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Where to stay

While many hardened cycle tourists prefer to camp, days of repeatedly ascending 1000m or more are unlikely to be pleasurable with a heavy load. This guide makes maximum use of the plethora of hostels and bunkhouses scattered across the region, but if you prefer additional comforts you will find a variety of accommodation to suit most pockets on www.GoLakes.co.uk, Visit England’s official website for the Lake District.

Spiced apple pie with cream – and why not after all that effort?

You may not be able to get the type of accommodation you prefer close to the start or finish of each of the touring routes in this guidebook. Consequently, you may have to curtail your day before the end of a route, ride further into the next route or ride off the route and return the next day. For instance, the touring routes through the northeastern fells end at Troutbeck, where there are some B&Bs and a campsite. But if your preference is for hostels you would need to end your day earlier at Patterdale or Glenridding hostels, ride into the next stage and stay at the hostels at Scales, Keswick or Heskett Newmarket, or perhaps even make a detour to Penrith if everywhere else is full.