Leeds to Scarborough Saturday September 24: The Yorkshire Adventure

[nickyboy]

Sorry, I've left it all a bit late to get myself organised. Mrs D is good to take bags from Leeds to Scarborough - I need to look at the map tonight to sort out a meeting place. If I remember right, there were some messages upthread where anyone coming on the train will need to keep their ticket in order to get back through the station to the setting off point after giving Mrs D their bags. I'm wondering how I'm going to get through, since I will be on the wrong side of the station and not have a ticket. Hopefully I will figure something out tonight.

Aire St Car Park is the station short stay and drop off. It's on the North side. We are meeting on the South side

Everyone exiting the North side needs to retain their ticket by asking the attendant nicely. Same when you come back in the North side. When you exit the South side you can put your ticket in the barrier as normal.

If you haven't got a ticket at all I suggest you be as charming as possible to the attendants at both the North and South sides.

 

[si_c]

If the worst comes to the worst, it should be possible to walk the bikes round to the meeting place, even if the road is one way.

 

[nickyboy]

Here's the annotated map of the station

 

[busdennis]

not this time nickyboy,
no restrictions or barrier to scarborough staiton, walk on and off has much has you like

 

[doughnut]

It looks like there is a short stay car park right outside the station entrance, directly next to Wetherspoons. My plan is to park up there about 8.30-8.40 and mess about unloading the bike for 10-20 mins, so that I never actually get around to paying for parking.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...d35c18a6929fbdd!8m2!3d53.7953289!4d-1.5484691

It seems like a few trains are arriving at 8:45 or thereabouts, so getting bags to the car will need to be a slick operation. PM me if you want your bags in the car and I will wait for all the people I know of. I will PM back with my mobile number and description of my car. At the other end, my wife will meet us at the fish and chip shop and we will probably hang around for a good while there. After that we will head off to our B+B (Douglas Guest House, 153 Columbus Ravine) for a quick change then bring any left over bags back to Wetherspoons.

I'll try and blag my way through the ticket barriers to get through to the south side, and if not I will send a text to nickyboy to say I am on my way and will catch up if you've already left - I'll be just a few minutes behind and it sounds like the first couple of miles will be a lot of stop/start, so no worries about catching up quickly. I'll be using this route to get from North to South if the station guards think I'm a bit dodgy.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16732933

 

[NorthernDave]

It looks like there is a short stay car park right outside the station entrance, directly next to Wetherspoons. My plan is to park up there about 8.30-8.40 and mess about unloading the bike for 10-20 mins, so that I never actually get around to paying for parking.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...d35c18a6929fbdd!8m2!3d53.7953289!4d-1.5484691

It seems like a few trains are arriving at 8:45 or thereabouts, so getting bags to the car will need to be a slick operation. PM me if you want your bags in the car and I will wait for all the people I know of. I will PM back with my mobile number and description of my car. At the other end, my wife will meet us at the fish and chip shop and we will probably hang around for a good while there. After that we will head off to our B+B (Douglas Guest House, 153 Columbus Ravine) for a quick change then bring any left over bags back to Wetherspoons.

I'll try and blag my way through the ticket barriers to get through to the south side, and if not I will send a text to nickyboy to say I am on my way and will catch up if you've already left - I'll be just a few minutes behind and it sounds like the first couple of miles will be a lot of stop/start, so no worries about catching up quickly. I'll be using this route to get from North to South if the station guards think I'm a bit dodgy.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16732933

The station car parks have quite a reputation for charging and I think that they're monitored by number plate recognition camera rather than an attendant so please bear this in mind.

 

[colly]

Got room for one more?

I saw this last week and have been seeing if I can organise things so as to tag along. As it is I need to be back in Leeds later in the day so would probably have to turn for home around Cawood.
So if you don't mind a partial journeyman I'll come along. Be nice to see a couple of familiar faces again.

 

[nickyboy]

Got room for one more?

I saw this last week and have been seeing if I can organise things so as to tag along. As it is I need to be back in Leeds later in the day so would probably have to turn for home around Cawood.
So if you don't mind a partial journeyman I'll come along. Be nice to see a couple of familiar faces again.

Of course, very welcome. Please take a look at the ride notes that I posted upthread. Basically 0900 depart from Leeds Station SOUTH Exit. Expecting to get to Cawood about 1115 for coffee stop. See you Saturday

An alternative is that you cycle with us to Malton and then train back to Leeds?

 

[Buck]

Mrs @doughnut could drive the car near the double tree Hilton which is v near the south exit on Wharf Approach. She'd have to stay with the car or pay to park but that'd work?m

 

[doughnut]

Yes, that might be a better spot - I will have a better look tonight at home and let anyone who contacted me so far by PM know if I change my plan. Thanks. Streetview shows it pretty quiet around there and hopefully pre-9am Saturday there will be plenty of space to loiter.

 

[nickyboy]

Yes, that might be a better spot - I will have a better look tonight at home and let anyone who contacted me so far by PM know if I change my plan. Thanks. Streetview shows it pretty quiet around there and hopefully pre-9am Saturday there will be plenty of space to loiter.

Agree that this would be much better if you are ok to wait there.

 

[nickyboy]

So I decided to call the various food stops we will be using to make sure everything would be ok

Mrs Bs Lakeside Kitchen, Cawood
No problem, looking forward to seeing us. Open all day from 0930

Yorkshire Tea Rooms, Malton
They officially close at 1500 which shouldn't be a problem for us. However if anyone is well off the pace for whatever reason they may need to choose one of the many other cafes in Malton rather than try to kill themselves to get there in time. There are all day opening cafes in the market square area

North Bay Fisheries
Don't open until 1630 but I doubt anyone will get there before that time. This is one of those chippies that has a quantity of fresh fish and when it's gone it's gone. Should be fine but if you roll up very late (they are open until 2000) they may not have exactly what you want

Bear in mind it'll be a couple of hours to Cawood so have a breakfast to deal with that. There are no suitable refuelling points between Leeds and Cawood. Also bear in mind that Malton to Scarborough is only a couple of hours so leave space for the fish and chips!

 

[Buck]

Nick

I've gott a friend, Gil, joining us on the day as well

We'll be at the south entrance/exit for 9am

 

[nickyboy]

Nick

I've gott a friend, Gil, joining us on the day as well

We'll be at the south entrance/exit for 9am

Good stuff

Just make sure he knows the rule about having to buy the ride organiser a pint at the end, OK?

 

[si_c]

Good stuff

Just make sure he knows the rule about having to buy the ride organiser a pint at the end, OK?

Is that right after rule 3, where the ride organiser buys the cake at the cake stops?