This is the website of cycling writer Rob Ainsley. Read about End-to-End touring (and other rides) in York, Yorkshire, Britain, and round the world. Enjoy lively travel writing, lots of photos and plenty of humour.
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Rides right across Britain, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Faroes, France, Spain, Poland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Cuba…

Britain side to side: C2C, Way of the Roses, Hadrian’s Wall, W2W, Trans Pennine Trail, Reivers… Plus rhyming rides: Barmouth to Yarmouth, Poole to Goole, Barrow to Jarrow, Mull to Hull…

Exploring Britain’s greatest county end to end, top to bottom, and side to side: from grand rivers, moors and dales to quirky curiosities in villages and towns, plus York route guides…

Route research all round Britain, plus Spain’s Camino de Santiago; South America; every place called Bath in the world; riding the Monopoly board; Quirky London; Germany; Japan; and more…

A glance at some of my published work, and at a few unpublishable pieces too. Books, columns, talks, podcasts and fun stuff: usually about everyday cycling and cycle-touring, but sometimes maths and music…

Recent pages
Slovakia End to End
Index page for my latest cross-country ride, from April 2022
Yorkshire’s Top Ten Quirky Phoneboxes
Green, white, rainbow, shops, libraries, K1, K4s, bike repair hubs…
Cycle abroad without leaving Britain
My London Globetrotters Club talk, Sat 4 Dec 2021