Route: having taken a train from Chester to Preston, first a standard cycle commute to UCLan and then due east to reach Sustrans Route 6 out of the city. Briefly lost near the motorway, a detour on the Guild route back to Grimsargh and then back on Route 6 through Goosnargh and points north. Spurning coffee at Scorton, on via country roads on either side of the M6 to reach lunch in the blowy garden of The Stork at Conder Green. Then on the Lune Estuary cycle path: a smooth cindered disused railway line to reach Lancaster. Some confusion before gaining a great canal tow path cycle route over an aqueduct and then along through Hest Bank and Bolton le Sands with views of Morecambe Bay and hills beyond to reach the Brief Encounter Refreshment Rooms at Carnforth Station for a cream tea. Thence, by standard routes, home.
Conditions: initial cloudy sun and a light shower giving way to cooler cloudy conditions.
Pubs: The Stork at Conder Green for Lancaster Blonde and Lancaster Amber. Later Burgundy’s, Kendal, for Kendal Brewing Co Tenter Hooks and Fallons Lancastrian Gold.
