■ Distance: 8 ½ miles/13.5km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 6 miles/10km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Brilliant, flowing riding through the best that the East Midlands has on offer. No wonder its one of our favourite local routes…

We’d received an invitation to attend a caravan and motorhome preview day, which was to be held in the North-East, and this is when the conversation started. Kay suggested that it had been a long time

We’d received an invitation to attend a motorhome and caravan preview day, which was to be held in the North-East, and this is when the conversation started. Kay suggested that it had been a long time

On a leisurely weekend break, the last thing I expected to be wearing was a hard hat with a headlamp, a battery pack and a pair of wellingtons. But there I was, fully togged up – along with seven othe