Awayday – Bolton by Bowland 23rd April 2025
Starting Venue: Bolton by Bowland
Route Length: 38 miles
Climbing: 883m
Route description: An undulating route through Lancashire, Yorkshire and Middle-Earth. Tolkien wrote most of Lord of the Rings whilst staying at nearby Stonyhurst, and with such as Grunsagill, Eldroth and Feizor on our route, you can imagine where he got his place names from. And there are hobbits.
Starting from the village car park in Bolton-by-Bowland we take very quiet roads northwards through Tosside to Feizor. We return via Giggleswick, Settle Riviera and Wigglesworth.
Travel time from Harrogate: 60 mins.
Car Parking: Bolton-by-Bowland village car park (What3Words: ///smart.thanks.photocopy). If the car park is full, there is room for sensible street parking back in the village particularly by the green in front of the school.
Toilets/Refreshments at start: Toilets are available at the car park and coffee from the village shop nearby.
Coffee Stop: None
Lunch Stop: Elaine’s Tearooms in Feizor (www.elainestearooms.com)
Ride Report: Wednesday 23rd April 2025
