Nottingham to Paris 2009

In April 2009 we (Glen & Greg) are cycling from Nottingham to Paris, because we want to.

We also want you to join us for parts (or all) of the journey. Get in touch if can you cycle 50+ miles a day with a hangover.

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Pubs and Campsites

Posted by Glen at 10:33pm on 09.03.09 | 3 comments

We have decided that we will be camping our way to Paris (as in using tents, not being camp), this requires a look at the route and a join the dots operation. We need pubs and campsites. If anyone has any suggestions they would be appreciated.

Rutland

This is home(ish) territory for me as I’m from Leicester. Rutland represents the halfway point between Nottingham and Cambridge, and, as the UK’s smallest county it punches way above its weight in pub terms. The bike shop at Rutland Water isn’t bad either. A lunch and pint stop at Kings Arms is on the cards.

The Kings Arms is a family-run 17th century inn situated in the quaint village of Wing, close to Rutland Water. It is popular for its good food, beer and ambience. All the food is freshly prepared and produced in-house, even the sauces, relishes, bread, ice cream and sorbets. AA 2008 Pub Guide

They’ve got Timothy Taylor Landlord on so who is going to argue with that?

Cambridge

We’ll be setting up camp in Trumpington (classic English place name), there are apparently ‘a number‘ of pubs in the area. Which is a good thing. Anyone know of any specific pubs worth a visit for food/ale?

London

A few good pub suggestions from Jason, who is is generally a good source of beer-related information. He suggests the Prince George in Hackney and, south of the river (this is definitely on the cards), The Rake. We will be relying on the good nature of friends and family for lodgings in The Big Smoke.

Brighton / Newhaven

We need to get to Newhaven early in the morning to catch the Ferry so an overnight stop at Blackberry Wood could be on the cards, I don’t really know East Sussex all that well so a few pointers from any southerners would be nice. There’s certainly no lack of drinking establishments. Also some info on good pubs on the London to Brighton route would be useful.

Full reports on pubs/campsites visited will be posted at our earliest convenience.

3 comments Leave yours

#01 Rob at 11:19 on 10.03.09

Glen/Greg

A suggestion for the Cambridge stop: The Red Bull at Newnham which is but a few hundred yards off your route. Decent grub (and not too touristy for Cambridge) and serving some good local real ales too. And there’s a shortcut back to Trumpington across Lamas Land/Coe Fen. And you can feed the ducks, laugh at the punters. And dodge the cows on the bike path. What’s not to like?

http://www.theredbull.net/

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode;=&q=CB3+9JZ+cambridge&sll=52.197638,0.112932&sspn=0.007878,0.016909&dirflg=w&ie=UTF8&ll=52.196849,0.107288&spn=0.007878,0.016909&t=h&z=16

There’s not much in Trumpington itself, though if you’re keen to add a couple of extra miles to your route, there’s a couple of pubs in Granchester that aren’t too bad.

‘Chapeau’ to you both and good luck.
#02 Glen at 13:34 on 10.03.09

@Rob - loving your work, The Red Bull is now on the hit-list, we’ll post arrival times here if you fancy a pint or two.
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