Cycling to Land’s End & Beyond: Cheltenham to Netley Abbey

My latest bicycle touring update: cycling to Land’s End and beyond, on Wednesday, the 30th July 2014. Cheltenham to Netley Abbey. 111 miles. Bit of a disturbed night’s sleep last night. With car alarms going off, phones ringing, babies crying, and people coming in late, making a lot of noise. I’m surprised I’ve got as far as I have!

My original plan was to stop in Devizes, but I decided it was a bit too early! Next, I thought I’d stop at Salisbury. But because I didn’t go past the campsite, I just kept going (very rarely do I deviate from my route to find accommodation, only at a push do I!) Next on my list was one I saw on the map at a place called Ower just before Southampton. This one I did divert for only half a mile, though, as I knew that if I didn’t stop here, I’d have to go through Southampton before I would find anything else!

When I got to the campsite, it said members only, but you could join here! Balls to that, I thought. I’m not paying out to be in some sort of organisation just so I can camp for one night! By now, I’d resigned myself that I would possibly have to cycle home. Or at least to Portsmouth, another 20 miles away, where I knew there was a campsite. Luckily, not too far out of Southampton, I came across the site that I’m at now.

I decided that I’d call by Stonehenge on the way back, that was a mistake; you can’t get anywhere near it these days unless you pay £15! £15 just to see a few stones. They’ve even taken away the road that runs past it, so you can’t see them! I did, however, go up a dirt track and got a glimpse of them from there!

Tour Information

It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:

• Photos: See my photos on Flickr
• The route: Land’s End and beyond
• Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
• Tour page: Ride overview

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