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Post by maximillion on Jan 22, 2006 22:16:47 GMT
ay up folks,i'm after a bit of advice(well alot actually).my girlfriend and i are looking to circumnavigate holland this summer on our trusty tandem, i fancy using youth hostels as i used them over here for a lejog trip last year and found them good value.
has anyone out there done the trip? if so any advice will be welcome,ie cost,time span,food stops etc,thanks geoff
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Post by Jean- Pierre on Jan 23, 2006 22:00:48 GMT
Hi there, I haven't cycled in Holland but I was thinking of doing the Frisian Islands so I purchased " The rough guide to The Netherlands" and its a very good guide .The Frisian Islands section was wrritten with cycling in mind by Cass Gilbert and Laura Stone. You could also visit this very good touring WebSite www.cycletourer.co.uk/ it has a lot of info on Holland. All the best and good cycling Jean- Pierre |
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Post by maximillion on Jan 24, 2006 17:53:55 GMT
ay up , thanks for that info,i shall be purchasing the book soonest
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Post by pedaldog on Jan 28, 2006 9:35:36 GMT
Maximillion,
How you getting over there?
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Post by silverback on Jan 30, 2006 10:58:23 GMT
Geoff, I am planning on going over there in May to cycle vision at Zandvort, then spending a week cycling around and back to the port. Another good site is cycling around the world, Netherlands pageI got a lot of info about cycle routes and the maps from there. The plan is to get the ferry from Harwich (return seems to be about £80) cycle up the coast, weekend at the event, then riding about 60 mile a day round and through Zwolle, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Utrecht and back to the port. I will be camping as there seems to be a lot of campsites/ green campsites there. Rich. |
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Post by maximillion on Feb 18, 2006 8:14:50 GMT
ay up !well pedaldog i was planning to get the ferry from hull but what a rip off !!!!think ill be off to harwich too ill have to see what the lass thinks. I'm gonna change my name by deed poll to Holland cos Ive spoke with a couple of guys who say its flat but windy !!!  |
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Post by pedaldog on Feb 18, 2006 17:42:43 GMT
I looked at the Hull prices and figured out that it would probably be cheaper to get a train from Lancaster to Dover, Ferry to Calais and then a train uo to Hollandlands! As a single passenger they wanted about £225-00 for the return trip if I read it right!
Annoying thing is that, before I got into cycling, I actually lived in Harwich (Hells waiting room) for a year or so.
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Post by maximillion on Feb 21, 2006 22:32:44 GMT
thanks for that folks,hey silver back,how long are you estimating its gonna take to cycle up the coast matey ?
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Post by silverback on Feb 22, 2006 5:37:44 GMT
I'm thinking of getting the overnight ferry so I have all day to do it, but as it is only about 65km(40m) taking my time it should only take about 4 hrs.
Also it will be an easy day compared to the 100m ride to Harwich the day before ;D
Rich.
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Post by mlj on Mar 2, 2006 15:40:15 GMT
In the Netherlands you can buy the 'fiets..ideeen kaart' which shows all the long distant and shorter routes - cost about 3EUR. The LF routes include LF1 (Boulogne - Den Helder). I would consider from Friesland LF14 and 4 as the countryside is best there on the east. Do go through the Verluwe National Park. Try www.fietsplatform.nl |
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