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Riding in the Penny Lane of the Beatles, crossing all of Devon from coast to coast, discovering the marvelous gardens of Kent while taking your time, the United Kingdom is teeming with proposals for cyclists. To orient themselves, lovers of cycling in the city or road rollers can take advantage of excellent signposting and valuable information on the sites. Sustrans And GPS-routes.
In Liverpool
Nature or culture, you don’t have to choose in Liverpool. In terms of culture, the homeland of the Beatles plays the card of the sixties, with an electric bike circuit dedicated to the legendary group. The 25 kilometer walk passes by Penny Lane, then in front of the red gate of Strawberry Field – the former Salvation Army orphanage is now open to the public – but also by the birthplace of John Lennon, in the district of Woolton . Nicknamed “Mendips”, it was bought by Yoko Ono in 2002, who then offered it to the National Trust, British historical monuments. On the nature side, the Liverpool Loop Line is ideal for families: a 17-kilometre greenway on the old railway line in the north-east of Liverpool. Note: look no further for City Bikes, they were replaced at the end of 2022 by electric bikes called “Explorer 2” in the Voi application.
On a walk in Swansea
The small port city of Swansea, Wales, claims its status as cycle-friendly city, where you can cycle safely. From the historic center to the tip of Mumbles, the very Victorian seaside resort that closes the bay, a cycle path follows the old tram line along the sea. Ideal for families, this walk of about ten kilometers leads to the spectacular ruins of Oystermouth Castle or beaches like Bracelet Bay and its pretty lighthouse. You can go further and explore the Gower Peninsula to the west. Gower was the first site in the United Kingdom to be classified as an “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”, in 1956. Easily accessible by bike, the beach of Rhossili Bay, a long strip of blond sand, invites you to surf in the waves, to play on the sand or watching the sunset.
Ilfracombe to Plymouth on Route 27
You have to imagine a perfectly vertical pencil line between the small seaside resort of Ilfracombe, on the north coast of the county of Devon, and the city of Plymouth, on its south coast. This is the English part of EuroVelo 1, which starts in Norway and ends in Portugal and is called Vélodyssée in its French part. Here is the National Cycle Route 27, whose route passes through old railway lines. Cycle route 27 first runs along Woolacombe beach, then goes into the countryside. From tunnels to viaducts, you reach Dartmoor National Park, its granite landscapes and forests, before returning to the city and then Plymouth Bay. The sporting challenge is to cross Devon from coast to coast along these 150 kilometers in a single stage, and compare your time with the other cyclists on Route 27.
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