Route
Day 1, Altrincham to Rosliston 77.6 miles.
Campsite: Beehive Woodland Lakes DE12 8HZ – 01283 763981 Amenities & Attractions: Co-op in village, The Bulls Head, fishing lake.
Day 2, Rosliston to Milton Keynes 80.36 miles.
Campsite: Gullivers MK15 0DT – 01925 444888 Amenities & Attractions: Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Swan Inn, fairground rides, dinosaur world!......, roundabouts.
Day 3, Milton Keynes to Abbey Wood (south of Thames) 73.94 miles.
Campsite: Abbey Wood Caravan & Motorhome Club SE2 0LS – 0208 311 7708 Amenities & Attractions: Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, McDonalds, Abbey Wood café, Tesco.
Day 4, Abbey Wood to Dover 68 miles. Hopefully not too long a wait to hop on a ferry and cross the channel!
We'll have to see what's on offer at the port of Dover!
Day 4, Calais to Southern Calais Campsite 6.59 miles
Campsite: La P’tite Source 3438 Rte de Guînes, 62340 Hames-Boucres, France - +33618530269 or alternatively Camping La Bien Assise Av. de la Libération, 62340 Guines, France. +33321352077 Amenities & Attractions: Aldi, Dynamite, various cafes in village.
Day 5, Southern Calais to Miannay 66.86 miles.
Campsite: Le val de trie en bais de Somme, 1 Rue des Sources Bouillancourt, 80870 Moyenneville, France - +33322314888 Amenities & Attractions: Fishing lake, Café Tambour Major…..
Day 6, Miannay to Dangu 69.76 miles.
Campsite: Camping Municipal de l’Aulnaie, Rue du Fond de l'Aulnaie, 27720 Dangu, France - +33232554342 Amenities & Attractions: Lidl and Intermarche in Gisors, Bakery, Restaurant L’Instant M…
Day 7, Dangu to Chatres 67.72 miles.
Campsite: Camping Bords de l’Eure, 9 Rue de Launay, 28000 Chartres, France - +33234403040. Amenities & Attractions: Supermarche, town so plenty of other stuff.
Day 8, Chatres to Chateau Renault 80.15 miles.
Campsite: Camping Municipal (Aire Camping Park), Rue de Vauchevrier, 37110 Château-Renault, France - +33247295443. Amenities & Attractions: Intermarche, Lidl, various restaurants etc. Town with lots of things.
Day 9, Chateau Renault to Chauvigny 84.66 miles.
Campsite: Chauvigny Camping, 42 Rue de la Fontaine, 86300 Chauvigny, France, - +33549463194 Amenities & Attractions: Intermarche, Lidl, various restaurants, bakeries etc another town.
Day 10, Chauvigny to Chateauneuf-sur-Charente 85.69 miles.
Campsite: Camping de l’Etang, 7 Chassors, 16120 Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, France - +33610156367. Amenities & Attractions: Town again, restaurants, bakeries etc. Carrefour, bars?!...
Family Mawby fly out to Bordeaux (Anna, Isabel, Orla), collect en route.
Day 11, Chateauneuf-sur-Charente to La Reole 89.6 miles. Campsite: Camping municipal de La Reole, Lieu-dit, Le Rouergue, 33190 La Réole, France - +33620319812. Amenities & Attractions: Netto, Intermarches, restaurants, bars & bakeries etc.
Day 12, La Reole to Mirande 90.59 miles.
Campsite: Camping la Hourguette de Mirande, 32300 Berdoues, France - +33562665847. Amenities & Attractions: Campsite out of village, Intermarche, Lidl, Aldi, Carrefour, a few restaurants etc in the town centre.
Day 13, Mirande to Aragnouet - 75.24 miles, 2106m of climbing including the Col d'Aspin!
Campsite: Campsite: Camping du Moudang D929, 65170 Aragnouet, France +33562396284 Campsite is isolated up in the Pyrenees!
Day 14, Aragnouet to San Esteban de Litera - 81.29 miles, 1474m of climbing
Campsite: Area de Autocaravans. Not really a campsite, more of a parking bay. Ctra. San Esteban a Purroy, 22512 San Esteban de Litera, Huesca, Spain +34974430002 Amenities and attractions: Piscinas municipals El Prado, Cam. Polideportivo, 1, 22512 San Esteban de Litera, Huesca.
Day 15, San Esteban de Litera to Faio - 71.07 miles
Campsite: Camping Port Massaluca, Carretera, TV-7231, Km 29, 43783 La Pobla de Massaluca, Tarragona, Spain - +34977263090 Amenities & Attractions: Not a lot, Kayaking?!?, a few local shops etc in Faio and the Anfield Tavern apparently..
Day 16, Faio to La Salzadella 82.37 miles.
Campsite: Estacionamiento de Autocaravanas, Carrer Fontbella, 2, 12186 La Salzadella, Castelló, Spain – no number, more of a parking spot again!! Amenities & Attractions: A few bars, restaurants and shops in the village.
Day 17, La Salzadella to Pucol 73.20 miles.
Campsite: Camping Puzol, Carrer Riu Túria, 3, 46530 Puçol, Valencia, Spain - +34961421527. Amenities & Attractions: Outskirts of Valencia so lots of bars, restaurants, local shops and a beach!
Day 18, Pucol to Mogente 73.25 miles.
Campsite: La Bodega Casa Rural, a hotel with a bed!! (booked?) Carretera Moixent - Navalon, Km10,50, Pista Forestal 2,5Km, Enguera, Spain No campsite round here Amenities & Attractions: Fair bit in the village but the hotel should cover the food and drink!
Day 19, Mogente to Molina de Segura 77.78 miles.
Campsite: Hotel Villa Segura, another proper bed! Av. de Madrid, 129, 30500 Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain - +34968610019. Amenities & Attractions: Quite a big town so supermercados, bars, restaurants etc.
Day 20, Molina de Segura to Aguilas!!!!!!!!!!! 71.25 miles.
The end! We arrive in Aguilas and are likely to cycle straight into the sea to cool down!