Way of the Roses Launch

Two Roses logoNEW Coast to Coast Cycle Route - Launches Saturday September 11 - Morecambe Promenade (by the Midland Hotel)
 
Join us on this celebratory ride to welcome the opening of this new coast to coast cycle route.
 
  • Ceremonial unveiling of Official Start Point (11am)

  • Visit the Celebrating Cycling stall to pick up your riders pack and/or general cycling info - take part in the Beside the Seaside Festival - including amazing bike displays from the Trials Display Team (First show at around 10:30am)*

  • Launch ride to Settle 35 miles (11:15am)**

  • FREE riders pack for all ride participants- includes route plan, refreshment vouchers & more

  • FREE bike (only) return from Settle**

  • Dress in red or white to show your Roses support

  • More details to be confirmed
  
* Also on the promenade this weekend is the We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside Festival - Find out more here
 
**Please note this is not a guided ride.  The route will be signposted and a route plan will be available at the start of the ride. 
 
***Free bike only return must be booked in advance and is available on a first-come first-served basis - call 01524 582392 or email celebratingcycling@lancaster.gov.uk.  Trains leave Giggleswick station (about 1 mile from Settle) at 1749 - bikes will be collected from here and taken to Lancaster station (there is an earlier train at 1459).
 
 
 
The Way of the Roses Information
 
The National Cycle Network (NCN) celebrates its 15th anniversary in September and what better way to celebrate that by adding a new challenging route to its ever-expanding network of over 12,600 miles.
 
The Way of the Roses is a spectacular route which transforms 170 miles of roads and cycle tracks into a spectacular new 'coast-to-coast' leisure route for cyclists and walkers in the North of England. Starting on the west coast in Morecambe, Lancashire, and finishing on the east coast in the seaside resort of Bridlington, Yorkshire, the route passes through magnificent landscapes and past great points of interest along the way including:
  • Morecambe with its recently restored art deco Midland Hotel and famous seaside statue of comedy legend Eric Morecambe
  • The Lune Valley and the Forest of Bowland
  • The historic cities of Lancaster and York - both cycling towns
  • The Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale AONB
  • The Yorkshire Wolds
  • Ripon with its magnificent Cathedral
  • Fountains Abbey - a world heritage site (National Trust) and Burton Agnes Hall - an Elizabethan stately home in East Yorks
  • Flamborough Head - a Special Area of Conservation - and an RSPB nature reserve at Bempton Cliffs, where there are puffin and gannet breeding colonies in the summer
The route will be opened on September 11th and will be fully signed from coast to coast. A route map will be available to buy from the Sustrans Shop at the end of August 2010 priced £6.99.
 
More information on coast to coast croutes and the NCN at www.sustrans.org.uk