BIGRIDE TRAILS BY RAIL
With this issue’s theme being rides accessible by train, we’ve got some great routes planned out for you to enjoy. First up is a rocky delight in the heart of the Peak District, starting out from Hope – a village between Sheffield and Manchester, slap-bang in the middle of England, making it accessible to many people. Next up is Aviemore in the Cairngorms, North East Scotland, just south of Inverness. While this may not appear very railway-friendly, you can hop on a sleeper train one evening, from as far away as London, and wake up the following morning some 800km north, refreshed and with the weekend ahead of you. You don’t even need to book a cabin if you’re doing it on a budget, because reclining seats are available, and when you consider it’s covering both travel and a night’s sleep, it’s a pretty affordable package.
Finally, for our Big Ride route this month we’ve gone even more travel-mad and added a ferry journey into the mix, as we venture over the Solent to the Isle of
