Lands End To John O'Groats By Bicycle
August 2003
By Jason Duffy
| The Route |
| Diary |
| Daily Info |
| Main |
| Pictures |
| Accommodation |
| Day1 | |
| Whitesands Lodge | Cheap |
| Lands End | 2 miles From Lands End |
| Sennen | Shared Room |
| Penzance | cost £ 12 |
| Cornwall | Nice Restaurant adjacent |
| 01736 871776 | |
| Day 2 | |
| Penville | Town Centre Location |
| 2 St Nicholas Street | Lovely Room |
| Bodmin | Friendly Hosts |
| PL31 1AD | Cost £ 30 |
| 07812 409975 | |
| Day3 | |
| Heathergate Farm | Very Remote On the edge Of Dartmoor |
| Lydford | No Cashpoint nearby |
| Okehampton | Only 2 Pubs within walking distance |
| Devon | Cost £ 25 |
| EX20 4BP | |
| Day 4 | |
| The Admirals Rest | On the Edge Of Town Centre |
| 5 Taunton Road | Very Cycle Friendly |
| Bridgwater | Comfortable |
| Somerset | Cost £22 |
| TA6 3LW | |
| Day5 | |
| The Downfield Hotel | Good Sized Room |
| 134 Cainscross Road | Good Facilities |
| Stroud | Nice restaurant In house |
| Gloucestershire | Friendly |
| GL5 4HN | Cost £40 |
| 01453 764496 | |
| Day 6 - Home | Nice and Cheap - Landlady Amorous ! |
| Day 7 | |
| Youlgreave Youth Hostel | Quaint Old Building |
| Fountain Square | Comfortable and Clean |
| Youlgreave | Good Local Amenities |
| Bakewell | Cost £ 8 |
| Derbyshire | |
| DE45 1UR | |
| 01629636518 | |
| Day 8 | |
| Haworth Youth Hostel | Stunning Old Mansion |
| Longlands Drive | Close To Bronte Museum |
| Lees Lane | Good Facilities |
| Haworth | Cost £ 8 |
| West Yorkshire | |
| BD22 8RT | |
| Day 9 | |
| Grinton Lodge Youth Hostel | Very Remote |
| Grinton | Good Facilities |
| Richmond | Nearest Village 2 miles Over hills |
| North Yorkshire | Has its own bar |
| DL11 6HS | cost £8 |
| 01748 884206 | |
| Day 10 | |
| Accomb Youth Hostel | Very Basic |
| Accomb | Essentially just a Bunk Bed |
| Hexham | 3 Pubs in close Proximity |
| Northumberland | |
| NE46 4PL | |
| Day 11 | |
| Hopehill Guest House | Beautiful Old Building |
| Off Mayfield Drive | Very Welcoming |
| Hawick | 5 mins From Town Centre |
| Scottish Borders | Nice Breakfast |
| TD9 7EH | Cost £23 |
| 01450 375042 | |
| Day 12 | |
| Guest House in Milnathort - Address Unknown | Very difficult to get any B&B's as they tend to fill up very quickly - would recommend booking early |
| Day 13 | |
| The Backpackers Hotel | Simple but Clean |
| 134 Atholl Road | Good shower Facilities |
| Pitlochry | Cheap |
| Scotland | Friendly People |
| PH16 5AB | Cost £9 |
| Day 14 | |
| Glennan Lodge | Very Remote |
| Tomatin | Difficult to Find |
| Highlands | Not a lot to do nearby - Pub 2miles |
| IV13 7YT | Cost £28 |
| 01808 511217 | |
| Day 15 | |
| Bed & Breakfast | The use of the whole house |
| 163 High Street | Great breakfast |
| Invergordon | Nice owner - friendly |
| Scotland | cost £17 |
| Day 16 & 17 | |
| Quayside Bed & Breakfast | very small rooms |
| 25 Harbour Quay | Nice house in the harbour |
| Wick | only 20 miles from John O'Groats |
| Caithness | friendly landlady |
| KW1 5EP | cost £20 |