Busy Rest Stop

Ride Across Britain Day 5 Halfway

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February 14th 2016
We set off again as a group, into the urban conurbations that surround Manchester, lots of traffic lights, junctions and roundabouts to negotiate, not to mention the local traffic that had to put up with 800 cyclists trying to get through all of the towns. It was a heavily built up area and it was a good couple of hours before we managed to find somewhere for a comfort break. Unfortunately we were ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more