Last weekend I met two of our regular Chickenstrips tourists for a quick ride. We ended up cutting it short after lunch because it looked like a monsoon was about to hit and they didn’t have waterproofs (or the necessary levels of machismo). Which was a pity, as I’d strung together a heap of my favourite East Anglian roads for them.

 

So that’s this route. It’s an afternoon ride or an easy day, if you set off from the Royston start point at 11-ish. There’s no motorway or dual carriageway – and the only A-roads are fun bits, though there are two small towns to cross. But mostly it’s just mile after mile of brilliant B-roads.

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*Incidentally, if you'd like to join me and Bruce "Teapot One" Smart on one of our Chickenstrips tours, better hurry as they're filling up fast.