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Hi
Can anybody assist with info, for travelling Southport- Hull-Rotterdam _ Stadt Moers Germany.
We are from Knowsley, Merseyside, which is twinned with Stadt Moers Germany.
We are going to do the West - East coast (supported) and then onto the boat The other side we will be unsupported

Thanks

First bit is easy, Trans Pennine Trail. The Trail is from coast-to-coast and between Southport and Hull is ~200 miles.
Then Moers is just off the Rhine Cycle Route. ~160 miles.

Does anyone have experience of cycling the Rhine Cycle route i.e. Eurovelo 15?

I have to declare an interest as I am thinking of trying Rotterdam - Mannheim in June. Something about 200 years since Von Drais invented his wheeled-thingy. I have heard that Germany is pumping several million Euros into the celebrations.

atlas_shrugged wrote:Does anyone have experience of cycling the Rheine Cycle route i.e. Eurovelo 15?

I have to declare an interest as I am thinking of trying Rotterdam - Mannheim in June. Something about 200 years since Von Drais invented his wheeled-thingy. I have heard that Germany is pumping several million Euros into the celebrations.

We all know that Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the bicycle. The Draisenne is more like a scooter

Hi
The route I am fairly sure of.
The info I was after was the organisational bit.
i.e. The costs for the ferry, accommodation etc
cheers

Ferry prices can be checked online once you know the dates you want to travel. Plus you also check if there are any cheap deals around your departure dates. ~£200 return.

Accommodation. Camping or hotels ??
Camping and you can just turn up and I recon on ~£10 per night.
Hotels tend to be if you can book cheap deals in advance or not, at a guess ~£30-£50 if booked in advance.
Add another £10 per day for food, etc.

More accurate info can be found online, Google is your friend ......

I've been doing the Rhine route a week at a time, Cologne to Mannheim or Speyer this time. I'm doing it by Brompton so have been getting the Dutch Flyer ferry (Stena) - with bikes a little more pricey but looking now you should get good prices. Book the ferry now and you'll have to wait till the train prices come out 3 months before you go. I'm looking at train this time too - http://www.seat61.com/Germany.htm is very useful. I've been doing youth hostels and Vrienden Op De Fiets in The Netherlands.
Interested in the Draisenne celebration!

Thank you for your replies.

Looking for cheap/reasonable accommodation (bed only) one night 26th May 2017 leaving early morning 27th close to the Trans Pennine Trail near Worsbrough
For 4 riders possibly 1 driver, on the night of 26th May 2017

thanks again
Mike Carden