Circumference ride around Britain

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Circumference ride around Britain

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I'm thinking of riding the circumference of Britain. I like coastal rides and the sea air and it would get me to visit some places I'd never otherwise visit. I reckon I can do it at an easy pace in 11 days.

The journey;
DAY ONE
Fleetwood
Southport
Blackpool
Liverpool
Birkenhead
West Kirby
Connahs Quay
Prestatyn
Colwyn Promenade
Llandudno
Great Orme
Conwy Night on mates yacht

DAY TWO
Benllech
Amwlch
Holyhead
Aberffraw
Bangor
Aberdaron
Barmouth
Aberystwyth
Fishguard
St Davids
Tenby Night at Campsite

DAY THREE
Swansea
Bristol
Bridgewater
Ilfracomb
Braunton
Bude
St Ives Night at Campsite

DAY FOUR
Lands End
Helston
Falmouth
St Mawes
Looe
Plymouth
Sidmouth
Weymouth
Southampton S
Portsmouth Night in B&B

DAY FIVE
Hastings
Folkstone
Dover
Margate Night at B&B

DAY SIX
Dartford
Southend
Chelmsford
Colchester
Felixtowe Ferry P
Lowesoft
Great Yarmouth S P
Kings Lynn
Grimsby
Bridlington
Flamborough Head Night at Campsite

DAY SEVEN
Scarborough
Whitby
Middlesborough
Newcastle
Berwick
Dunbar Night at B&B

DAY EIGHT
Forth Bridge
Dundee
Aberdeen
Fraserburgh
Inverness
John O Groats Night at Campsite

DAY NINE
Shetland
Durness
Kirlochberg
Ullapool ferry
Stornoway (Lewis)
Harris ferry
Ug (Skye)
Mallag ferry
Tarbert
Aran Night at B&B

DAY TEN
Stranraer ferry
Larne (Northern Ireland)
Londonderry (Northern Ireland)
Belfast Ferry (Northern Ireland)
Douglas Isle of Man
Peel N Isle of Man Night at B&B

DAY ELLEVEN
Douglas Isle of Man Ferry
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sounds awesome,what are you estimating the cost of the trip to be mate
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A sorely bottom testing adventure - How many miles / tankfuls do you reckon?

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Circumference ride around Britain

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Sound like a pain in the butt to me lol
£2000 for fuel if you do it on the storm :)
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Hey Image,just a thought..Day one..Fleetwood..Southport..Blackpool..Liverpool ,...you sure you know thats the best route.....Day one and going the wrong way already... :D ......O K...it's a typo sorry couldn't resist it lol
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Fuel approx £175. THEN £11D0 FOR CAMPSITES. AND B&B. SOZ FOR TYPE, MY BIG FAT FINGERD ON BLACKBERRY LOL
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brilliant !, just tell your missus your popping out to get a pint of milk and some fags on day one, should be no problem.

on the yarmouth to kings lynn leg , if time allows pop up to cromer and do the north norfolk rd to hunstanton, its very pretty. if its a sunday (i think) there may well be about 200 bikers at hunstanton.
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I'llo take you upo on that Wicky :D
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Also ferry prices, N Ireland, Isle of Man etc.
Hoping to cut down on the price of b&b by seeoing if a few mates around the country will put me up.
If accounted as a holiday it's quite cheap :D
One of those things I've always wanted to do! Will be some awesome nights out in towns I've never been out in before :D
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Go for it.
I'll ride with round east Anglian route with of you want company?
And def take the Sherringham to Hunstanton as lumpyv suggested. Great road
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Sherringham to Hunstanton. Noted :D
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Hi day nine will be great if the sun is out ,great scenery ,but some sh1t rds ,great beaches ,plenty of pubs . :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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I'll add that from caister to kings Lynn is a belting ride. North Norfolk is beautiful. Yarmouth is a total dump beyond compare.

Sounds like an awesome trip pal. Good luck with it :thumbup:
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I would love to do that, me and the Mrs were considering doing this on the FJR a couple of years ago, we did lejog for a taster, brilliant.
I think your allowance for fuel is a bit light, at current fuel costs and your steed does 50mpg that'll get you about 1400 miles,that'll be just over half way.
Good luck, very envious.
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Yeah admoittedly I^ive only calculated inm my head so far and need to. Do a proper audit.
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