The BIG Double D tour

[John Dolan - Wirral & North Wales AO]

The BIG Dales and District Tour.

26th/27th July.

Meeting place on Saturday morning 10.00am ish is the the Lower Barn cafe Rivington ( opens at 10am).  Rivington is a small village half way  between Chorley and Horwich at the bottom of Winter Hill ( signposted off the A673).

Provisional route is:-

Horwich to Rivington

Over Winter Hill to Belmont ( excellent driving road and scenery)

Belmont to Blackburn (A666) (M65 Jct 6) (A6119 than A666) then onto Longridge

Longridge to Dunsop Bridge via Whitwell (nice pub!) over the moors (fun, fun, fun!)

Dunsop to Newton

Newton to Long Preston

Long Preston to Ingleton

Ingleton to Hawes to Kirby Stephen ( Clarkson's best driving road in Britain) ( known as Butter tubs)

Kirby Stephen to Grinton to Leyburn

Leyburn to Ripon to Boroughbridge ( Best Western Crown has accommodation available)

Boroughbridge to Ripon

Ripon to Glasshouses

Glasshouses to  Grassington ( B6265)

Grassington to Skipton (B6265)

Skipton to Keighley to Halifax to Huddersfield

Huddesfield to Holmfirth ( A616)

Holfirth to Glossop ( A6024 + B 6105)

Glossop to Bamford ( Snake Pass -  A57)

Bamford to Castleton to Chapel en le Frith ( A6187 + B6061) ( Mam Tor and Caverns) ( good driving road)

Chapel en le Frith to Macclesfield (B5470) (good driving road)

Macclesfield to Ollerton (A537)

Ollerton to Plumley Smoker  ( back lanes!)

Plumley to Chester ( A556+A54+ A51)

 

[yellow perilous]

Have been working on the route and it looks like a 9.30am start from the Tudor Rose followed by a blat up the motorway for 45 minutes to Horwich to meet others at the Lower Barn cafe, Rivington.  The Saturday route takes in most of the Dales in a big arc and has many opportunities to short cut and return home for those only doing the one day. The Sunday is a return route through the Peak District hoping to be back in Chester around about 3.30pm.

Good weather forcast so lets get blatting!!!!!    

[Mark Redpath - WSCC Membership Secretary]

Can't wait for this one !!!!! Roll on the good weather

[John Dolan - Wirral & North Wales AO]

QUOTE

a 9.30am start from the Tudor Rose followed by a blat up the motorway for 45 minutes to Horwich

Got the nitrous working then, Mike.

[Diggsy]

 Is this run still on the cards for a 10am meet at rivington ? even if (hopefully not) raining  

[Mark Redpath - WSCC Membership Secretary]

Oh yes providing we dont have a monsoon !!!!

[Diggsy]

 Thanks to the lads and lasses from north wales/wirral who let me tag along on the saturday stint of the tour, enjoyable drive 248 miles good driving,good company,once again thanks, John, Mike, Mark and wives