The Offcomers

Memorials and sculptures on an ebike round from Langholm via Tarras Valley and the Debatable Land. Hen harriers, merlin and even a rare sighting of the tailwind. Good descents too...

Furness-tastic day on the ebikes twixt Ulverston and Barrow on the #BayCycleWay . Saw a little owl too... #CyclingMorecambeBay

...and there was even some Portsoy stilin' for @LakesStiles

Delightful ecycling along @SustransScot #NCN1 by the Moray Firth. No skinks were harmed by our lunch from Cullen Co-op...

Delightful Dales day on the ebikes: blue skies; skylarks; limestone; water avens; memory's lanes; the rush of wind; globe flowers; curlews at lunchtime; a village cricket match; early purple orchids...even heard a wood warbler!

cycletouringfestival.co.uk/whatson/ To be held in Coniston, Lake District, from 3rd to 5th May. Check it out! Lots of exciting talks/videos. My talk, ‘Cycling North on the Finnish-Russian Border’, is on the Sunday morning. See you there🚴‍♀️ @ShowcaseCumbria @lauralikeswater @GhyllsideCycles

We can recommend some guidebooks...

@happyhikecoach @Hebridean_Way Let us know you email address...and whether you want walking or cycling route and we'll send them out.

@Hebridean_Way @theoffcomers Are there any updates to the listings? I've got the 2020 edition. ( I'm arriving on Sat)

Have you got your Official Guide to Walking the Hebridean Way yet? It includes lots of useful information to help you plan and undertake your trip: Get your copy here 👇 hebridean-way-shop.myshopify.com/collections/fe… #hebrideanway #visitouterhebrides @theoffcomers

@onLoughrigg @WildLakeland @leeinthelakes That's our line!

@WildLakeland @leeinthelakes We are all offcomers

Postcards of this image available in @ButhBharraigh

An Idyllic Cumbrian Cycle Ride This beautiful easy-moderate fourteen-mile cycling route begins in #Ambleside. Find out how you can also do this cycle route showcasecumbria.co.uk/?p=511 Thank you @LivingTLOL for submitting this. #wellbeing #cycling #getoutside #cycleroute #cumbria

@ButhBharraigh @OuterHebs I note the lack of bike pictures...

Customer this morning: “I would like to hire some bikes and buy some knitting needles”. How many shops can satisfy this request? #isleofbarra #outerhebrides #communityshops @OuterHebs

An oystercatcher loving the machair in bloom! The machair (coastal grassland that hugs the beach) is a haven for wildlife. In the summer it's covered in assorted wildflowers and it's simply an amazing place to see and walk through! 📸: @ellehamilton_ #visitouterhebrides

Cycling in the rain… an intoxicating mixture of woodland scent, delicate raindrops and the satisfying sound of whirring tyres on wet tarmac! 🚴‍♀️🌨😃 @CumbriaWeather @onLoughrigg @JanPikelet @FeatureCumbria @liziwake #steppingstones

I never met her, and never finished reading Full Tilt, but the fact that "that Irish lady rode her bike alone across continents" was an enormous inspiration to me when I first started cycle touring. So I find myself having a bit of a cry at the death of Dervla Murphy. 📷 Getty

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes but in this case they couldn’t have been more wrong. Dervla Murphy listened with a super human curiosity and challenged any whisper of inequality with razor sharp wit and well informed arguments. A true inspiration. irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

Cycle touring memory lane...

Have you got our Official Hebridean Way Walking Guide by @theoffcomers yet? It's packed FULL of information, maps and tips for walking the route. hebridean-way-shop.myshopify.com/collections/fe… 📷: @schooner_half_full