Accommodation
If you are looking for accommodation for the Fred Whitton Challenge,
then the obvious place to start is Coniston itself, where the
start and finish are. The Coniston
Tourist Information website has an accommodation page, and
they offer a booking service. If you are into camping or caravanning
then Coniston Hall camp site and Park Coppice caravan site
are both within a couple of miles of the start/finish, and
you can find information on these by searching the web for
those names. There are two youth
hostels in Coniston, one in the town called Holly
How and a simpler one a mile or so up the road/track
towards Coniston Old Man, called Coniston Coppermines.
And Harry's offers accommodation to groups in Coniston.
The next nearest places are Hawkshead, Elterwater and Ambleside.
And obviously if you search the web for accommodation in
those places then you'll find quite a few. Of course they
are in the centre of the Lake District tourist area, so they
tend to be a bit more expensive. All three have their own
youth hostels.
And in Ambleside you'll find the
Biketreks
bike shop.
Slightly further away, but still an easy drive to Coniston, are
Broughton (about 10 miles) and Ulverston (about 15 miles).
And because they are away from the main tourist area then the
accommodation might be less expensive. Broughton has a good
tourist
information website - see their "Food & Accommodation"
page. Ulverston is larger and an attractive market town; for
information see the "Where to Stay" page on the
Ulverston.net
website.
Local cycling clubs
Lakes Road Club
Border City Wheelers
Honister 92
Velo Club Cumbria
Derwent Valley CC
Whitehaven Cycle Fundraisers
Kent Valley RC
Barrow Central Wheelers
Lune RCC
Other Challenge & Sportive Rides
UK Cyclosport Website
The Three Counties Challenge
The Cumberland Challenge
Cycle Cairngorms Sportive
Dutch website giving links to sportive rides in Europe and elsewhere
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