The Route

4000 Miles of Coastline?

UPDATED INFO AS OF 14/12/2021 :

The following is a proposed route plan based on coastal destinations roughly 100km apart. Unfortunately since starting his journey James has discovered that UK Winter cycle-touring is incredibly hard going on body, mind and bike! After only 18 days he has already encountered severe weather, 2 "threat to life"storms, road closures, knee problems, bike problems and ever increasing Covid restrictions. All of which have slowed his progress massively. Despite this, on average James is now covering between 30km and 70km per day.

James will be aiming to reach each of the locations however he has no expectation of sticking to the date schedule. James may also have to amend the route if conditions worsen as deeper winter draws near.

James will do his best to keep people updated of his progress through his social media and blog.

Do you live on the coast or know someone who does? Can you offer James a place to stay or garden to camp in? Take a look at the route plan and get in touch via the Contact page if so!

A bit about the route

- Why Start at Southwold Pier?

Southwold is close to the the World Land Trust head office. From here it's a case of heading North asap before the weather gets too cold!

- Travelling anti-clockwise

James isn't sure why but he feels this is the right way to go.

"Keep the ocean on my right and just keep peddling!"

Sounds logical enough!

- Camping along the way (where possible)

James isn't sure where he will stop and rest each night, There will be a vague plan but a lot will depend on his progress, campsite availability, weather and if people offer accommodation. This will change from day to day but he'll be doing his best to keep followers informed in advance via his social media channels (Facebook and Instagram) @cycleforchangejames

Can you recommend a coastline campsite? Are you happy for James to camp in your garden or sleep on your sofa? Get in touch using the link below and help him out if you can.

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- Limitations

James wants to be as responsible and carbon neutral as possible along the way, which will mean no illegal wild-camping, no cycling on pavements or footpaths (bridleways and cyclepaths are ok), as few ferries across easturies as possible, no lifts in peoples and no sneaking on public transport!

- No promises

I have no idea how far I'll get. Bad weather, fatigue, injury or illness may have a huge impact on my progress so I can't promise where I'll get to. What I can promise is that I'll do all that I can to get as far as possible in the time I ."