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Old 15-07-05, 09:51 PM   #1
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Default My rideout 14 and 15 July. (LONG and Not Dial-up friendly!)

Hi,

We decided to go for a rideout to the Lakes and stay over at a B&B. The route taken was the basically the rideout route we did last week with some slight alterations - but for those who didn't come here it is!

Manchester -> M6
M6 -> M65 (Barrowford, Burnley)
Barrowdord -> Gisburn
Gisburn -> Long Preston and the A65
A65 -> Devil's Bridge
Devil's Briidge -> Windermere
Windermere -> Dockray via the Kirkstone Pass
Dockray -> Keswick

Total distance about 130 miles. Beautiful mainly NSL Twistys, particularly the Barrowford to Long Preston, and the Windermere to Dockray stretches.

We'd pre-booked a B&B called the Woodside (a biker friendly B&B) - we made a mistake and turned into a place called Woodlands about 100 yards before. Got off the bike, the guy was there to greet us so we presumed we'd got the right place. Got settled into the smallest room I've ever been in (literally just a bit bigger than a double bed) and then received a phone call from Woodside asking were we were.

Now having realised our mistake we speak to the proprietors and explain the situation. We'd been there about 45 minutes -> 1 hour in total and they made us pay for the room Initially we didn't have any more then £20 cash on which we offered to him - after "We want more than that" in a sarcastic tone and the fact he wouldn't take Amex or any card, I had to ride in the **** rain to Keswick and get the cash.

Looking back on it we shouldn't have said anything and just gone, but I really didn't think we'd be charged. Word of warning there, don't ever stay at the Woodlands B&B, located on the A66 just outside of Keswick.

We finally got to the Woodside which was lovely. The people there were very friendly (and bikers). We parked the bike up and got a lift down into Keswick for a nice Indian at the Lakeland Spice Hut. Taxi back and straight to bed!

Up early in morning for a good breakfast - then off down the A591 to Windermere for a few hours look round and some shopping, before we rode back down the A66 to the M6 for a nice 100 mile blast back home.

By now (after a similar ride last week) the bike was looking grotty. So a full elbow grease clean with Muc Off, chain and sprocket cleaned and greased back up to new! All joints greased with 3 in 1, bike polished, chamoised, then rolled back into her home in the garage.

All in all a great ride and I would recommend it to anyone!

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Bike before the run


Me on the bike


Bike outside pub carpark near Barrowford


Devil's Bridge


Jenni at Devil's Bridge


Windermere in the mist


Me on the Kirkstone pass


Jenni on the Kirkstone pass


Views over the Lake from Glenridding



Keswick sign in um, Keswick


Me, knackered


Me, awake


Cygnets at Windermere


Very clean bike at the end of a 2 hour cleaning session



Thanks,
Martin
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Old 16-07-05, 12:21 AM   #2
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hey martin,

fantastic pics! sooo jealous wish i could get away for a nice biking hol for a couple of days

when did you go? yeah the guy at the 1st b&b sounds like a right assole, defo would have done a runner!

bike looks fab need to get mine spik-n-span for the next rideout i can come on

but may see you before then for a little jam - still looks like it could be next thurs maybe

jess
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Old 16-07-05, 01:58 AM   #3
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when did you go? yeah the guy at the 1st b&b sounds like a right assole, defo would have done a runner!



jess
would this be the place http://www.woodlandsatireby.co.uk/
the nasty guy was at ???
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Old 16-07-05, 11:05 AM   #4
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Sounds like you had a great time. Cant wait till all that freedom comes my way, Oh and Jenni, smile hun
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Old 16-07-05, 11:38 AM   #5
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amarko5, no - it was a crappy guesthouse about 200 yards before that "Keswick" sign cut into the hedge.
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hey martin,

fantastic pics! sooo jealous wish i could get away for a nice biking hol for a couple of days

when did you go? yeah the guy at the 1st b&b sounds like a right assole, defo would have done a runner!

bike looks fab need to get mine spik-n-span for the next rideout i can come on

but may see you before then for a little jam - still looks like it could be next thurs maybe

jess
Went on Thursday and Friday this week. If you haven't been already, get over to Devil's up the A65, wonderful road - no speed cameras either as North Yorks don't have a Scamera Partnership
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