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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.
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71 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Of all the guides I looked into for my End to End Journey, this seemed the most complete. Would appeal to the seasoned cycle tourist or amateur riders (like myself), with great detail on the local history / places to see along the way. Clearly written by an enthusiast.
It is easy to do less or more than the planned day in the book, if you are feeling tired and want to stop or full of zest to carry on – accommodation listings not limited to start and end points. Really useful if you
I broke from the route in the book to visit friends, the strip maps were detailed enough to guide me off and back onto the route again. During my entire trip I only lost the route once.
It was great to have bike shop listings along the way, especially when I ran into problems near Ledbury. The Tourist Information Centre listings made it so easy to find accommodation when I went significantly off route into Nothrumbria.
The books real strength were the elevation maps, really helped plan the days cycling, knowing how far I could travel given the impending terrain. I cursed them in Cornwall as I battled the swift ascents and descents of the coast, but as the journey progressed I found them invaluable.
Paul Slater’s book really is worth the money and will guide any cyclist from one end of the country to the other.
53 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent guide, and the only one I could find that showed the elevation of the route - indispensable info for planning the itinerary.
We sourced all our accommodation from the book, and every hotel/B&B was excellent (and obviously very close to the route). Beforehand I hadn't been particularly bothered about the local history info in the book, but on the ride itself it made for very interesting reading, so I stand corrected on that.
Needless to say the route passes through stunning countryside and scenery. Many many highlights but the part of the route along the Great Glen is amongst the best.
If I was to do it again then I would do a couple of things differently :
1. Check for options to use Sustrans National Cycle Network routes. We went onto NCN routes a couple of times e.g. south of Lancaster, but with some forward planning there would have been many more chances to take traffic-free NCN routes . . .
2. . . and this is my only real criticism of the route; there are a couple of parts of the route that are just not suitable for cyclists, namely the 3 or 4 miles North & South of the Runcorn Bridge (busy, fast urban dual carriageways and dangerous access onto footpath for the bridge itself); and parts of A82 in Scotland (Ardlui to Crianlarich, and over Rannoch Moor, although some of the heavy traffic would have been due to Easter Bank Holiday).
Still, the book is a good 4/5 and saves hours and hours of planning. Great trip, comfortably covered in 15 days - couldn't have done it without the book. Truly indespensable.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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It's a great book, as it includes really useful advice (what to pack, for example) for the first few pages, then the rest is the route - with maps and googlemaps-style detailed directions on every page. It saves having to print off or buy loads of maps thus saving money and weight.
The route it suggests is 950 miles (only a little more that the shortest distance) but avoids all main roads (though you are on surfaced routes the whole way not on footpaths or anything!!) It's split into 21 days averaging 45 miles and points out campsites, hostels, hotels, B&Bs, bike shops, information centres etc. all with phone numbers and prices (where applicable) so you can book ahead if you want. He also includes about a page of text per day on the history/beauty etc of the area - some might say it's a waste of space/weight but part of the fun of the end-to-end is actually admiring the beauty and he tells you what's worth noting on the way, telling you a bit about it!
In case you want to know the route given is LE-St. Agnes-Okehampton-Bath-Shrewsbury-Chester-Lake District-Lancaster-Carlisle-Dumfries-Glasgow-Fort William-Loch Ness-Tain-J. O'Groats
Anyway like I said I found it more than worth its weight in gold and have absolutely no regrets about buying it whatsoever. It saved me hours of planning. The only thing it could add in a future edition is showing the Nat. cycle network and what bits you could do on it - currently it's all on road (but quiet roads)
The route it suggests is 950 miles (only a little more that the shortest distance) but avoids all main roads (though you are on surfaced routes the whole way not on footpaths or anything!!) It's split into 21 days averaging 45 miles and points out campsites, hostels, hotels, B&Bs, bike shops, information centres etc. all with phone numbers and prices (where applicable) so you can book ahead if you want. He also includes about a page of text per day on the history/beauty etc of the area - some might say it's a waste of space/weight but part of the fun of the end-to-end is actually admiring the beauty and he tells you what's worth noting on the way, telling you a bit about it!
In case you want to know the route given is LE-St. Agnes-Okehampton-Bath-Shrewsbury-Chester-Lake District-Lancaster-Carlisle-Dumfries-Glasgow-Fort William-Loch Ness-Tain-J. O'Groats
Anyway like I said I found it more than worth its weight in gold and have absolutely no regrets about buying it whatsoever. It saved me hours of planning. The only thing it could add in a future edition is showing the Nat. cycle network and what bits you could do on it - currently it's all on road (but quiet roads)
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Great scenic route - Easy to follow instructions
Although the route in the book is devided into 21 days it can be easily tailored to suite your own requirements, we rode the route in 7 days and found the book to be extremely... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jason Emmett
Bike Britain
The book is excellent and just what I need for my forth coming bike ride Lands End to John O'Groats.
It gives great detail on the roads to use.
It gives great detail on the roads to use.
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by David Thornton
It's a start but not much more
The book as a guide to the author's own endeavours is fine. There's some useful advice about planning and equipment needs and as such will suit a first timer to the world of long... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2007 by V. Levy
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