seven of the best uk motorcycle tours
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Seven of the best UK motorcycle tours - with turn by turn directions - brought to you by Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine.TRANSCRIPT
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The Brass Monkey Run Starting from The Victoria Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LE67 3FA
1. Head north on Whitwick Road toward Stenson Road 2. At the roundabout , take the 3rd exit onto Stephenson
Way/A511 Continue to follow A511 Go through 1 roundabout
3. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bardon Rd/A511 Continue to follow A511 Go through 2 roundabouts
4. Turn left toward Little Shaw Ln/A511 5. Make a U-‐turn 6. Take the 1st left onto Little Shaw Ln/A511 7. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A50 8. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Markfield Ln 9. Turn left onto Main St 10. Continue onto Sharply Hill 11. Turn left onto Benscliffe Rd 12. Continue onto B5330 13. Turn right onto B591 14. Continue onto Nanpantan Rd 15. Turn right onto Woodhouse Ln 16. Head south on Woodhouse Ln toward Permissive Path 17. Continue onto Breakback Rd 18. Turn left onto Beacon Rd 19. Continue onto Forest Rd/B591
Continue to follow Forest Rd Go through 1 roundabout
20. Continue onto Woodhouse Rd 21. Turn left onto Loughborough Rd 22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Loughborough Rd/A6
Continue to follow A6 Go through 1 roundabout
23. Turn left onto Whatton Rd/B5324 Continue to follow B5324
24. Head southwest on Ashby Rd/B5324 toward Forest Ln Continue to follow B5324
25. Turn right onto A512 26. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ashby Rd/A511
Continue to follow A511 Go through 2 roundabouts
27. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Whitwick Rd Destination will be on left The Victoria Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LE67 3FA
About the rider’s group and contact This route is from John who runs The Victoria, a biker friendly pub in Coalville, Leicestershire. The address is: Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3FA, tel: 01530 814718, email: [email protected] Place to Visit National Space Centre Exploration Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE4 5NS Tel: 0116 261 0261 www.spacecentre.co.uk For opening times, please see website or ring number above. The National Space Centre in Leicester is the largest visitor attraction that is dedicated to space and space exploration. There are various parts to the Space Centre and access to these is via the Hub, through five themed portals; these lead to six different experiences. These different experiences cover topics such as: space travel, the Universe, the planets, how we use space in our daily lives (you’ll be surprised!) and the future of space travel. There are plenty of “hands-‐on” interactives for the visitor to try and displays using demonstrations, models and exhibits. Visitors can view rockets and satellites in the 42-‐metre high rocket tower and see moon rock and meteorites. An entertaining and interesting place to visit.
The White Horses Run Starting from the Premier Inn (Ower Services), Ower, Southampton, Hampshire SO51 6ZJ
1. Head northeast on Romsey Road/A36 2. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Romsey Rd/A3090
Continue to follow A3090 Go through 1 roundabout About 6 min
3. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Winchester Rd/A3090 4. Head northwest on Southampton Rd/A3090 5. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Winchester Rd/A3057 6. Turn right onto Alma Rd/A3057
Continue to follow A3057 Go through 1 roundabout About 2 mins
7. Turn right onto Duttons Rd/A3057 Continue to follow A3057 Go through 1 roundabout About 3 mins
8. Turn left onto Old Salisbury Ln/B3084 Continue to follow B3084
9. Head west on Stanbridge Ln/B3084 toward Cooks Ln Continue to follow B3084
10. Turn right to stay on B3084 11. Head north on B3084
About 7 mins 12. Head northwest on Salisbury Rd/B3084 toward School Ln
Continue to follow B3084 About 5 mins
13. Turn right onto A343 About 1 min
14. Turn left onto Station Rd/B3084 About 1 min
15. Continue onto Salisbury Rd/B3084 Continue to follow B3084 About 6 mins
16. Turn right onto A343 About 1 min
17. Turn left onto Station Rd/B3084 About 1 min
18. Head west on Station Rd/B3084 toward King Ln Continue to follow B3084 About 7 mins
19. Turn left to stay on B3084 About 46 secs
20. Head southwest on B3084 21. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Salisbury Rd/A338
22. Turn left to stay on Salisbury Rd/A338 Continue to follow A338 Go through 2 roundabouts About 7 mins
23. Head north on Pennings Rd/A338 toward Sidbury Circular Road Continue to follow A338 About 3 mins
24. Turn left onto A342 About 3 mins
25. Turn right onto Marlborough Rd 26. Head northwest on Marlborough Rd
About 1 min 27. Slight left toward Everleigh Rd
About 6 mins 28. Continue straight onto Everleigh Rd 29. Turn left onto Swan Rd
About 2 mins 30. Turn right onto Church St/A345 31. Take the 1st left onto River St/A345 32. Slight right onto High St/B3087 33. Head southwest on High St/B3087 toward North St/A345 34. Turn right onto North St/A345
Continue to follow A345 Go through 2 roundabouts About 4 mins
35. Turn left 36. Take the 1st right
About 2 mins 37. Turn left
About 1 min 38. Head north 39. Turn left
About 2 mins 40. Turn right
About 3 mins 41. Head northeast
About 8 mins 42. Head south 43. Sharp left toward Ryles Ln 44. Continue straight onto Ryles Ln
About 2 mins 45. Continue onto Manton Rd
About 1 min 46. Continue onto High St 47. Head east on High St toward Bergamot Close 48. Continue onto Bridge St 49. Turn right onto Bath Rd/A4
Continue to follow A4 About 3 mins
50. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Pewsey Rd/A345 Continue to follow A345 Go through 3 roundabouts About 12 mins
51. Turn right onto Church St/A345 About 56 secs
52. Turn left onto Swan Rd/A345 53. Head south on Swan Rd/A345 toward Manor Ct 54. Take the 1st right onto Salisbury Rd/A345
Continue to follow A345 About 4 mins
55. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A345 About 2 mins
56. Turn right onto Devizes Rd/A342 About 1 min
57. Take the 1st left onto A345 Go through 2 roundabouts About 14 mins
58. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Countess Rd/A345 Continue to follow A345
Go through 8 roundabouts About 16 mins
59. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Churchill Way N/ A36 60. Head east on Churchill Way N/A36 61. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Churchill Way E/A36
About 2 mins 62. Head east on Churchill Way N/A36 63. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Churchill Way E/A36
About 2 mins 64. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Southampton Rd/A36
Continue to follow A36 Go through 2 roundabouts About 20 mins
65. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Romsey Rd/A35 Destination will be on the right Premier Inn (Ower Services), Ower, Southampton, Hampshire, SO51 6ZJ
About the rider’s group and contact This route is from Lymington Motor Cycle and Light Car Club Ltd, who were reformed on 30th September 1963 at the Angel Hotel, Lymington. Membership is available to anyone who is interested in, riding on or in, looking and talking about motorcycles or light cars. They want to encourage the use of motorcycles and light cars for pleasure and in a humorous and friendly manner. Any bike, be it modern or classic, is welcome.For more details see their website at www.lymingtonmotorcycle.co.uk Place to Visit Stonehenge Amesbury Wiltshire SP4 7DE Tel: 0870 3331181 www.english-‐heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/Stonehenge Opening times vary, so please see website or ring for further details. Everyone knows Stonehenge and it is probably the most well-‐known prehistoric monument there is, and is one of the wonders of the world. Visitors to the site can now be given a proper introduction to this amazing monument by a brand new, state of art visitor centre, which opened to the public on Wednesday 18 December 2013. There are over 250 objects of international importance, which were either used or buried at Stonehenge, that are on display for the first time. Also new for visitors to see are the five Neolithic Houses which are furnished with replica Neolithic axes, pottery and other artefacts. These are the type of home that the builders of Stonehenge might have lived in 4,500 years ago. The houses help to re-‐connect Stonehenge with the people that lived and worked there. Then there is, of course, the stones themselves, which are set in rolling countryside. The visitor centre is 1.5 miles away from the actual stone circle, so the stones can either be reached by foot or by the visitor shuttle which leaves from outside the visitor centre. Due to the new visitor centre opening, visitor numbers have exceeded those of previous years, so entry to the site is now by advanced booking. For details see the website or contact the customer services.
Yorkshire Dales National Park Starting from Grassington National Park Centre, Hebden Road, Grassington, North Yorkshire, BD23 5LB Head north-‐west on Hebden Road/B6265 for 0.2 miles, taking a left to stay on the B6265/Station Road for 0.9 miles. Turn right onto B6160 and follow for 9.5 miles. Turn left onto Dubb’s Lane for 1.2 miles, then continue straight onto Stubbing Lane for 4.6 miles. Take a slight right onto Oughtershaw Road for 2.4 miles, then a slight right onto Cam High Road. Go 0.4 miles, then take a slight left onto Beggarmans Road for 2.4 miles. Continue onto Bence for 0.1 miles, then continue onto Beckstones for 397ft. Turn left onto Hargill and go 161ft, then take a slight right onto Gayle Lane and follow for 0.4 miles. Turn right onto Market Place/A684 and head east for 0.1 miles towards The Holme. Take the first left onto The Holme/A684 and continue to follow A684 for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto Brunt Acres Road and go 0.8 miles, taking a slight left onto Bellow Hill for 0.1 miles. Take the first right onto Quarry for 0.4 miles, then continue onto Hotel for 0.1 miles and then go onto Moorside for 0.2 miles. Take a slight ride onto Cliff Gate Road and travel for 4.8 miles. Turn right onto B6270 and continue on B6270 for 14.0 miles. Total miles travelled so far: 43.2 miles Continue onto Whipperdale Bank for 1.8 miles. Turn left towards Moor Road and travel for 1.0 miles. Turn right onto Moor Road and travel for 0.7 miles. Turn right onto A6108 and head south towards S Moor Lane, going through one roundabout, for 1.6 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Wensley Road/A684 and continue to follow A684 for 7.3 miles towards Dikehollin Lane.
Take a slight left onto Dikehollin Lane and go 0.2 miles. Turn left onto Tomgill Bank and travel for 1.0 miles. Turn right towards Holme Lane and travel for 0.1 miles before taking a slight right onto Holme Lane and continuing for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto B6160 and travel for 17.2 miles. Turn left onto Station Road/B6265 and continue to follow B6265 for 0.9 miles. Turn right onto Hebden Road/B6265 and continue for 0.2 miles. The destination, Grassington National Park Centre, Hebden Road, Grassington, North Yorkshire, BD23 5LB, will be on the right. Miles travelled 32.3 Total miles travelled – 75.5 About the Group This route was produced by Ivan Taggart from the Triumph Owners’ Motorcycle Club (TOMCC), which is organised on a National scale and on a local level through the branches which are throughout the country. There are many organised Branch events which work alongside the National organised events. The club was founded in 1949 by a group of enthusiasts around South London and this was soon a major National One-‐Make Club which caters for all owners of Triumph Motorcycles; all are welcome. There is a monthly club magazine, which is called ‘Nacelle’ and this contains useful hints and tips for the members. To find out more about membership and more about the club, click on www.tomcc.org where you will find a wealth of information. Place to Visit Leeds Royal Armouries Royal Armouries Museum Armouries Drive Leeds LS10 1LT 0113 220 1999, [email protected], www.royalarmouries.org/visit-‐us/leeds Opening Times: Open daily 10am – 5pm The Royal Armouries is Britain’s national museum of arms, armour and artillery; it consists of four sites: Leeds, Fort Nelson and the Tower of London and there is also a site in America.
There are five galleries in the Leeds Museum: War, Tournament, Oriental, Self-‐Defence and Hunting. These galleries show the weapons that knights used in their tournaments, the special armour that they wore, the development of weapons, the art of warfare, self-‐defence weapons and hunting weapons from prehistoric times to the present day. The Oriental gallery is divided into different zones to reflect the different countries. In here you can see the armour that they used for elephants, a sword from the 15th century Ming dynasty and rare arms and armour from South and South East Asia. There are plenty of activities to do here, click on the above link to find out the special events happening and more information on the museum.
Norfolk Run Starting from Holt Market Place, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6BE Head west on Market Place towards High Street and continue on High Street for 0.1 miles. Then turn left onto Norwich Road/A148 for 0.2 miles. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto Thornage Road/B1110 Continue to follow B1110 for 17.4 miles. Continue onto Quebec Road/B1146 and follow B1146 for 1.2 miles. Turn left onto A47 and go 0.9 miles travelling east. Exit onto Tavern Lane/A1075 towards Watton. Continue to follow A1075 for 21.1 miles. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto A11 and go 1.9 miles. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto A134. Head north-‐west on A134 for 4.8 miles. Total travelled so far 46.6 miles. Turn left to stay on A134. Travel for 6.9 miles, going through one roundabout. At the next roundabout, take the third exit and stay on A134. Continue on A134 for 10.1 miles, going through one roundabout. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto Lynn Road/A10 and follow A10 for 3.7 miles. At the roundabout, take the fourth exit onto Queen Elizabeth Way/A149. Continue for 2.0 miles going through one roundabout. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto B1145 and continue for 12.9 miles. Turn right onto A1065 and travel for 115ft. Take the first left onto B1145 and continue on B1145 for 9.8 miles. Turn right to stay on B1145 and travel 62ft. Take the first left onto Back Lane/B1145. Continue to follow B1145 for 3.6 miles. Turn right onto Fakenham Road/A1067 and travel 0.6 miles. Total travelled so far 96.2 miles. Turn left onto Norwich Road/B1145 and continue to follow B1145 for 8.0 miles.
Turn left on B1149 and travel north-‐west, going through one roundabout for 7.7 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Norwich Road/A148 and travel 0.2 miles. Turn right onto High Street and go 0.1 miles. Turn left and destination will be on the left, Market Place, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6BE. Total miles travelled: 112.2 miles About the Group This route was put together by the Norfolk Advanced Motorcyclists group (NAM), who were formed in 1984 with aims of raising the standards of riding amongst motorcyclists, promoting road safety and enjoying progressive riding. They offer opportunities to develop riding skills and encourage and support their members to become Advanced Riders. They also encourage their members to continue improving beyond the standard test. The social aspect of the group is also important with members taking part in track-‐training days, off-‐roading, touring and race schools. They also have regular ride-‐outs, weekends away and occasional trips abroad. People are more than welcome to come and meet them. For more details, see the website www.n-‐a-‐m.co.uk Place to Visit Go Ape Thetford High Lodge Forest Centre Santon Downham Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AF For information on booking, telephone number: 0843 249 7483 or see the website http://goape.co.uk for more details Opening times: February to November This is the original Go Ape course and is set in Thetford Forest, Britain’s largest lowland pine forest. There is the Tree Top Adventure which features the new Tarzan Swing, back-‐ to-‐back crossings and an Alpine zip that goes from tree to tree. Children can also get the chance to experience Go Ape on a course that has been designed for them. Also here is the Forest Segway Experience where you can go off the beaten track and explore the forest on two wheels.
Tour of Ulster Starting from Larne Harbour Ltd, 9 Olderfleet Road, Larne, BT40 1AS, Northern Ireland Head south-‐east on Olderfleet Road towards Lodge Road and go 0.1 miles. At the roundabout, take the fourth exit onto The Harbour Highway/A8, travel for 0.9 miles and go through one roundabout. Turn right towards Circular Road Roundabout and travel for 0.1 miles. At the Circular Road Roundabout, take the fourth exit onto Circular Road/A2. Continue to follow A2 for 40.8 miles. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto Leyland Road, travel for 0.7 miles. Turn right onto Whitepark Road and travel for 10.1 miles. Turn right onto Causeway Road and follow Causeway Road for 8.9 miles. Travelled so far 62.5 miles Turn right onto Whitepark Road/A2 and continue to follow A2 for 13.1 miles. To stay on A2, turn right at Coleraine Road/A29, travel for 43ft, then take a left turn onto A2. Continue to follow A2 for 7.4 miles. Continue onto Union Street for 0.3 miles. Turn right onto Railway Road to 0.2 miles, then turn left onto Lodge Road for 0.6 miles. At Lodge Road Roundabout, take the fourth exit onto Ring Road/A29. Continue to follow A29, going through two roundabouts for 2.2 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Dunhill Road/A37. Continue to follow A37 for 11.3 miles. At Killarie Roundabout, take the first exit onto Ballykelly Road/A2. Continue to follow A2 for 16.6 miles, going through seven roundabouts. At Waterside Roundabout, take the first exit onto A2, travel for 0.5 miles, going through one roundabout. Travelled so far 114.7 miles Continue onto Victoria Road/A5 for 12.4 miles, then continue onto Derry Road/A5 for 1.1 miles.
At the roundabout, take the third exit onto Lifford Road/A38 for 0.5 miles. Entering Ireland Continue on N15 for 0.1 miles, then take the first exit at the roundabout to continue on N15 for 29.5 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto R267 and continue to follow R267 for 3.4 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto N15. Continue on N15 for 11.5 miles, going through one roundabout. Take the N3 ramp to Dublin/A46/Enniskillen and continue for 0.4 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto N3 and travel for 3.6 miles. Entering United Kingdom Continue onto Lough Shore Road/A46 and travel for 23.5 miles. Travelled so far 200.7 miles Continue onto Ann Street/A4, then turn right onto Castle Street/A4, then turn left onto A4. Continue to follow A4 for 43.3 miles, going through two roundabouts. Continue onto M1 (signs for Belfast) and travel for 31.1 miles. At junction six, take the A49 exit to Lisburn/Saintfield/City Centre and at the roundabout take the fourth exit onto Saintfield Road/A49. Travel for 2 miles, then turn left onto Saintfield Road and continue on Saintfield Road for 4.5 miles, then continue onto Lisburn Road for 2.3 miles. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto New Main Street/A21 and travel for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Crossgar Road/A7 and continue to follow A7 for 10.1 miles, going through one roundabout. Travelled so far 292.2 miles At the roundabout, take the first exit onto New Bridge Street/A22, and travel for 0.1 miles. Turn right onto Strangford Road/A25 and continue to follow A25 for 8 miles. Turn right onto Shore Road/A2 and follow A2 for 0.1 miles. Take the Strangford to Portaferry ferry, 0.8 miles. Continue straight onto the Strand, then take the first left to Castle Street, then left onto The Square and then continue onto Church Street/A20.
Follow A20 for 11.1 miles, then at the roundabout take the first exit onto Newtownards Road/A20, continue to follow A20, going through one roundbout for 6.9 miles. Turn right onto Georges Street/A21, and continue to follow A21 for 3.9 miles, going through three roundabouts. Travelled so far 325.6 miles At Newtownards Road Roundabout, take the first exit onto W Circular Road/A2. Continue to follow A2 for 12.5 miles. Continue to follow A2 following Great Patrick Street and York Street for 0.2 miles. Turn right to merge onto M2 towards Seaport for 2.5 miles. Keep right to continue on M5, follow signs for Whiteabbey/Carrickfergus for 1.6 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto A2, travel for 5.2 miles, going through one roundabout. Turn left at Davys Street and continue onto Ellis Street and Woodburn Road for 1.3 miles. Turn right onto B90 and travel for 0.3 miles. Take the second left onto New Line/B58 for 3.2 miles. Turn right onto Watch Hill/B99 and travel for 5 miles and continue onto Ballyrickard Road for 0.3 miles. Turn right onto Belfast Road/A8, follow A8 for 3.5 miles, going through three roundabouts. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Olderfleet Road, and travel for 0.2 miles. Larne Harbour Ltd, 9 Olderfleet Road, Larne, BT40 1AS, Northern Ireland will be on the left. Total travelled 358.9 miles About the Group This route was produced by Ivan Taggart from the Triumph Owners’ Motorcycle Club (TOMCC), which is organised on a National scale and on a local level through the branches which are throughout the country. There are many organised Branch events which work alongside the National organised events. The club was founded in 1949 by a group of enthusiasts around South London and this was soon a major National One-‐Make Club which caters for all owners of Triumph Motorcycles; all are welcome. There is a monthly club magazine, which is called ‘Nacelle’ and this contains useful hints and tips for the members.
To find out more about membership and more about the club, click on www.tomcc.org where you will find a wealth of information. Place to Visit Titanic Belfast Queens Island Belfast BT3 9EP Tel: 02890 766386 www.titanicbelfast.com Titanic Belfast is the world’s largest Titanic visitor attraction; it takes the visitor through the boom of shipbuilding in Belfast, the building of the Titanic, the launch to the sinking and the aftermath of it. Myths and legends surrounding the Titanic are also explored. Visitors can also experience the inside of the Titanic from the luxurious first-‐class cabins to the bareness of the third-‐class cabins. Artefacts can also be seen, including a letter sent by Dr Simpson who died when it sunk, a last luncheon menu and White Star china. With high definition footage of the wreck, which was taken by Dr Robert Ballard in 1985, who along with Jean-‐Louis Michel, discovered the Titanic’s last resting place, visitors can explore the details of the discovery in the ‘Titanic Beneath’ exhibition. There are plenty of other sights to see in the Titanic Quarter from walking tours to boat tours, the Titanic Dock and Pump-‐House and the Belfast Sea Safari.
The Sausage Run Starting at: Henshaws Manchester, Atherton House, 88-‐92 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Mancheste, M16 0GS Head southwest on Birch Avenue towards Talbot Road/A5014 and turn left onto Talbot Street and go 0.2 miles. Turn left onto White City Way/A5063, go 0.2 miles, then stay left to stay on A5063, go 112ft, then slight right to stay on White City Way/A5063. Continue to follow A5063 for 1.1 miles. At the roundabout, take the fifth exit onto Albion Way/A5063 and go 0.6 miles. Turn right onto Broad Street/A6 and go 0.3 miles. Turn right onto Frederick Road/B6186 and continue to follow B6186 for 0.8 miles. Turn left onto Grecian Street and go 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Great Cheetham Street West/A576 and go 0.4 miles. Turn left onto Bury New Road/A56 and continue to follow A56, going through one roundabout for 12.4 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto the A56 ramp to Burnley/Blackburn/A677/A59/Clitheroe/Rawenstall/Haslingden/Accrington and travel for 0.3 miles. Merge onto A56 and travel for 8.9 miles, going through one roundabout. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto A6068 and travel 1.6 miles. Turn left onto Whalley Road/A671, continue to follow A671 for 2.9 miles, then turn right onto Accrington Road/A671 and continue to follow A671 for 1.5 miles. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto A59, travel for 19.5 miles, going through four roundabouts. At the roundabout, take the second exit on to A65, travel for 2.7 miles, going through one roundabout. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto A59, travel for 22.7 miles, going through four roundabouts.
Destination will be on the left. Henshaws Art Centre, 50 Bond Street, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 9AL. About the organisers Every day 100 people in the UK start to lose their sight. Just think about all the tasks you do every day without even thinking about it, like getting dressed, making meals, watching television or going to work. Now imagine doing those things with little or no sight. Living with sight loss can feel so drastic that people often tell us that they feel that they have lost who they are. They may not be able to do their job, carry on driving or enjoy their hobbies. They don’t feel physically safe playing sport, keeping fit or sometimes even leaving the house. Henshaws helps people to understand that with the right adjustments and support, they can carry on with their life. Henshaws works across the north of England providing support to people with visual impairments and other disabilities. For more information visit www.henshaws.org.uk or call 0161 872 1234. Place to Visit Manchester Museum The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Tel: 0161 275 2648 www.manchester.ac.uk/museum email: [email protected] Open daily: 10am-‐5pm 24-‐26 Dec, 1 Jan: closed Manchester Museum is the UK’s largest university museum and all of its collections are designated by the government as being of national and international importance. The Museum uses its international collection of human and natural history for enjoyment and inspiration. Working with people from all backgrounds, the Museum provokes debate and reflection about the past, present and future of the earth and its inhabitants. Manchester Museum is home to one of the largest and most important collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the UK and The Vivarium houses a wide variety of live animals from reptiles to amphibians. One of the star attractions in the Museum is Stan the T-‐rex, displayed in the Fossils gallery alongside rare examples of fossils dating back to the Ice Age.
Lake District Circular Circular route along the coast via Kendall, Newby Bridge, Gizebeck, Whitehaven, Papcastle and Keswick. Starting from Eden, CA11 0NN Depart from CA11 0NN Eden, A592 to Kirkstone Pass. After about 12.5 miles bear left then turn left on to A591. Choose whether to turn into Kendal for a stop or to continue on by joining the A591. Leave Kendall via A6 and join (or if did not stop then continue) on A591 south. After 2 miles take third exit of the roundabout onto A590. Follow to Newby Bridge. About 5 miles after leaving Newby Bridge turn right onto A5092. After 6 miles arrive at Grizebeck. Follow A5092 out of Grizebeck and join the A595. After 7 miles turn onto A5094 to enter Whitehaven, or continue on A595 north to end of road and take third exit off the roundabout onto A66 to Papcastle. Leave Papcastle onto A66 (or if did not stop then continue) and follow to Keswick. Stop at Keswick or continue on A66 for about 7 miles. Turn right onto A5091, and after 5 miles onto A592 for 3 miles to destination at CA11 0NN. Total miles – 132 About the group This route was produced by Ivan Taggart from the Triumph Owners’ Motorcycle Club (TOMCC), which is organised on a National scale and on a local level through the branches which are throughout the country. There are many organised Branch events which work alongside the National organised events. The club was founded in 1949 by a group of enthusiasts around South London and this was soon a major National One-‐Make Club which caters for all owners of Triumph Motorcycles; all are welcome. There is a monthly club magazine, which is called ‘Nacelle’ and this contains useful hints and tips for the members. To find out more about membership and more about the club, click on www.tomcc.org where you will find a wealth of information.
Place to Visit As this route is in and around the Lake District, there are so many things to do and places to visit to narrow it down to single out just the one. A good website to visit, which will help plan a visit, is www.lakedistrict.gov.uk. This has places to visit, accommodation and things to do. The Lakeland Motor Museum (Old Blue Mill, Backbarrow, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8TA, www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk), is one such place to visit. It has a collection of some 30,000 exhibits; it is open daily and is an all-‐weather attraction. Another place to visit would be the Laurel and Hardy Museum (Brogen Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7AH, www.laurel-‐and-‐hardy.co.uk). Stan Laurel was actually born in Ulverston and this museum is the result of one man’s collection. Finally, no visit to the Lake District would be complete without visiting Lake Windermere, probably the most famous attraction the Lake District has; it is very popular for holidays. The visitor centre at Brockhole has events, attractions, children’s play area and a Treetop Trek. Click on www.brockhole.co.uk for more information.
