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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Recent posts
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- Northampton 3: Rain men
Heavy rain persuaded me to scale down today’s plans. Less emphasis on distance, and more emphasis on avocado and salmon breakfasts on sourdough toasts… - Northampton 2: Village people
A gentle, pleasant, sunny day of Northants countryside: thatchy villages with churches and cottages in orange-red stone, none quite fetching enough for a picture… - Northampton 1: Railtrails, reservoirs and forest roads to boot
The place still makes a few boots and shoes, none of them for cycling though. But on Day 1 of my route research around…
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
River Rides: Britain’s Top Ten
Britain’s best riversides for cycling: Cycle Touring Festival 2021 talk, and article in Cycling UK Jun 2021
On the trail of Dick Turpin
London to York in a day to evade the law. Horse or bike?
York Monopoly
Cycling the board game’s squares, from train station to Minster