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Lands End to John O'Groats - Classic Road Cycling Holiday From the very toe to the very tip! The entire length of mainland Britain. The ultimate Great British cycling challenge – that really is the only way to describe our Land’s End to John O’Groats epic. 16 days, from £1700 (Group tour). Saddle Skedaddle »

1. Holy Trinity, Long Melford, Suffolk (26.85 km)

   One of the biggest and best examples of the medieval philosophy of what a church should be about – Glory to God at Mans Expense. Built in a very...

2. Haunting at the Station Hotel, Dudley (28.76 km)

   Featured on television by ‘Most Haunted’ the Station Hotel holds many dark secrets, particularly in the cellars. The story tells of a hotel manager...

3. Kenilworth Castle (32.15 km)

   Once protected by a huge lake retained by a fortified dam, Kenilworth withstood a very long siege by Henry III in 1266. The outer wall retains three...

4. Warwick Castle (39.75 km)

   Warwick Castle, on the River Avon, has roots dating back to 914 and Alfred the Great's ongoing problems with pesky Danes. Generations of the Beauchamp...

5. Cottesbrooke Hall (60.43 km)

   Such a pretty house (supposedly Jane Austen’s model for Mansfield Park) set in some wonderful 18th century parkland although the identity of the...

6. Hidcote Manor Garden (66.68 km)

   Today’s gardeners and designers throw around the term “garden room,” but you don’t know garden rooms until you’ve seen Hidcote Manor. This National...

7. Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest (72.43 km)

   Though a legend (I’m including him in the list of literary characters), Robin Hood is responsible for the popularity of Sherwood Forest which has...

8. Walking the Pennine Way (85.82 km)

   This is a well known walk which starts in Edale and finishes in Kirk Yetholm, crossing moors, national parks and the Scottish border in the process....

9. Grave of Sir Winston Churchill (92.41 km)

   30/11/1874 – 24/01/1965 British Prime Minister during the second World War and author of the famous words: "we shall fight in France, we shall...

10. Powis Castle (96.97 km)

    This romantic garden is different from other English gardens and is rich in planting and history. Built by the Medieval Princes of Upper Powys on a...

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