While staying at Bovenkarspel, we decided to spend a day at the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen. The purpose of the Zuiderzee Museum is to preserve the cultural heritage and maritime history of the old Zuiderzee region. Continue reading “Netherlands 18: A day at the Zuiderzee Museum”
For the second year of the HSBC sponsored Let’s Ride event, we were treated to a completely new route. For the past few years, the route has gone from the city centre to Salford Quays. This year, the new route took us down Oxford Road to Whitworth Park, to the south of the city. Continue reading “Let’s Ride Manchester – July 2018”
During our stay in Bovenkarspel, we rode into the nearest city of Enkhuizen a few times. Enkhuizen was just a short ride away from our holiday home, about 4km, with a direct route on a protected cycleway. Continue reading “Netherlands 18: The route to Enkhuizen”
For the first week of our near annual Netherlands trip, we usually try to find somewhere new to visit, we’ve not been to before. In previous years, this has included stays in The Hague, Zeeland and Utrecht. This year, we found ourselves a very nice holiday home at the harbour in Broekerhaven, Bovenkarspel. Continue reading “Netherlands 18: Around Bovenkarspel”
Following on from the publication of the Made to Move report in December 2017 by Greater Manchester’s walking and cycling commissioner, Chris Boardman. Today (27 June 2017) saw the launch of Chris Boardman’s plan for a 1,000 mile walking and cycling network with an initial 75 miles of fully protected on-road cycle lanes. Continue reading “Beelines – Chris Boardman’s plan to deliver a walking and cycling network for Greater Manchester”
I’ve previously covered the issues on Davyhulme Road East and the proposed junction improvements from Trafford Council in the post Davyhulme Road East, a collision waiting to happen.
Continue reading “Davyhulme Road East, still as dangerous as ever”
While it’s far from perfect, the Bridgewater Way is now a key cycle route through Trafford, providing a relatively safe way to travel between the north and south of the borough, into the city centre and beyond into Salford and Cheshire. Continue reading “Barriers to cycling on the Bridgewater Way”
This is part 4 in my series of posts looking at Waltham Forest Mini-Holland, looking at cycle parking. Continue reading “Waltham Forest Mini-Holland (part 4) – Cycle parking”
This is part 3 in my series of posts looking at Waltham Forest Mini-Holland, looking at modal filters. Continue reading “Waltham Forest Mini-Holland (part 3) – Modal filters”
This is part 2 in my series of posts looking at Waltham Forest Mini-Holland, covering Lea Bridge and Markhouse Roads. Continue reading “Waltham Forest Mini-Holland (part 2) – Lea Bridge and Markhouse Roads”
Dom Cycling 