What to do North of Sheffield
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Due to a sequence of events too mundane to merit column inches here, the week after Easter will see my wife, kids and mother in law on holiday in the Med and me in Blighty. Of course having just got the Chimaera back on the road after a winter of hard graft I will take a few days off work and drive it, finishing up at the national opener.
So where to go?
First thought was the NC500 but I don't have enough time to do it justice so most likely I'll be restricted to East Midlands, Peaks, maybe S Yorks and Lincs.
I'm not really familiar with the area besides a bit around Melton and Oakham (used to fling a 3.5T van around there in uni holidays delivering water). Any tips on good roads, places to drop in (Oakham Ales is on the list), decent camp sites or B&Bs...
So where to go?
First thought was the NC500 but I don't have enough time to do it justice so most likely I'll be restricted to East Midlands, Peaks, maybe S Yorks and Lincs.
I'm not really familiar with the area besides a bit around Melton and Oakham (used to fling a 3.5T van around there in uni holidays delivering water). Any tips on good roads, places to drop in (Oakham Ales is on the list), decent camp sites or B&Bs...
Posted this in the TVR forum but quite slow so I'll duplicate here.
Basically I've got 3-4 days Wednesday evening to Sunday AM with the car and no one to tell me what I can/can't do. I'm game for around 700-800 miles round trip from London and back, looking for road trip suggestions, places to stop in at, good scenery, photo spots, camp sites etc. Any inspiration at all is helpful because a southerner I'm not familiar with much north of Nottingham.
Plan is basically a fair bit of driving, might bash up a hill or two in the day time, get some decent photos, catch up with a few kl friends. Only constraints are probably evening engagement in Nottingham or Loughborough on Friday/Saturday night and Burghley house Peterborough for the Sunday AM.
Fire away!
ETA week after Easter, not today
Basically I've got 3-4 days Wednesday evening to Sunday AM with the car and no one to tell me what I can/can't do. I'm game for around 700-800 miles round trip from London and back, looking for road trip suggestions, places to stop in at, good scenery, photo spots, camp sites etc. Any inspiration at all is helpful because a southerner I'm not familiar with much north of Nottingham.
Plan is basically a fair bit of driving, might bash up a hill or two in the day time, get some decent photos, catch up with a few kl friends. Only constraints are probably evening engagement in Nottingham or Loughborough on Friday/Saturday night and Burghley house Peterborough for the Sunday AM.
Fire away!
ETA week after Easter, not today
Edited by 2gins on Wednesday 14th March 18:15
I'd keep going north and get myself above Leeds heading into the Yorkshire Dales and Northern Pennines.
https://goo.gl/maps/3cNtWYKW2PL2
That's a map I did a while back but from an old address of mine. I'd ignore everything to the east of the A1. Also when you get over Buttertubs follow the B6270 to Reeth turn left and go through What and Tan Hill and go to Brough, from there you can head north east along the B6276 up to Middleton-in-Teesdale and follow the route again.
Can't help with campsites that much, there is one in Middleton-in-Teesdale I've used called Leekworth Caravan Park which is clean and nice enough. I used ukcampsite.co.uk most of the time when I used to go anywhere but don't camp as much as I once did as the other half hates it.
https://goo.gl/maps/3cNtWYKW2PL2
That's a map I did a while back but from an old address of mine. I'd ignore everything to the east of the A1. Also when you get over Buttertubs follow the B6270 to Reeth turn left and go through What and Tan Hill and go to Brough, from there you can head north east along the B6276 up to Middleton-in-Teesdale and follow the route again.
Can't help with campsites that much, there is one in Middleton-in-Teesdale I've used called Leekworth Caravan Park which is clean and nice enough. I used ukcampsite.co.uk most of the time when I used to go anywhere but don't camp as much as I once did as the other half hates it.
The route I've given you pretty much showcases some of the best combined driving and scenery north of Leeds and south of the borders. The Lakes has arguably better scenery but the driving isn't as good, the Yorkshire Moors is just a little out of the way for only a couple of really good roads.
Buttertubs
B6277
A686/Hartside Pass
There is loads more I could take screen shots of as well
Buttertubs
B6277
A686/Hartside Pass
There is loads more I could take screen shots of as well
I'm thinking the wednesday will be a latish run up to the edge of the peaks, airbnb/camp around Matlock / Bakewell... Then an early start (5 AM early) bash through the peaks, Huddersfield, Halifax, Keighley, Skipton to some sort of lodgings around Grassington
Friday some sort of western loop from Grassington over the moors to Hawes, Buttertubs, Tan Hill then over the top and back via Garsdale, Ribblehead, Horton in Ribblesdale... maybe a stomp up to Pen Y Ghent depending on time and weather. Back via Stainforth and Malham Moor.
Saturday an Eastern loop via Kettlewell, Masham, Pateley Bridge, Bedlam, Harrogate then bash down to Notts for the evening. If time looks good maybe I'll turn it into a figure of 8 and do Buttertubs in reverse.
ETA
Weather has f
ked this plan right up. 3 days ahead of getting going its snowed again, so not really willing to take the car through that lot after a winter of getting the underside into goo shape. stting March. A tart of a month.
Friday some sort of western loop from Grassington over the moors to Hawes, Buttertubs, Tan Hill then over the top and back via Garsdale, Ribblehead, Horton in Ribblesdale... maybe a stomp up to Pen Y Ghent depending on time and weather. Back via Stainforth and Malham Moor.
Saturday an Eastern loop via Kettlewell, Masham, Pateley Bridge, Bedlam, Harrogate then bash down to Notts for the evening. If time looks good maybe I'll turn it into a figure of 8 and do Buttertubs in reverse.
ETA
Weather has f
ked this plan right up. 3 days ahead of getting going its snowed again, so not really willing to take the car through that lot after a winter of getting the underside into goo shape. stting March. A tart of a month.Edited by 2gins on Monday 2nd April 22:07
Despite the advice about ignoring stuff East of A1 I find (after decades living and blatting around N Yorks) that the roads in the East may be less elevated but are usually far, far better to drive than the usual suspects in the Dales.Early morning up Wensleydale or Swaledale can be delightful but as soon as any traffic appears , forget it. The only road I really rate is B6277(I think ) from Middleton to Alston which is great nearly every time I drive it. If I want a good drive I head to the Wolds and if I want a brilliant one I head to Jedburgh and turn West just after the Scottish Border
Searched on Google ... found my own thread.
I'm now doing these routes regularly as my job has moved 50% to the far North
Sheffield (m1) to Skipton, after sunset, Sunday evening, what's the route of least resistance?
I'd expected to be travelling from S Wales, so booked an overnight stop in the Dales to take advantage of a sunrise run via ribblehead on Monday. Plans have changed but I can't change the overnight stop so it's M1 then off to Skipton.
Looks like a nightmare via Huddersfield and Bradford or the Leeds outer ring and otley etc.
I'm now doing these routes regularly as my job has moved 50% to the far North
Sheffield (m1) to Skipton, after sunset, Sunday evening, what's the route of least resistance?
I'd expected to be travelling from S Wales, so booked an overnight stop in the Dales to take advantage of a sunrise run via ribblehead on Monday. Plans have changed but I can't change the overnight stop so it's M1 then off to Skipton.
Looks like a nightmare via Huddersfield and Bradford or the Leeds outer ring and otley etc.
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