to the north-east tip of Scotland, follows mostly quieter roads and incorporates some of Britain’s most beautiful and interesting areas: the Cornish coast, the Roman towns of Bath and Chester, the Lake District and Scotland’s tussock covered Highlands and brooding lochs. Whether cyclists are planning a short county to county jaunt, or a tip to tip epic, they will find this unique guide valuable. The volume features: the best times to go and what to take; detailed route descriptions, including historic and geographic data; strip maps, elevation profiles and GPS points along the route; hotel, B&B, hostel and camping ground listings; and information centres and bicycle shops.
Customer Review: If you’re doing the End to End ride, this book is fabulous…
Paul Salter has done a great job in putting this book together. The only reason someone will be disappointed with it is because the person will not have read the title carefully before buying it. It is essentially a guide for Land’s End to John O’Groats riders (End-to-End) and not a book about cycling every popular route in Britain. The book has information on everything that a person could ask for. It takes the cyclists through 22 destinations (including Land’s End and John O’Groats) and for each, Paul has listed down campsites, B&Bs, Hostels and bike shops. The routes and distances between destinations are clearly marked on very detailed maps, and the altitude profile of each leg is provided with names of villages/towns clearly marked along the profile. He provides a rich commentary of the sites to see along each leg of the trip and also a short history of Britain. This makes it an interesting read. The book has a detailed section on preparing for the trip and other essential information about getting ready to ride in Britain. A must buy!!!
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