Meeting points throughout the 'Long Way Up!' - please note some changes to times below

• join us in our ride back into  Matlock Bath as we finish the ‘Long Way Up!’ challenge - it would be great if we can get as many riders as possible to ride back into Matlock Bath with us when we finish.  We’ll be riding out from the Cat & Fiddle on Sunday 26 August at 2pm so that we can be in Matlock by 3pm.  We hope to have a police escort and Mick Extance will be there to wave us across the finish line and then we’ll relax at ‘The Fishpond’(opposite ‘The Pav’ car park where the Tourist Information office is sited) having ridden over 2,500 miles for our charities. 
• catch us at one of our meeting up points for a ride out - we have put together a list of meet up points along our route so that anyone who would like to join in can do so.  We’ll do our best to be at all the meeting points at the times we have specified (give or take 15min each way) but obviously cannot exactly foresee how the roads, weather, traffic will treat us.  We’ll try and keep you posted through our website or send messages ahead if we are delayed! 
• come to Scottoiler’s HQ with us! Scottoiler (www.scottoiler.com) have very kindly invited us to drop in on our way into the Highlands for a much needed break.  If you’re in the neighbourhood why not join us?  I’m sure they’d be pleased to put the kettle on for an extra cuppa! 

Meeting up points

Friday 17 August (the ‘Long Way Up!’ kicks off!)

Matlock Bath (‘The Fishpond’) - ride out at 1:00pm to Holme Fen near Peterborough ( UK ’s lowest point)

Saturday 18 August (onward, into Wales !)

Join us on our ride into Wales (finishing in Machynlleth)

M48 Severn Bridge Services 4pm

Abergavenny Bus station 5pm

Sunday 19 August (Mid Wales dash)

Meet us on Aberystwyth seafront from 1-3pm - we will have a BBC film crew with us so come along for your chance to be on TV!  Then join us for a ride to Harlech

Harlech (pub meet at the Castle Hotel from 8pm)

Wednesday 22 August (Lakes to Fort William )

Gretna services (Northbound on M6 meet 11am) ride to Glasgow to visit Scottoiler’s HQ (plan to arrive at 2pm)

Saturday 25 August ( Scotland to Barnard Castle )

Edinburgh (Little Chef at Musselburgh) 5pm

Barnard Castle (pub meet to be confirmed)  

Sunday 26 August (the ‘Long Way Up!’ returns home!)

Scotch corner services A1 (11am)

Cat & Fiddle (2pm)

Matlock Bath (‘The Fishpond’) - ride back at 3pm  

Final thoughts …

If we’re running late and can get a message sent forward we will do so but if you’re waiting at a meet up point for more than 30mins after our scheduled time and we haven’t shown up then please assume we’ve been held up and accept our sincere apologies.  We will not leave early at any of these points.