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John O’ Groats to Lands End

In 2018 we followed the ‘Ride across Britain’ route from John ‘O Groats to Lands end. We cycled 1,000 mile over 17 days to raise money for Shropshire Mind.

Where To Stay Cycling John O' Groats To Land's End
17th February 2024

We cycled John O'Groats to Land's End twice, here's a complete list of accommodation options for every budget. Find where to stay on JOGLE.

JOGLE Kit List - Clothing
1st December 2022

An overview of the panniers and bags we used on our bikes as we cycled JOGLE.

JOGLE Kit List
1st December 2022

Here's our complete JOGLE kit list. Find everything we took to cycle the length of the United Kingdom.

Our John O'Groats To Lands End Cycling Route
16th July 2018

We followed a 1,022 mile JOGLE or LEJOG cycling route, adapting the Ride across Britain route to avoid some of the bigger towns and cities.

JOGLE Day 17: Roche To Land's End!
15th July 2018

It's hard to believe, but it’s done already! The time has absolutely flown. 1022 miles cycled in 88.5 hours. We cycled from John O’ Groats to Cornwall, England and climbed 52,537.

JOGLE Day 16: Tiverton To Roche
14th July 2018

What a difference 2 well slept people makes! The sun was shining, the views were stunning and our positivity was much higher than yesterday. Overall this day was just brilliant.

JOGLE Day 15: Bath To Tiverton
13th July 2018

If it was going wrong, it was going wrong today! Stew didn’t sleep the night before and woke up tired and I developed a rash all over my face! A great start...

JOGLE Day 14: Hereford To Bath
12th July 2018

Everyone warns about the hills in Devon, but trust us, the hills get savage from Shropshire. In 5 hours we’d done 33 Miles. Sometimes you’ve just got to stop and eat your way through!

JOGLE Day 13: Coxbank To Hereford
11th July 2018

Today was a day of people! We cycled straight through Zoe's hometown, Ludlow and saw as many people as we could.

JOGLE Day 12: Wigan To Coxbank
10th July 2018

Cycling the length of Britain guarantees that you'll meet incredible people. In Cox Bank we stayed with an AirBnB hosts who was also an ultra Ironman triathlete!

JOGLE Day 11: Kendal To Wigan
9th July 2018

Day eleven and we're back on the saddle! The sun was shining bright, which meant it was BOILING first thing, then terribly humid later. I was grumpy for the first thirty miles!

JOGLE Day 10: Kendal Rest Day
8th July 2018

We took one rest day on our trip. We took it in Kendal where we enjoyed a pretty lazy day - we slept in, we swam then we went for dinner in Wetherspoons after.

JOGLE Day 9: Gretna Green To Kendal
7th July 2018

This morning was exceptionally organised. We ate breakfast at 8am because we wanted an early start. The aim of the day was to get to a pub and watch the game!

JOGLE Day 8: Lesmahagow To Gretna Green
6th July 2018

Today we woke up in a Hindu Temple! We went for breakfast with the chef and gardener at who served us curry and rice with porridge and fruit.

JOGLE Day 7: Lochearnhead To Lesmahagow
5th July 2018

It’s hard to believe we’ve sat on the bike for 6 days in a row! We're both feeling better than we thought we would. It feels like day 3, but now we've climbed over 20,000 feet!

JOGLE Day 6: Fort William To Lochearnhead
4th July 2018

Today we headed into the mountains along the A82. We climbed up to the top of Ranoch moor and it was amazing. We cycled between the mountains for around twenty miles.

JOGLE Day 5: Inverness To Fort William
3rd July 2018

Today was a fuelling-fail! If you're thinking about riding JOGLE - don't make the same mistakes that we did!

JOGLE Day 4: Lairg To Inverness
1st July 2018

The road from Lairg to Inverness has quite a substantial climb, reaching 1000ft. It's worth it - the views are beautiful!

JOGLE Day 3: Thurso To Lairg
1st July 2018

Today was a surprisingly easy and a stunning ride for about 55 Miles, but then we had quite a climb! Between Thurso and Lairg there's a great campsite.

JOGLE Day 1: Shrewsbury To Edinburgh
29th June 2018

From Shropshire, it's a fourteen-hour train journey to the top of Scotland. We decided to do it over two days with a stop in Edinburgh.

Raising Money For Shropshire Mind
27th June 2018

We raised £1,500 for Shropshire Mind. Our employer kindly raised the majority of this sum through corporate sponsorship.

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