ideas for an easy solo ride...

[fourten]

...so i'm thinking 'I need to get away' lately down to a few personal reasons and the crappy weather (although not sure if i can get away from that if i'm not going too far...)... and always wanted to just p*ss off somewhere preferably abroad maybe for a couple or few days by my lonesome with the bike.

Anyone have any good suggestions for where I should go?

I was thinking Paris, but then wanted something a bit more rural.. somewhere like Bologne- or is that too 'easy'?

All ideas welcome and appreciated. Thanks
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[Tristan.]

How much riding out of London have you done? There are plenty of great routes in the UK, though as you say weather is a factor. If I was you I'd be tempted to go up through lincolnshire, cross the penines (maybe spend a couple days there) and then go down through Wales. See what the long range forcasts are saying. We've had a good week or two of lovely weather down in the SW, and I've heard its been similar in the midlands.

[Him]

Suggestions? - book ferry ticket, check bike, pack passport and credit card, print out list of cheap hotels (here is as good as any https://www.hotel-bb.com/ )

go

Job done, you dont really need any more planning than that, especially if you are going on your own.

HTH and have a good time

[daemonoid]

I went to savigny-les-beaune earlier this year (by car though - needed the boot for the crates of wine!).

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=savigny-les-beaune&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Drove the wonderful french motorways all the way there (they're almost worth the toll) - got there by 6pm after setting off from buckinghamshire. Took the back roads on the way back, also cool and picturesque. The village itself is very rural, a good campsite (signposted) and good restaurants, hotels and wineries.

It's near dijon too which is worth a look. As is Reims on the way back
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[theopj]

I don't think riding around Paris will be much of a holiday, and expect the weather will be the same as here?

I did trip myself a few weeks ago - but I stayed in the UK as I'm in the West Midlands - plus it was the weekend of the Tunnel fire so getting out of the country was going to be more of a pain.

Decided to go down through Wales, across the Severn bridge, Down the M5 a bit then round the Atlantic Highway, all the way around and down the coast from Bridgwater (Via Exmour) to Newquay. Next day from Newquay to a few inland places and lots of coastal places and Lands end. Headed back north for a bit via Bodmin then crossed dartmoor and stayed in Torquay. Then from Torquay went up to exeter and headed through the countryside till I got till Cheddar Gorge which I rode up and down a few times. After that I decided to jump back on the M5 that took me most of the way home. I didn't really plan the route although I did use the Sat Nav for parts of it which helped, and just stopped in B&B's that had vacancies.

Was a really enjoyable few days - only bad bit was Lands end that seemed to have it own weather system. There was a massive rideout going on that sunday as well - looked it up when I got back in there was 1200 bikes - I was going the other way on the road - it was pretty mental!
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