the start will be at the Golden Lion in Romanby (near Northallerton station) at midnight, on Friday 5th JulyN.B. this is the Golden Lion at DL7 8HA and
not the Golden Lion in Northallerton itself. To find it is very simple - leave the station to the west (through the car park on the same level as the platform), exit the car park, turn left, cross the level crossing, and you're there.
Like this. We'll be in the beer garden at the back.
Third year of running for this - who fancies it again? An overnight ride to Tan Hill high up in the Yorkshire Dales, which is the highest pub in the UK, and an institution in the finest sense of the word.
Tan Hill, from the east. The gang at York Station in 2011 The thread for the first ride is here:
https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=45766.0And though last year's ride was a smaller affair, with less clement weather (I promise to order the same weather as we had in 2011), much fun was again had by the attendees.
https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=59135.0As above, the start point will be at the Golden Lion in Romanby, which is a welcoming pub conveniently close to Northallerton station (leave the station to the west, pass the station car park, turn left across the level crossing, and you're there).
Breakfast will be available at the pub. £5 a head, vegetarian option available, and we'll work out the payments on the day.
Getting to Northallerton:Northallerton has pretty good transport links - Grand Central services from London stop there and are very bike-friendly, as are the Trans Pennine Express services which also drop off at Northallerton.
If you are coming from the south and catching a service which doesn't stop at Northallerton, you may have to change at York, in which case the Trans-Pennine Express trains are very welcoming to cyclists, and do not require a bicycle reservation.
leaving Tan Hill:Kirkby Stephen is the closest station, but this has small, infrequent trains which serve Carlisle and Leeds. Useful for getting south or west, but there may be issues with space for bicycles (although, two years ago, Wowbagger was the only cyclist from our group to use Kirkby Stephen, and he reported no problems). About 13 miles away, vastly downhill, with some steep pulls where you cross the denes, and the last bit to the station is uphill.
Darlington is about 30 miles away from Tan Hill,
all downhill, and has frequent services on the East Coast main line. As we did two years ago, I will lead a group back to Darlington. I would allow at least three hours for this ride, when booking trains. However,
the route is very simple, so you could go off on your own without getting lost.
Attending:
Me
tiermat
mrcharly
Phanta
Wowbagger
mcshroom
Kim
andrewc
tom_e
"Slow"Coach
jane
Andrew Br
Dave L
lantern rouge
CrinklyUncle
Canardly
Loadsabikes
Meeting at the pub:
LindaG
CrinklyLion + Cubs
Mrs Miggins
Possible:
JenM
Can't come
crusty
CrinklyAuntie
billplumtree
Polar Bear + 1
boab
boab minor
CrinklyLion
?
Shyumu
Daisyhill
jogler
newtoncap
THE ROUTEThis is the route from Romanby/Northallerton to Scotch Corner:
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=572514N.B. the route through Northallerton is merely sketched in, and
at Scotch Corner we will make a decision on whether to take the simple, direct route to Tan Hill, or whether to essay the longer route, so here we have two routes.
The longer route:
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=572520The direct route (as backup in case we're pushing for time, or it's blowing a hoolie):
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=572523(thanks to mrcharly for the BRT work)