Way of the Roses
A self-guided cycling holiday from coast to coast across Lancashire and Yorkshire.
4 to 6 nights
171 miles
Moderate to Demanding
From £480 per person
Way of the Roses
Ride the Way of the Roses on a self-guided cycling holiday with daily luggage transfer.
Way of the Roses
https://www.contourscycle.co.uk/way-of-the-roses
A self-guided cycling holiday from coast to coast across Lancashire and Yorkshire.
From £480 per person
Ride the Way of the Roses and cross the breadth of England, delving through the old rival counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Rich with cultural sites in a wide variety of English settlements, this scenic, self-guided tour traverses rolling hills and limestone landscapes stippled with caves, waterfalls and pockets of woodland.
From Lancaster, the Way of the Roses curves into the Lune Valley before passing close by the glacial Great Stone of Fourstones, tracing the northern border of the Forest of Bowland. Through Settle, the ride continues east into the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with its limestone pavements and an optional detour out to Gordale Scar, with Nidderdale and Pateley Bridge awaiting beyond. The route heads through York and into the Yorkshire Wolds, before finishing at the seaside town of Bridlington.
There are cafes aplenty to keep you well-fuelled as you cycle all the way from coast to coast. With so much to see, the Way of the Roses is the ideal touring route.
Triumphing over gradual climbs into the Pennines and the optional, exceptionally steep ascent out of Settle, which awards a sweeping downhill stint into Airton.
Taking the optional detour out to the limestone amphitheatre of Gordale Scar.
Taking a rest in the grounds of the many stately homes, gardens and castles along the route, Fountains Abbey perhaps the most spectacular amongst them.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-WR1 | From Morecambe to Bridlington | 3 days riding | £480 | |
| C-WR2 | From Morecambe to Bridlington | 4 days riding | £590 | |
| C-WR3 | From Morecambe to Bridlington | 5 days riding | £700 |
Travel to Morecambe where your first night's accommodation has been booked
Morecambe to Burnsall. 52 miles (83km)
Burnsall to York. 58 miles (93km)
York to Bridlington. 60.5 miles (97km)
Depart from Bridlington after breakfast
The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than 2.5 miles from the trail to your accommodation.
Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
Gradual climbs pick up on the way into the Pennines, with an exceptionally steep ascent departing Settle that awards a sweeping downhill approach to Airton. This can be broken into a series of rolling ascents and descents by opting for the northern alternative route through Malham.
The last major steep section on the Way of the Roses lies between Burnsall and Pateley Bridge. Beyond here, the size of the ascents slowly taper off until the route becomes largely flat, save for a few smooth rises between Pocklington and Hutton Cranswick and again just before the route's end in Bridlington.
The Way of the Roses involves a few short ventures onto main roads with marked cycle lanes. The longest of these stretches by far leads into Pateley Bridge, and is less than ten miles long.
A short section of stone track between Dunnington and Stamford Bridge is the only departure from hard-packed and tarmac surfaces. A road bike is the way to go for the Way of the Roses.
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