Tag: England

27 mile cycle, loving the lockdown weather!

At least one good thing has come out of the lockdown and that is the weather! No idea, when the weather in UK has been this good and for so long! So I got out a 27 mile cycle, wearing the Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018.

You can check out today’s route, over at www.strava.com/activities/3472357602

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/cycling/gear/hunter-inline-skinsuit-team-britain-2018/

Pride in London Parade to return in 2021

The Pride in Parade has been cancelled this year! But not to worry, it will be back bigger and better in 2021!

Here are some photos from 2016 to 2018.

Many more photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/pride-london/

Bourne to Saxby Railway line photos : 08-May-2020

Time to restart a project, that I started back in 2014. Which was trying to take a photo of every bridge, tunnel and viaduct, that still remain on the old railway line between Bourne and Saxby.

So here are some photos of old line, I got during today’s cycle :).

28 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line
28 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line
28 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line
28 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line
37 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line
37 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line
37 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line
37 Bridge on Bourne to Saxby railway line

Check out www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/england/bourne-to-saxby-railway-line/ for the photos, I’ve got so far, plus a map! 🙂

27.26 mile cycle in the Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit

Yet another great cycle, this time 27.26 miles, making it one of the longest so far this year! Was great getting in parts of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland all in, during just one cycle.

You can check out the full route and stats from the cycle at www.strava.com/activities/3352282502

I will now leave you with some photos from the cycle!!!

Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit
Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit
Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit

First 20+ mile cycle of April 2020

Happy day! My first 20+ mile cycle of the month! You know it’s bad, when some days, I’ve been out doing a longer walk, than cycling. Longest walk of year so far is 16.47 miles.

You can check out the full route and stats from the cycle at www.strava.com/activities/3341947934

I will now leave you with some photos from the cycle!!!

Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 2014

Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 2014

Don’t like most viewed photos, so far in March 2020…?

Not a fan of most viewed photos, so far in March 2020?!?!? Well you, still have time to change that! Just head over to www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2020/ and get them views up! 🙂

Number 1 (67 views) : Spider-Man Homecoming Morphsuit
Spider-Man Homecoming Morphsuit

Number 2 (65 views) : Wetsuit cycling
Wetsuit cycling

Number 3 (52 views) : Wetsuit cycling
Wetsuit cycling

Visited 79 railway stations so far in 2020

That’s me, visited 79 railway stations for the very first time in 2020! My total now stands at 338. But still got a long, long way to go!

Myself at Newport railway station

Here is the list of the ones, I’ve done so far in 2020…

  • Aberdour
  • Bamford
  • Barnetby
  • Barry
  • Barry Docks
  • Barry Island
  • Bickley
  • Birchgrove
  • Bolton on Dearne
  • Boston
  • Brading
  • Bristol Parkway
  • Bromley South
  • Cardiff Bay
  • Cardiff Central
  • Cardiff Queen Street
  • Carmarthen
  • Chinley
  • Cleethorpes
  • Coleshill Parkway
  • Conisbrough
  • Dalgety Bay
  • Danescourt
  • Dinas Powys
  • Dinas Rhondda
  • Dore & Totley
  • Dunbar
  • Edale
  • Ferryside
  • Folkestone Central
  • Folkestone West
  • Goldthorpe
  • Grindleford
  • Habrough
  • Heath High Level
  • Heath Low Level
  • Hope
  • Kidwelly
  • Lake
  • Llandaf
  • Llanelli
  • Llwynypia
  • London Victoria
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Merthyr Vale
  • Mexborough
  • Newport
  • Orpington
  • Pembroke
  • Pembroke Dock
  • Penally
  • Petts Wood
  • Pontypridd
  • Porth
  • Portsmouth & Southsea
  • Portsmouth Harbour
  • Radyr
  • Ramsgate
  • Rotherham Central
  • Ryde Esplanade
  • Ryde Pier Head
  • Ryde St John’s Road
  • Sandown
  • Scunthorpe
  • Sevenoaks
  • Shanklin
  • Swansea
  • Swinton
  • Taffs Well
  • Tenby
  • Thurnscoe
  • Ton Pentre
  • Tonypandy
  • Trehafod
  • Treherbert
  • Treorchy
  • Ty Glas
  • Ynyswen
  • Ystrad Rhondda

The full list can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/travel/railways/railway-stations/

Cleethorpes railway station, tick

I can now tick off, Cleethorpes railway station.

Cleethorpes railway station

Cleethorpes railway station

Myself at Cleethorpes railway station

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/cleethorpes/