Queen
Eleanor
Cycle
Ride
The Route and Itinerary
Friday
Cycle Route
Notation & Description
1 Harby. Most cyclists arrive by train to Newark on Trent where they are met and transported to Harby Village hall for a warm welcome, brunch and a debrief. The send off is at Harby Parish Church which is adjacent to where house of Simon de Weston stood. Queen Eleanor died here on the 27th November 1290.
2 Lincoln Cathedral. A guided tour of the cathedral and essentially to the replica tomb where the viscera of the Queen's body were entombed.
3 Brant Broughton. Tea at the Quaker Meeting House
4 Grantham. Dinner and Overnight Stop.
Approximate mileage 33
Saturday
Saturday
Cycle Route
Notation & Description
4 Grantham. A brief stop at the site of the original Cross
5 South Witham. Refreshment stop at the Village Hall
6 Stamford. Lunch at Second Helpings with an optional visit to the site commemorating the original Cross
7 Fotheringhay. Tea in the Village Hall
8 Geddington. Cyclists are met by the Geddington Volunteer Fire Brigade and escorted to the original Cross standing in the middle of the village. Dinner and Overnight stop.
Approximate mileage 58
Sunday
Cycle Route
Notation & Description
9 Sywell Aerodrome. Coffee & toilet stop at the Aviator Hotel.
10 Northampton. Refreshments at Delapre Abbey and visit to the Hardingstone Cross
11 Stony Stratford. Site of the Original Cross. A further refreshment stop.
12 Woburn. Site of the original Cross. A refreshment stop.
13 Dunstable. Dinner and overnight stop at Dunstable Com Church.
Approximate mileage 66
Monday
Cycle Route
Notation & Description
14 St Albans. Visit the clock tower and the Abbey which is at the site of the original Cross
15 North Mymms Church. Refreshment stop.
16 Waltham Cross. Visit the Original Cross, met by representatives of Broxbourne District Council.
17 London. Cycle pass the site of the Cross near St Mary-le Bow and where
the site of the monastery of the Black Friars stood. This housed Queen
Eleanor's second tomb containing
her heart.
Arrive at Westminster Abbey for a ceremony at the final resting place of Queen Eleanor (in the St. Edward the Confessor Chapel).
Pass the site of the original Cross at Trafalgar Square.
Visit the replica Cross at Charing Cross Station.
End of Ride Party at The Connection at St Martin's.
Well done Everybody!
Approximate mileage 57