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Cycle In The Footsteps Of King Alfred The Great

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Not that he was much of a cyclist mind you, but you get the idea. A new book from Ponty writer illustrates the highs and lows of a week-long trip on mountain bikes through the old county of Wessex. “Dave’s fourth cycling adventure takes us on a journey through ancient Wessex. Home of King Alfred, Stonehenge and the Avebury stone circles. Another great amateur cycling trip through Wiltshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Berkshire. Using mountain bikes this time, Dave, Warren and Andy spend a week in the south-east of England where they cycle along The Ridgeway, the South Downs Way, […]

Hadrian’s Cycleway and Coast 2 Coast

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Welsh writer and poet Dave Lewis has just completed a week-long cycle across the north of England. He covered 275 miles, completed two iconic cycling trails: Hadrian’s Cycleway and the Sea to Sea / Coast to Coast (C2C) and has just published a book of his adventures. In the past Dave has cycled the famous Land’s End to John o’ Groats challenge (back in 2005) and also created a circuit of Wales, after which he set up ‘Wales Trails’ in 2016. ‘Dave’s third cycling adventure is another little gem for fans of amateur cycling memoirs. Following on from the success […]