Leeds to Scarborough Saturday September 24: The Yorkshire Adventure

[EasyPeez]

24th Sep is my birthday (are we friends @wanda2010 ?!) which could be good in the sense that it's the only day of the year that I can force my plans to the forefront of the family agenda....

The A170 mentioned earlier is a fair bit further north of the route I presumed this might be taking (was envisaging a rough line through Strensall/Kirkham Abbey/Malton), so the time and place of your bisection of the Howardian Hills will be the key to whether I can ride up from Hull to join you or not.

Also, what's the protocol on last-minute bail-outs? I'm not flaky generally, but if the forecast turns out to be horrid I won't be wanting to spend my birthday getting drenched.

Cheers, Andy

 

[nickyboy]

24th Sep is my birthday (are we friends @wanda2010 ?!) which could be good in the sense that it's the only day of the year that I can force my plans to the forefront of the family agenda....

The A170 mentioned earlier is a fair bit further north of the route I presumed this might be taking (was envisaging a rough line through Strensall/Kirkham Abbey/Malton), so the time and place of your bisection of the Howardian Hills will be the key to whether I can ride up from Hull to join you or not.

Also, what's the protocol on last-minute bail-outs? I'm not flaky generally, but if the forecast turns out to be horrid I won't be wanting to spend my birthday getting drenched.

Cheers, Andy

You're on the list....there is no escape

Actually what happens is a couple of days before the ride I'll PM everyone and ask for confirmation of whether riding or not. If you answer yes but something comes up that means you can't make it you must let me know either by PM or by posting on here. Otherwise we might be hanging around waiting for you.

I'm getting loads of great local knowledge atm to plan the route. As soon as it's something like final form I'll stick it on the thread. For your info, I've changed my mind re getting around York. We will be crossing the Ouse at Cawood and then heading up to Stamford Bridge and then Malton. That should make a meet up easier for you I think

 

[wanda2010]

Don't worry Wanda, you're not missing anything.....great beers the night before, peaceful country lanes, fab river crossings, seafront cycling, banter with the CCers over good beer in the evening, ace fish and chips.........no, not missing anything at all

I'll have a pint of something Guinness-y for you

You could really go off a person............................

 

[NorthernDave]

It's the weekend of the Scarborough Jazz Festival (nice!) and its also the Gold Cup motorbike racing at Olivers Mount, which might explain the expensive accommodation.
http://www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com/results

The Premier Inn is already fully booked.

 

[nickyboy]

It's the weekend of the Scarborough Jazz Festival (nice!) and its also the Gold Cup motorbike racing at Olivers Mount, which might explain the expensive accommodation.
http://www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com/results

The Premier Inn is already fully booked.

I've looked at every weekend pricing at the Travelodge (as a barometer for pricing generally). Every Saturday is expensive until you get to mid October so it's not just the Jazzfest

There are loads of inexpensive B&Bs available Sep 24 and that's my fall back in the event I can't get sensible pricing at the Travelodge

 

[nickyboy]

How much is it at the Travelodge please Nick?

About £100 which is insane...the price mid October is less than half that

There are plenty of B&Bs available from £30 upwards

 

[nickyboy]

There must be a gazillion cheap and cheerful B&Bs

Look at this place....you can stay in a top drawer Brew Pub for the princely sum of £28 incl full English. I dare say it is fairly "basic" but at least there is v cheap accommodation if it suits one's budget

Might get a decent pint there for brekkie too

http://www.northridingbrewpub.com/accommodation.html

 

[theclaud]

A pal of mine comperes the jazz festival (if that is a verb). It's very well attended so that probably explains the pricing. Anyway, consider me interested, please...

 

[Crackle]

This bleedin' jazz festival is ringfenced is it. No chance of accidentally stumbling into the blasted thing, one hopes?

 

[NorthernDave]

This bleedin' jazz festival is ringfenced is it. No chance of accidentally stumbling into the blasted thing, one hopes?

 

[mike3121]

Well I have now booked a cottage for a week, just waiting on final booking confirmation.

the only problem with this cottage is its name......

GALEFORCE

 

[nickyboy]

This bleedin' jazz festival is ringfenced is it. No chance of accidentally stumbling into the blasted thing, one hopes?

I will be offering a small prize of my choosing for the best Cleo Laine impersonation by a CCer

 

[DiddlyDodds]

That sounds great. I have never done a trans Pennine train.

This is the tunnel you go into as you venture into the Pennines just past Littleborough, we had a little fire back in 1984, its never happened again but a little prayer is always an option as you go in.

 

[Wobblers]

With all this talk about routes and dates, you appear to have missed out the most important bit of all:

Is there BEER at the end?

Anyway, I may be interested. I need to ponder the logistics - I fear somehow that riding back afterwards may not really be an option...

 

[nickyboy]

With all this talk about routes and dates, you appear to have missed out the most important bit of all:

Is there BEER at the end?

Anyway, I may be interested. I need to ponder the logistics - I fear somehow that riding back afterwards may not really be an option...

Beer will definitely be available post ride. Exactly where in Scarborough yet to be decided.

There may also be jaaaaaaaz available for the more hep cats amongst us