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Bike Ride from Northampton to Peterborough

Contributor: Ali Cross
Type: Image or Photograph
Location: Kislingbury near Northampton
Recorded: September 2018

I am contributing the photos from a bike ride that took me from Kislingbury near Northampton to the Dog in a Doublet pub just east of Peterborough. We managed to complete the 105km route in 8 and a half hours, much further than I had ever cycled before. I was inspired by hearing lots of other people talking about sections of the river they had cycled along - and I wanted to prove to myself that it would be possible to put them all together into one big ride to be completed in one day. Like many people, I find the river a soothing place to be, and after a few busy weeks of life, I was very excited to be getting outdoors and close to the water again.

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This photo was taken in Kislingbury, near Northampton, just before we started the journey. (The smile here is one of nerves...!)
This was taken a couple of miles down the road in Beckets Park, with Environment Agency's Northampton Marina and the new University of Northampton campus in the background.
This is the 'Welcome to East Northamptonshire' sign in Rushden. I love that the river features on the council crest.
This photo shows one of the 'All Aboard for Rushden' signs that are dotted along the Greenway in Rushden. Using the 'All Aboard for Rushden' app on their smartphone or tablet, people can scan the images and find out more about some interesting characters in Rushden's history and win a reward if they find all of them.
This picture looks across the river and lakes to Irthlingborough. The blackberries were delicious!
A quick chat with the Nenescape Settlers of the Nene Valley project lead officers at Stanwick Lakes while volunteers work to put up the barn! Great timing!
This is just outside Fotheringhay. A gorgeous place!
Gorgeous village sign at Yarwell. 'Yar, well, it's been a long ride and we wanted a rest'
A pause to recover from a short stretch of route along the A47. And where better than here on Nene Way in Sutton!
This picture was taken in Castor, on Loves Hill. It was a lie. It hurt a lot to cycle up that hill!
This was taken just outside  Peterborough  at Nene Park, by Milton Ferry Bridge. I was so relieved to see it as it meant we were almost on the home straight!
This picture was taken at the Dog in a Doublet pub and lock, where the river becomes tidal. It seemed a fitting point for us to have as our destination. After 8 and a half hours of riding and 105km in strong winds, we had made it almost the entire length of the Nenescape project in one day.