Route

Our route for 2025 is 1530 kilometres (950 miles) long and offers you some of the UK's finest cycling experiences.

Linking two world-renowned cities, the route takes you along quiet country lanes and off-road cycle paths to reveal ever-changing panoramas of tranquil villages, rolling hills and breathtaking rural landscapes. 

We will publish the detailed route in early 2025. Until then, find out more about what makes the new route so special.

London Edinburgh London 2025 map

Controls

There are 21 control points (at 14 different venues) along the route. At each of these you can get hot food and drinks, a dormitory bed, showers, plus mechanical and medical support where available. At your two chosen controls – one in England, one in Scotland – you can access your drop bags.

IMPORTANT

  • You must visit – i.e. check into – all these control points in the correct order.

We also offer an ever-growing list of pop-up cafés and pop-up dormitories, which offer a limited range of facilities.

  • At our pop-up cafés you will need to pay for any food or drink, but all dormitory beds are free. 
  • At our pop-up dormitories we will give you a limited breakfast but no other food will be available.

Pop-up cafés are highlighted in pink. Pop-up dormitories are highlighted in yellow. 

Bag Drops: E – can be used for your English bag drop. S – can be used for your Scottish bag drop.

  Location Address Distance Food and Drink Dormitory Beds Showers Bag Drops Mechanics
  London Guildhall Yard, Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HH START No 0      
  Writtle Writtle University College, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford CM1 3RR START Included 160  
C01 Northstowe Northstowe Secondary College, Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge CB24 1DJ 90 Included 0  
C02 Spalding Spalding Grammar School, Priory Road, Spalding PE11 2XH 162 Included

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  Horncastle Just One More Bike, 25 High St, Horncastle LN9 5HP 200 ££ 0     ££
C03 Louth King Edward VI Grammar School, Edward Street, Louth LN11 9LL 241 Included 350 E
C04 Hessle Hessle High School, Tranby House, Heads Lane, Hessle HU13 0JQ 303 Included 350 E
C05 Malton Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton YO17 7NH 364 Included 350 E
  Rainton Rainton Village Hall, Sleights Lane, Rainton, Thirsk YO7 3PH 410 ££ 0      
C06 Richmond Richmond School, Darlington Road, Richmond DL10 7BQ 470 Included 250 E
  Mickleton Mickleton Village Hall, Mickleton, Barnard Castle DL12 0JR 508 ££ 50      
  Alston Samuel King School, Church Rd, Alston CA9 3QU 546 Limited breakfast only 80    
  Alston The Nook Farm Shop and Café, Castle Nook, Alston CA9 3BG 550 ££ 0      
C07 Brampton William Howard School, Longtown Road, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 1AR 580 Included 350 E
  Newcastleton Newcastleton Village Hall, Langholm Street, Newcastleton TD9 0QX 616 Limited breakfast only 60    
  Newcastleton The Olive Tree, 38 South Hermitage Street, Newcastleton TD9 0QE 617 ££ 0      
C08 Hawick Hawick Town Hall, Cross Wynd, Hawick TD9 9EF 654 Included 150  
  St Mary's Loch St Mary's Loch Art Gallery and Café 700 ££ 50      
C09 Moffat Moffat Academy, Academy Road, Moffat, Dumfriesshire DG10 9DA 724 Included 300 S
  Broughton Broughton Village Hall, ML12 6HF 760 ££ 50      
C10 Edinburgh Gracemont High School, 136 Lasswade Road, Edinburgh EH16 6TZ 800 Included 250 S
C11 Innerleithen St Ronan's Primary School, St Ronan's Rd, Innerleithen EH44 6PB 842 Included 300 S
  Hopehouse The Bee Hive Café, Honey Cottage Caravan Park, B709, TD7 5HU 870 ££ 0      
C12 Eskdalemuir Eskdalemuir Community Hub, Eskdalemuir DG13 0QJ 892 Included 65      
C13 Brampton William Howard School, Longtown Road, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 1AR 942 Included 350 E
  Alston The Nook Farm Shop and Café, Castle Nook, Alston CA9 3BG 972 ££ 0      
  Alston Samuel King School, Church Rd, Alston CA9 3QU 976 Limited breakfast only 80    
  Mickleton Mickleton Village Hall, Mickleton, Barnard Castle DL12 0JR 1014 ££ 50      
C14 Richmond Richmond School, Darlington Road, Richmond DL10 7BQ 1052 Included 250 E
  Rainton Rainton Village Hall, Sleights Lane, Rainton, Thirsk YO7 3PH 1099 ££ 0      
C15 Malton Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton YO17 7NH 1144 Included 350 E
C16 Hessle Hessle High School, Tranby House, Heads Lane, Hessle HU13 0JQ 1211 Included 350 E
C17 Louth King Edward VI Grammar School, Edward Street, Louth LN11 9LL 1269 Included 350 E
  Horncastle Just One More Bike, 25 High St, Horncastle LN9 5HP 1309 ££ 0     ££
  New Bolingbroke New Bolingbroke Town Hall, Main Rd, New Bolingbroke, Boston PE22 7LD 1324 ££ 0      
C18 Spalding Spalding Grammar School, Priory Road, Spalding PE11 2XH 1349 Included 150  
C19 Northstowe Northstowe Secondary College, Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge CB24 1DJ 1440 Included 300  
C20 Henham Saffron Walden Rugby Club, Springate, Chickney Road, Henham CM22 6BQ 1481 Included 50  
C21 Writtle Writtle University College, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford CM1 3RR 1530 Included 160