THE FULL ENGLISH by Mike Carden
I have just read The Full English which has inspired me to cycle from Whitehaven to Whitby taking in the three national parks, if I make it I'll do more...
Sallie (Rannerdale customer)
Covering 650 miles of England and twelve counties, the author struggles heroically with Mid-life Crisis, Man-Flu and also with Scott, a bike with a serious attitude problem.
Cycling from the Dorset coast to Northumbria via Glastonbury, Ludlow, the Peak District, and the Yorkshire Dales, he indulges his passion for the history of England through its castles, abbeys and ancient towns.
"9/10 A delightfully individual account of tripping the length of England by bike."
Cycling Plus
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"Mike’s easy reading and descriptive style has you riding alongside him from the start. This witty account had me giggling out loud many a time."
"If you want something a little quirky, try a bike ride around Britain from the comfort of your armchair, of course."
The History Magazine
"One man's trials and tribulations as he pedals across the country."
Northumberland Gazette
"...full of self-deprecating humour and endearing honesty about getting lost, being ill and enjoying or otherwise the hospitality of hostelries along the way."
Cumbria Life
"Warm, well observed, unpretentious and very funny, this is the kind of cycle tour we can all imagine ourselves taking, though hopefully without the Man-flu."
Adventure Travel Magazine
"Articulate and witty."
London Cyclist magazine
“...engaging, informative, entertaining and very, very witty. This bloke makes good writing look as easy as riding a bike. I wish it was..."
George East, best-selling author of The Mill of the Flea series
"This thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of one man's 'mid-life crisis' is England's answer to Round Ireland with a Fridge, by Tony Hawks - but without the fridge."
Ludlow Advertiser
"An easily read book, humorous, well written and full of the eccentricities of the English."
Arrivée magazine
"A great read. A lightening guide to the country with simple un-heroic endeavour and humour."
Velo Vision
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ENGLAND
- Reivers Route (new edition)
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- Scottish islands & highlands
EUROPE
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- Cycle Touring in France
- Cycling in the French Alps
- Cycle Touring in Switzerland
- Cycle Touring in Spain
- The Way of St James
- Danube Cycle Way
- Cycle Europe Planner: Germany
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