Take a look at my latest cycling England video, Felpham to Aldwick, published on my YouTube channel (Travelsonabike2) today. It’s the video version of the post I wrote on the 30th of March 2026 while attempting to go on my latest bicycle tour. Well, despite what I said a couple of weeks ago about not going away anywhere. I thought I’d give it a go. It didn’t go too well; in fact, things started to go wrong before I’d even turned a wheel.
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Felpham to Aldwick Bicycle Tour Video
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My on this day bicycle touring post comes from England on the 13th of March 2016. This was just a weekend ride, but still enjoyable. Especially seeing the faces of the Lycra brigade.
Sunday 13th March 2016. Southborough to Bognor Regis. 67 miles.
After rescuing Passepartout from the rubbish heap this morning, I left the hotel, not knowing which way to go home. But after a bit of dithering around, I’d made a decision.
After cycling through Crowborough yesterday, I mentioned that it was the second-highest point in Sussex, and that Ditchling Beacon was the highest. So I decided that I would attempt to cycle home via Ditchling Beacon. Just to see how bad it is, or maybe it isn’t. I know the London to Brighton charity cycle ride goes over it. And everybody says how bad it is. Well, now it’s time for me to find out. Although granted, most riders on the London to Brighton ride are non-cyclists. And it is towards the end of their sixty-mile ride.
Poor Passepartout. What a place to have to spend the night
Ditchling Beacon was busy. The Lycra brigade love it! As I rode up, a steady stream of lycra-clad idiots kept coming past me. And fair due to them, most said good luck. I was determined not to stop; I don’t think I would have got going again if I had. Thankfully, I made it to the top without stopping, although I came close several times. But every time I thought of stopping, one of the boys on their lightweight racers would go past me. I wasn’t going to give them the satisfaction of seeing me having to rest. They weren’t going to beat me. They might be quicker than me, but I can ride just as far as any of them with twenty times as much weight.
King Of The Mountains
I really didn’t find Ditchling Beacon too bad at all. Yes, it’s a bit steep and goes on for a while, but it’s not that bad. I’ve had worse hills I’ve had to cycle up. However, I can see that it would be a struggle if you’re not a cyclist or don’t cycle much.
Once at the top, the Lycra brigade were resting, puffing and panting, congratulating each other on such an epic ride! As they ate their high-energy bars and drank their sports drinks. Me, I just carried on cycling. I could feel them all looking at me, giving me daggers as if to say, what, aren’t you stopping? Personally, I don’t see the point in stopping. Unless you want to look at the view, you can rest on the way down.
A word of warning to anybody attempting the London to Brighton ride: don’t be fooled into thinking it’s downhill to Brighton after Ditchling Beacon. It isn’t! You only go downhill for a short distance before there’s another hill. Nothing on the scale of Ditchling Beacon, but it’s still a hill. But once that’s out of the way, it’s then downhill all the way to Brighton seafront.
If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always support me by buying me a beer. Or subscribe to my blog and follow me as I travel around on my bike. As a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. And, of course, you can always follow me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.
If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page.
Brighstone To Bognor Regis, England | Bicycle Tour Video
Take a look at my latest cycling England video, Brighstone to Bognor Regis, posted on my YouTube channel today. It’s the video version of the post I wrote on the 2nd of November 2025 while on tour. After surviving another windy night, I’ve decided to leave Grange Farm and possibly head home. I’m undecided. Which is highly unusual for me!?!
I really need to look at what I’m filming. I went to say goodbye to the farm animals, but they were hiding in their hut, so you can only just about see one of the goats. Once I’m out of the campsite, there’s a nice tailwind, which will help me up the 12% climb up Shorwell Shute. It doesn’t get any easier, no matter how many times I’ve done it.
There’s a campsite in the New Forest that I want to try, and I start to wonder whether to go there today instead of going home. But I seem to talk myself out of it even as I talk about it! I wasn’t in any rush for the ferry until I realised that if I didn’t get this one, I’d have to wait an hour and a half for the next one. Once back in Portsmouth, it’s a nice, sunny ride along the seafront, and the cycle path that runs beside Langstone Harbour is busy with dog walkers. Out of Portsmouth, it’s not long before I arrive in Chichester, where it’s a short ride home.
You can watch the video below or on my YouTube channel. But to be honest, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch it! You can also subscribe to my YouTube channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when I release a new video.
Brighstone to Bognor Regis Bicycle Tour Video
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Brighstone, Isle of Wight Camping | a Day in Camp | Bicycle Tour Video
Take a look at my latest bicycle tour video, Brighstone camping, posted on my YouTube channel today. It’s the video version of the post I wrote on the 1st of November 2025 while on tour. Well, I managed to survive last night’s storm, camped on the cliffs at Grange Farm, just. I was up at 2 am securing the tent. It was so windy that I packed all my gear away, thinking that I might have to abandon the tent and leave.
But now the wind has changed direction, I need to turn the tent, which in the wind that’s still blowing might not be that easy. With the tent facing a different direction, it’s a lot less draughty, and I can unpack my gear. And decide to head into Brightstone for some supplies. That didn’t work out too well either when I got caught in the rain on the way back to camp.
You can watch the video below or on my YouTube channel. But to be honest, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch it! You can also subscribe to my YouTube channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when I release a new video.
A Day Camping in Brighstone Video
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