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WoR 4: Pocklington to Bridlington

Posted on 15 April 201021 February 2021 by Rob Ainsley

My nose, carelessly left out unprotected in the sun yesterday afternoon, felt like a hot air balloon this morning. Ow.

That isn’t bike parking, surely?

I cycled out of Pocklington and up through the rising Wolds past Kilnwick Percy and into the hidden gem of Millington: all cosy little lanes, threading their way through dry chalk valleys like railtrails.

Millington: A wold away

I snacked at Tibthorpe and eventually – after a tedious three-sides-of-square detour round Driffield – into Cranswick, for a coffee coloured drink from a machine in a garden centre. They had a real stove, though.

East Riding: Lots of this

I popped into Driffield for the Thursday market, and then out along the pavement path to Nafferton: home of the Cross Keys pub, run by relatives Petros and Jackie, where I had an outstanding plate of fish and chips and a pint.

Burton Agnes: Can’t find it on rightmove.co.uk

After all that hilly excitement of the first two days, from here it felt rather low-key, though I wasn’t unhappy about having flat terrain and a mild tailwind, and I had a quick look at the handsome Burton Agnes Hall.

Bridlington: Seaside rendezvous

A final downhill took me into Bridlington, and the surprise of the handsome Old Town. I had a quick look at the seafront and salmon-pink promenade. A good finish to the ride, and something of a mirror-image bookend to Morecambe, though I didn’t see anybody walking a dog riding a Brompton.

Miles today: 42
Miles since Morecambe: 170

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