Cycling the British Coast - 1.2. Cumbria

In 2019 I decided I wanted to cycle the entire coastline of Britain and to do it in stages so that the adventure would last many years (and I had a job to go to on Monday!).
Starting off at the foot of the Blackpool Tower, I headed north along the Lancashire and Cumbrian coastline for my first leg of the journey - finishing in Gretna Green. On the way, I zipped through the seaside resorts of Blackpool, Morecambe and Grange over Sands, and along the North West's nuclear coastline of Heysham, Barrow in Furness and eventually Sellafield. This video is the second part of that journey, taking in the string of Roman remains and the huge, infamous site of Sellafield as I push north on this extremely windy Cumbrian coast.
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[@jetsons101]

Ollie, really enjoy the "Non scripted, one man one camera," video, some youtubers are overdone like the History Channel. Nothing like a long bike ride, wish I was there for the whole journey. Thanks for your time and work---"riding the bike" and posting your work.....

[@steveandthedogs]

When Windscale caught fire I was five. The plume headed south east, across Lancashire at least as far as Manchester. I was underneath that plume. By the way, I admire your ride around the UK, rather you than me!

[@philcoogan7369]

That big ball was the WAGR (Windscale Advanced Gas Reactor)

[@damedavidfrith55]

Well done perhaps they shooting at cyclists that didn’t stop ,very interesting 🧐

[@mickd6942]

do you remember the photo of the soloway space man that was a mystery for years with the little girl and what appeared to be a space man in the background until it was finally realised that it was the girls mother

[@TroyTempest0]

Great one Olli - I enjoyed every minute of your vid. Looking forward to how the journey continues!

[@chargeriderepeat7024]

Great vids, I love that coast, it can be so desolate and creepy in parts.

[@Jacqui332]

We’ll done you, I’ve really enjoyed this . Thank you for putting yourself through it. Great viewing

[@jayneharding6546]

Great video! I'm really enjoying the history and beauty of England.

[@Originalspruce]

Another enjoyable watch Ollie. Cheers

[@anthonybrown4874]

You skipped Workington arguably the largest West Cumbrian settlement other than Carlisle. Ignored Silloth too and no mention of the attempt to link to Scotland by rail across the Solway. Worth noting contains parts of a popular run along coast to coast cycling route.

[@andrewthornegeo]

Love it. Thanks.

[@hamshackleton]

Well done, Ollie. If I cycle more than about ten miles, I daren't sit down for a week! (Ouch!) - - probably need different underwear to stop the seams from sawing into the 'bits'!

[@lamiaitaly2549]

Sooper dooper - I really enjoyed that. Thank you for the video

[@saraclayton-smithson5083]

Great video! Lovely to see the hidden Cumbrian coastline

[@beardedbodger]

Timmy mallet off 80’s tv is doing the same trip!!! You guys need to hook up!!! He’s on insta and TikTok!!!

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

Loving the series brother

[@StuK323]

Allonby is lovely, been on holiday there many, many times as my Grandma has a caravan in the area.

[@marvinegreen]

In 2010 I visited the Antonine Wall and later Hadrian's Wall. While Antonine's Wall was defensive, I understood that Hadrian's Wall was more about collecting taxes from traders trying to pass through the wall.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Yeah I believe it was. I've not been to the Antonine wall. I must make a trip there one day

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

A great video with some interesting place to see. This Cumbrian coast you don't get to see much, with it being in an isolated stretch of England. Many thanks for this Ollie, it's been enjoyable, and good health to you.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thank you 😊

[@BeekeeperShrewsbury]

I'm enjoying this series.... definitely some places to go and have a walk 🙂

[@mal_752]

As always, fabulous vlog. 👌. My favourite Cumbria 😍

[@Andrewjg_89]

I have been past Cumbria but never stopped at Cumbria including Carlisle. And Gretna Green is basically in Scotland but very close to England.

[@expatexpat6531]

You missed Silloth, a few miles further up from Allonby (or did you just not film it?). It's a curious town with some attractive buildings. It has retained a certain charm as a Victorian seaside resort. well past its heyday, Apparently, the King of Afghanistan once visited it when it was famed for boring cannon (i.e. putting the central hole in them).

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Yes I did visit but the wind was so strong and I was so tired that i thought I'd give the filming a miss. Lovely place though, even in bit of rain

[@ormsk954]

Did the reverse cycle a couple of weeks back on route 72. Its flat and easy north of Whitehaven but there is a real tough 17% hill at St Bees. I had to push a few times. Lol!

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Haha yeah me too! I'm not a big fan of st bees!

[@malcolmcharlton6954]

If the sellafield police caught you filming the site even from the outside they would have taken you're recording equipment off you and not given it back I've seen it happen a couple of time's as I'm a delivery driver there every day You would have been surrounded by armed police

[@BeeHereNowuk]

They need to raise their game then! 😁

[@timyorke4465]

I don’t think so. Check out Focus Pocus on KZbin where he does exactly that. If you know your rights you’ll be fine