Why are there no Permanents which take advantage of the Lincolnshire Wolds scenery?
Funny you should ask. In the early days of Audax UK, Doncaster was the centre of the Long Distance Cycling World, and one of their regular rides was the Cleethorpes 200, which was usually run at Easter I seem to recall, as essentially an out-and-back ride to the coast from Doncaster through Kirton in Lyndsey. It was mainly flat, but nipped over the Lincolnshire Wolds between Nettleton and Waltham, and the reverse on the way back. I've done this several times as a Calendar event, starting variously at Doncaster, at Lindholme Prison, at Hatfield Woodhouse, and at Thorne rugby club.
The year we started at Hatfield Woodhouse, we turned up on the day to find that the village hall used as HQ had just recently been burned down. That year, I remember that the route went through Wroot. I got a bit lost another time after the Wolds section, and instead of following the route sheet into Cleethorpes, I started following road signs to "Town Centre" - and ended up in Grimsby. I found my way back to Cleethorpes so managed to get a validation.
John Radford had it as one of his 200km Perms, possibly taking it on from Noel Simpson or Pete Gifford, and after his sad demise, Chris Crosland took it over. I think it still exists as either Bernie's Short Flat One or Doncaster Doddle.
I like the ride and must have another go some time. The long flat bits come as a refreshing change to one who lives in Saddleworth, but the Wolds are a visual countdown for the climbing to come.