Tandem Trip 3

 Day Two we cycled along the Leeds Liverpool Canal to Gargrave in the Pennines; it is a beautiful creation and I am always glad to see it. We then left the canal and headed to Clitheroe for our next hotel.

Tandem Trip 2

 It then got pretty hot as we cycled along the river Aire to Leeds, and then the Leeds Liverpool canal as far as Saltaire. A great start to the trip. We even had ice cream from a van on the canal - a rare occurence for me.

Tandem Tour 1

 Danielle and I set off on a warm and sunny Saturday for our first tandem tour together. Emilie and Alfie were looking after house and dog, so were all set. We rode to Garforth on back roads and tracks before following an old railway line to St Aidans. This was Europe's biggest slagheap, but is now a beautiful RSPB reserve which serves teas and cake as well.

The view across St Aidans RSPB reserve

Stroll 65 Wakefield to Barnsley pt3

 

My route into Barnsley took me past Oakwell, the football ground. Hard to believe Barnsley were in the Premier League in 1997.

Stroll 65 Wakefield to Barnsley pt2

Once upon a time this was an industrial railway line. Now it is a perfect way to walk.

 

Stroll 65 Wakefield to Barnsley pt1

 This was a walk that connected two bits of the network of routes I have been developing during the two years of The Stroll. A route that visited old pits, now turned into country parks, old railway lines that I walked on, and the semi-derelict Barnsley Canal that formed the majority of my route. I also passed through the Waterton Wall where Charles Waterton founded the first nature reserve in 1826. Wikipedia it if you are interested.

The Waterton Wall

In The City

The view from our hotel in Finsbury Square.