Trip out

[Marcg868]

Looking for some suggestions on places to visit on the bike. Preferably Lancashire area and somewhere to get a brew and butty at the destination. No motorways please. Just need a destination. Rivi barn is out and Southport as I visit them too often .

Any suggestions?
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[Dave70]

Can't make any real suggestions myself as I'm still looking for some decent places too, with being new to the area.

But, I just wanted to ask, what's the deal/attraction with Southport? I've ridden over there a fair few times since moving back to the UK and I just don't get it. It seems that a load of blokes just park up at the carousel and eat a bag of not so nice chips.

I've been to rivi and snake pass a couple of times, which are at least quite nice areas.

Am I missing something?
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

The tide goes out for ten miles. What's not to like??
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[Northern Monkey]

You're only an hour and a bit south of the Lake District.
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[GeorgeB.]

I stopped going to Southport after I paid 30p for the shittest brew ever, and 20p to take a dump. Plus its full of little vespas who get snarky if you park next to their scooter.
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[chickenstrip]

Get out a map, and look at some roads you haven't used before. Take it from there. Turn down any interesting looking side roads you come across, see where they go. Sometimes, the best rides happen this way. (Sometimes the worst ones too, but that's the adventure ).

Destinations are about what interests you. So what interests you? Sometimes I'll plan in cafes that I know about, sometimes I just look for something as I go (MaccyD's as an absolute last resort! )

As stinkwheel has recently pointed out to me, and I found out for myself recently, Yorkshire Dales are better for roads, Lake District for scenery or something slower and a little more challenging - can be very jammed at this time of year though.

[Frog]

If you like slow stuff, carnforth north round the coast to milnethorpe was quite enjoyable for me, although I was on a 125.

Faster stuff would be from carnforth to devils bridge (that's quite a nice road), or head pretty much straight north from Bolton. The big hilly bit above the a65 is hawks.... Very well regarded, although I've still to get up there

I was up the lakes today, and spent most of my time doing 20, but I was in Ambleside / consiston, so it wasn't a massive surprise.

A6 (?) from the Penrith m6 roundabout to Kendal is quite nice as well.

HTH
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[Marcg868]

Dunno really just looking for some nice scenary and places to take photos also. And then stop for a brew and ride back really.
No motorways as i tend to go into autopilot and speed to find some excitment.
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[Snorty]

Get yourself up to North Yorkshire!

Stop by at the Manor Cafe in Leyburn.

Nice scenery? Hawes, which is just out of Leyburn. You could go up through Settle.
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