Author Topic: From one place to same place (Read 8141 times)

alan · « **on:** 10 June, 2008, 07:18:58 am »

Maladict(a)'s thread about a circular tour from Tyneside generates an idea about a journey between two places with the same name.
Newcastle-under-Lyme(Staffordshire) to Newcastle-upon-Tyne springs to mind.
Any other suggestions.

Basil · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 June, 2008, 07:32:48 am »

Or even Newcastle Emlyn. I was there on Saturday.

Château Neuf, anyone?

I know there are lots of Newports. What's the most common town name?

TimO · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:14:22 am »

How about Tynemouth (North Shields) to Teignmouth (Devon)?

It's over 300 miles as the crow flies though...

toekneep · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:24:03 am »

Blackpool to Dublin. Warning: May involve a ferry.

I only discovered a few weeks ago that Dublin translates as Blackpool.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:32:52 am »

Quote from: toekneep on 10 June, 2008, 08:24:03 am

Blackpool to Dublin. Warning: May involve a ferry.

I only discovered a few weeks ago that Dublin translates as Blackpool.

From Fleetwood? That's about 6 miles then!

There is also a Pwll Du on the Gower.

alan · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:33:14 am »

Quote from: toekneep on 10 June, 2008, 08:24:03 am

Blackpool to Dublin. Warning: May involve a ferry.

Ferry not needed.Ask GillP to stand on the beach & eyeball HimUpstairs.The waves will part

toekneep · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:38:00 am »

Come on all you Scottish yACFrs, there simply must be an equivalent of Blackpool in Scotland. Something involving Dhu? Then the grand place to place to place to place tour of the United Kingdom will be on.

David Martin · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:38:35 am »

Quote from: TimO on 10 June, 2008, 08:14:22 am

How about Tynemouth (North Shields) to Teignmouth (Devon)?

It's over 300 miles as the crow flies though...

Newport, Fife to Newport, Gwent isn't going to be far off that.

..d

alan · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:57:52 am »

Quote from: toekneep on 10 June, 2008, 08:38:00 am

Then the grand place to place to place to place tour of the United Kingdom will be on.

That seems danderously close to "taking one step forwrd" in terms of becoming an organiser

Wowbagger · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 June, 2008, 08:59:59 am »

Quote from: David Martin on 10 June, 2008, 08:38:35 am

Quote from: TimO on 10 June, 2008, 08:14:22 am
How about Tynemouth (North Shields) to Teignmouth (Devon)?

It's over 300 miles as the crow flies though...

Newport, Fife to Newport, Gwent isn't going to be far off that.

..d

And if you do the quadrilateral trip including Essex and the IoW, that's a fair old tour.

alan · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:04:14 am »

Quote from: wowbagger link=topic=3951.msg64590#msg64590
And if you do the quadrilateral trip including Essex and the IoW, that's a fair old tour.
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I also has the ring of "that's a challenge" about it. It could be done as a relay perhaps.Is this the seed of something growing?

Wendy · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:05:48 am »

Farnborough to Farnborough.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:07:52 am »

If I counted correctly there are 24 Newports according to streetmap, and that doesn't include Stations, Farms, Bays, Sands or Pagnells.

Jaded · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:12:21 am »

Edinburgh to Dunedin

little miss mac · « **Reply #14 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:14:27 am »

Quote from: alan on 10 June, 2008, 07:18:58 am

Maladict(a)'s thread about a circular tour from Tyneside generates an idea about a journey between two places with the same name.
Newcactle-under-Lyme(Staffordshire) to Newcastle-upon-Tyne springs to mind.
Any other suggestions.

Or to Newcastle in Northern Ireland. You'd need your swimmers.

Greenbank · « **Reply #15 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:41:31 am »

St Ives? (Cornwall to Cambridgeshire, or even near Bradford).
Howe? (Norfolk to right near John O'Groats).

RogerT · « **Reply #16 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:45:37 am »

Ely Cambs to Ely Cardiff ?

Looks at Chris S

Greenbank · « **Reply #17 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:47:07 am »

Quote from: RogerT on 10 June, 2008, 09:45:37 am

Looks at Chris S

Nah. He'll want Camborne (Cornwall) to Cambourne (Cambridge).

(I will conquer that route down to Cornwall at some point).

Torslanda · « **Reply #18 on:** 10 June, 2008, 09:56:21 am »

How about Scorton in North Yorks to Scorton Cabus near Lancaster?

Or a tour of the Middletons. Manchester, Leeds, Teesdale etc. etc.

J

Tom B · « **Reply #19 on:** 10 June, 2008, 10:16:56 am »

I've toyed with the idea of Granada, Manchester (where I work) to Granada, Andalucia

rogerzilla · « **Reply #20 on:** 10 June, 2008, 11:20:56 am »

There are three Swindons within a day's cycling distance of each other.

Whitchurches are a good bet.

Greenbank · « **Reply #21 on:** 10 June, 2008, 11:26:38 am »

Last year there was a "Tye Green Challenge" 160km Audax that visited the 6 different villages called "Tye Green" in and around Essex.

Audax

Don't think it's running this year.

MattH · « **Reply #22 on:** 10 June, 2008, 12:22:58 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 10 June, 2008, 11:20:56 am

Whitchurches are a good bet.

Similarly there are a few Castletons spread through the country.

MSeries · « **Reply #23 on:** 10 June, 2008, 01:17:36 pm »

I haven't ridden it yet but I have planned a 300km randonee route from Newstead to Newstead with a control at Newstead.

Robbo4 · « **Reply #24 on:** 10 June, 2008, 01:43:12 pm »

Barrow-in-Furness,-on-Soar,-on-Trent, etc.
City of Bradford, Bradford-on-Avon.

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