Ebook: Cycling Touring Guide

Cover; Title Page; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction; Part I-The Lake District; Introduction; Approaches; A Four-day Tour in the Lake District; Lakeland Pass-storming for the Cyclist; A Day Awheel from Little Langdale; Three Day-trips from Keswick; Hill climbing on Foot; Some Centres in the Lake District; Cycling in the Lake District Today; Part II-The Yorkshire Dales; Introduction; Approaches; A Four-day Tour of 113 Miles; A Nine-day Tour in the Dales; Centres for Holidays or Weekends; Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales Today; Part III-The North-east Coast; Introduction.;The revised edition of the classic cycling guide of 1947 by Harold Briercliffe. Used as the inspiration for the Britain by Bike television series and a vital part of the award-winning Britain by Bike book by Jane Eastoe, the original book is reproduced along with suggested cycling routes in the northern England region for today's cyclists. Harold Briercliffe was the Alfred Wainwright of cycling and his books provide great insight into cycling in various parts of the UK in the 1940s. Harold's fascinating description of the towns, villages and roads of Britain at the time is a joy for all tho.