Manchester/Lancs/Yorks Ride

Hope that didn't confuse anyone ! .... multi region post !! As the weather is dictating much of our activities at the moment, we may have a window of opportunity on Sunday 18th, so here is the plan folks.

Meet up at Bolton Abbey, this is off the A59. Ride North on the B6160 up to Leyburn then back South A6180 towards Rippon, heading back via the scenic route and Pateley Bridge.

It would be great if folk can meet and join on the route, especially those who dont get to meet other members often,

This is all of course subject to the weather !! Plan is to head North, Join Chris en route and head towards Bolton Abbey for say 11:30 ish. There appears to be some tea rooms nearby at Snid wood as a meet up place ?

Let us know if you are up for it and we can agree times with folk, fingers crossed

[ChrisC2925]

Hi Mike, the Abbey Tea Rooms is just off the A59 on the road to Bolton Abbey & there is a decent car park so it might be the easiest point to congregate. It's about 2 hours from here if you and anyone else want to head this way for a quick bite before heading east

[damien666]

Sounds like a good run out. Unfortunately i’ve made plans. Bikes often gather at the sun inn, if you end up on the pately bridge to otley road. ( just be careful on gravel in car park).
I’ll do a sun dance for you.
Ride safe.

Originally Posted by ChrisC2925

Hi Mike, the Abbey Tea Rooms is just off the A59 on the road to Bolton Abbey & there is a decent car park so it might be the easiest point to congregate. It's about 2 hours from here if you and anyone else want to head this way for a quick bite before heading east

...........sounds like a plan Chris, think 11:30 meet is realistic depending on the route from your place?

Tea for two please, thats myself and Mark !! get to you 8:45??? PKO

Fingers crossed the weather improves, monsoon again at Manchester airport,

Cheers Damien, there have been some road closures up in the Leyburn area I believe due to...well basically bridges being washed away ! How is it looking at the moment?

[ChrisC2925]

Originally Posted by Moco1961

...........sounds like a plan Chris, think 11:30 meet is realistic depending on the route from your place?

Tea for two please, thats myself and Mark !! get to you 8:45??? PKO

Fingers crossed the weather improves, monsoon again at Manchester airport,

And bacon barms??

[damien666]

Originally Posted by Moco1961

Cheers Damien, there have been some road closures up in the Leyburn area I believe due to...well basically bridges being washed away ! How is it looking at the moment?

I’ve only ventured as far as Pateley Bridge from this end, since the bad weather drama in north yorks. I was giving the Leyburn, Masham areas a bit of time to recover. ( gravel washed across roads etc).

If you’ve not tried it already and it’s a warm day, Brymor ice cream makes a good pit stop.

https://brymordairy.co.uk/

[bigredduke]

Hoping to tag along - weather dependent of course! These old bones don't like cold & wet (unless it's a gin & tonic of course).

[Rrawlings]

I went through the dales yesterday and nothing really bad going on just watch out for mud on the roads from farm traffic around leyburn to masham. The run from leyburn to Hawes is clean and good as is Hawes to Horton in ribblesdale and down to a65 through settle.

Originally Posted by ChrisC2925

And bacon barms??

I could be tempted !!

[ChrisC2925]

Originally Posted by Moco1961

I could be tempted !!

Let's hope the weather stays good then!!

Originally Posted by bigredduke

Hoping to tag along - weather dependent of course! These old bones don't like cold & wet (unless it's a gin & tonic of course).

.....hmm gin and tonic, you have sown a seed there Paul!, let's hope the temperatures go up a bit for you, headline ......it's actually stopped raining here, shhhhhh

Originally Posted by ChrisC2925

Hi Mike, the Abbey Tea Rooms is just off the A59 on the road to Bolton Abbey & there is a decent car park so it might be the easiest point to congregate.

........ok so Abbey tea rooms it is then, hope others can make it too, aiming for 11:30, should be 2 hours for us so will be gagging for a brew by then

[bigredduke]

Originally Posted by Moco1961

........ok so Abbey tea rooms it is then, hope others can make it too, aiming for 11:30, should be 2 hours for us so will be gagging for a brew by then

Proper Yorkshire brew an'all!

I always drink Yorkshire tea actually,maybe we could visit the plantation.....