UK Best of Three Tours, April, May and September 2010

A three day "mini-tour" covering some of the nicest parts of three UK National Parks.

3 trips;

23-25 April 2010, 

21-23 May 2010, and finally, to finish off the year,

September 17th to 19th 2010.

We ride the Derbyshire Peak District, the English Lake District and The Yorkshire Dales; all in one long weekend.

See the articles to your right for full details and photos.  Click any photo to see it enlarged.  All pictures taken on recent tours.  My testimonials page also gives you a flavour of what these short tours are about.

To read someone else's take on this trip read this http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=410 from the famous American Pashnit touring site.  Actually I think "Orson" is Canadian born, but has homes in the USA & Saudi.  He did a "DIY" version of the same trip - same routes - same roads.  Nice pictures - rivalling, or even surpassing my own efforts I must say.

It's always a Friday / Saturday / Sunday - 3-day event 

Always a fairly small group.  Max group size is normally 10-15 bikes.  Often less.  Start from Nottingham 9:15am on Friday.  Many guests coming up from the South tend to stay over Thursday night in Nottingham the night before.  I can arrange accommodation for you.  We usually have a "get to know you" session involving beer, curry, and maybe a trip to England's Oldest Inn. 

There is sometimes an exception to the standard tour.  If there is a high proportion of returning guests, who have already done the standard "Best of Three"  tour before, I now use a different place for a base (eg. Ravenglass in The Lake District) and I alter the riding routes to suit.  All discussed by email exchanges with potential tour guests..

Tour Costs   - for all Best of three "mini-tours" 

1 rider, 1 bike, happy to share a twin room with another tour guest

£165.      

1 rider in a single room / or occupying double, twin or family room.

£215.    

Couple (or friends) on 1 bike, happy to share a double or twin room with each other

£165 for rider and £99 for the pillion passenger.    

 

Note - pillion passengers cost me exactly the same in accommodation as the riders do.  However, I'll allow this discount, because pillions make better use of double & twin rooms, and it's one less bike to look after (or break down!)

 

 

Camping version £99, where possible. (There are camspites close to our hotel accommodation in both Dent and Ravenglass)

 

I can arrange accommodation in Nottingham for anyone requiring this on Thursday night before the tour commences.  This is approx £40 per head, depending on the hotel used.