A ~50km ride out and back to have lunch with Peter, Becca and Rosie.
Route: from home to Natland, Sedgwick, Hincaster and Heversham and then past the Blue Bell on the Cumbria Coastal Way towards the estuary and back. Through the deer park (lots of lambs, pheasants, goats (and kids) and a herd of deer in the distance) to pick up the road to Beetham and then following Sustrans Route 6 through Yealand Conyers, Yealand Redmayne and on to Warton. After lunch returning to Yealand Conyers and then turning right to descend to the A6 and pick up the back road to Holme, keeping company with the railway line. On the B6384 to towards Milnthorpe and then following the route along Viver Lane under the railway and bypass, past the canal to pick up the ridge past Crosscrake to join the main road at Barrows Green and hence home.
Conditions: initial light rain giving way to cloudy dry conditions for the rest of the day.
Pub: no pub but lunch chez Peter, Becca and Rosie in Warton.