Planning on doing the Devon C2C, Plymouth to Illfracombe over 3 days. Looking at a very leisurely pace as a couple of the riders aren't up for more than 30m(ish) a day. So 2 questions,
1. Anyone know of cycle friendly accommodation options at the 30m marks.
2. At those 30m marks, are there any local MTB loops that the fitter members of the group could do, while the lazy ones drink themselves stupid in the pub.
Oh, 3. All is the direction OK, or should be going Illfracombe to Plymouth?
A few years ago a group of us rode from Plymouth to Minehead offroad. We pre-booked accommodation, some stayed in youth hostels/bunkhouses, others (myself) in b & b's.
Are you riding across Dartmoor? We stayed at the Plume of Feathers in Princetown.
We unfortunately had the worst possible weather in August - rained every day and don't underestimate how cold it can get either! Be prepared!
we stayed here:
[url] http://www.dartmoor.co.uk/where-to-stay/the-tom-cobley-tavern-p44743 [/url]
note that Spreyton is quite a long way from Okehampton despite the postal address and so isn't actually on the route
but very good beer, good evening meal, good rooms, good breakfast and landlord threw mars bars out of the window to us as we left
we did in two days though so not sure how would fit in
Kilworthy Farm might be too soon on your route.
http://www.kilworthyfarm.co.uk/directions.html
Really nice place and people.
Best place we stopped at when family imp did it - and the least expensive.
I live along the route at Braunton and can recomended Yarde cafe which has a bunkhouse or yurts, and the Plume of feathers at Princetown or Fox for cafe. All have web sits. Travel lightly and book bedding packs to cut down on unnecessary luggage. Cycled to Yarde cafe last week after all of the rain we had and the trail was perfectly rideable on a hard tail with slicks (Conti sport contacts 1.3). Yarde from Ilfracombe is approx 30 miles and Princetown another 35-40 from Yarde.
I think I'd do Plymouth to Ilfracombe as there's slightly more chance of a tail wind and a large part of the route from Okehampton on, is on old railway line so hardly very taxing.