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Full-on British Road Trip

25 days, 19 days of riding at 12 locations (2 with chairlifts, 5 with uplifts) and the essential touristy stuff too!! Click on the links for more info.

7-8 Aug. - long long journey to the other side of the world
9 Aug. - Pick up van and drive to Wales. pay our respects to the Queen at Windsor Castle and check out pretty English cottages and country side along the way
10 Aug. - Unpack the bikes and put them back together to ride at Forest of Dean with uplift from 2-9pm! yes - it will still be light until about 10pm
11-12 Aug. - Cwmdown riding at Cwmcarn, in the forest with uplift service
13 Aug. - Drive to bonnie Scotland
14-15 Aug. - Ride Innerleithen downhill - full on! one of the best known downhill rides with uplift
16 Aug. - Visit the Queen in Edinburgh. She's got another castle there. Ride at Glentress forest, near Innerleithen (a laid back ride - pushing up hill if necessary)
17 Aug. - Driving down to Sheffield region in England to ride in Wharncliffe Woods, World Downhill Champion Steve Peat's winter training ground (that is the claim on the website)
18-20 Aug. - Kielder Forest on the border of Scotland and England. Lots of riding and red squirrels
21 Aug. - Downhilling at Ae Forest (with uplift) and then driving to Roy Bridge near Fort William in the Scottish highlands
22-26 Aug. - 3 or 4 days of chairlifted downhilling at the famous Fort William world cup track on Ben Nevis, and also at nearby Glencoe. One day of rest on a day trip to Mallaig on the Jacobite steam train. Gotta squeeze in a visit to Loch Ness too
27 Aug. - Not looking forward to this day - a long drive from the north of Scotland all the way to the south of England to Shillingstone, Dorset
28-29 Aug. - 2 days of uplifts and racing at UKbikepark
30 Aug. - Chicksands Bike park, north east of London. No uplifts but there is a Thai restaurant at the top! Pack up the bikes, drive to Stansted airport to drop off the van, and train in to London
31 Aug.-1 Sep. - Pure tourist stuff! Sightseeing London. Must visit the Queen again at Buckingham Palace - we're old friends by now!
2 Sep. - Day trip to Paris! Taking the high speed train under the channel. I want to ride a free velib bike to the Eiffel Tower.
3-6 Sep. - One last lunch in London before the very long long long journey home