Originally Posted by
Tiggertoo
I was curious about some of the concern above about narrow lanes and cycling trails. There are so many side roads in Britain that one rarely has to ride on a road in fast traffic or a cycle way (see rivers RWGPS route above). ...
From my observation (I grew up in Norwich) Britain offers the very best in scenery and quaintness for the cyclist.
I've been watching a British tv series that takes place in rural England. Yes, nice scenery and quaintess, but boy are those roads narrow and full of curves. And people appear to drive pretty fast on them as well, even if they take up more than half the road and can't see around the next bend. I guess that's what you end up with when your roads were built by Romans two thousand years ago.
I doubt I'd have the courage to pedal rural England, though I spent some months there when I was young and have kept a deep fondness for the region, especially for the sheep :-)