Route: from the cottage, heading to Low Lorton to cross the river and take the Rogerscale road, bending left at Sandybeck Bridge left again through Brandlingill and then right to Eaglesfield and Brigham and then via Cockermouth Lonning to cross the A66 and visit Cockermouth (for the Castle Bar and the Castlegate House art gallery). Then back along Lorton Road.
Conditions: after a bright start to the day, the whole of the cycle ride took place in initially gentle and then later quite heavy rain.
Pub: the Castle Bar, Cockermouth for Exmoor Gold and Coniston Bluebird.
