We congregate at our hotel and have a introductory session on the up coming tour and getting to know each other.

You leave Dorking to the west, head down through the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and into northern edge of the South Downs National Park. A lovely road west takes you through small towns and villages before you reach Winchester. In the afternoon, your route turns north west, through lovely countryside before reaching Cirencester. It is then a short ride through the southern regions of the Cotswolds and to your accommodation for the evening.

In the morning, we head out to the west and are quickly into Wales and the Brecon Beacons National Park. We take a small detour to visit Llathony Priory in a quiet valley before continuing on through the mountains. Later on in the day, the mountains give way to open countryside as we progress towards the far south west of Wales, stopping for a little wander around an ancient castle located on the banks of a small river, before a short ride into our home for the evening.

We trace the coastline today, running all the way from south west Wales to the north west of the country. In doing so, we pass through the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, past Cardigan and Aberywstwyth and eventually into the mountains of Snowdonia. A stop in a truly bizarre seaside town, followed by a beautiful route along the coast brings us into Caernarfon where we have some time to relax and explore one of Wales most well-known and ancient towns.

We take a convoluted route today, starting with a lovely mountainous route through Snowdonia before a quick hop onto the island of Anglesea for some seaviews and a stop at another impressive castle in the beachside town of Beaumaris. It is then back onto the mainland a route through rural north Wales and into Chester for the afternoon to take a wander round this old city with plentiful history.

Now back into England, we head east initially to pick up the scenic route northwards through the Peak District and onwards to the Yorkshire Dales, before turning back westwards and crossing into the county of Cumbria and the Lake District, where our accommodation for the next couple of evenings is located- Windermere.

Take it easy by the lake, amble around the town, or head out for a leisurely ride around the lakes, stopping plenty of times for some photos, a cup of tea, or simply to take in the magnificent surroundings.

You leave Windermere and take a scenic route north through the Lake District. Emerging from the mountains, you cross into Scotland near Gretna Green and then turn westwards towards Dumfries and head up through Galoway Forest Park before arriving into Ayr for the evening.

Your morning ride takes us up the coastline of Ayrshire and towards Glasgow. Before getting to the city, you turn off and continue northwards towards the mountains and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Having stopped at Tyndrum, you continue on the route towards Glen Coe with lovely far reaching, magnificent views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Dropping down out of the mountain route, you finish off with another coastal route into our accommodation.

The first part of your day takes you on a lovely route past numerous lochs and mountains whilst following a route towards the Isle of Skye. However, before you get there, you'll turn northwards and pick up a beautiful, quiet route on smaller roads that takes you through some truly wild areas, sometimes climbing up to some high points with wonderful views, and at other times riding right next to the shore line. You pull into Ullapool later on in the afternoon ready for some rest and a wander round this seaside town.

Continuing on remote roads with few settlements, you spend the morning following sections of the NC500 all the way to the northern coast of Scotland and along to Tongue for a stop in this quaint little village. You then start the journey back south via an inland route to Lairg, onwards to Dingwall and eventually into Inverness for the evening.

Now firmly on the route south, we pass through the Cairngorms National Park, and hopefully (weather permitting), get some lovely views of the rolling mountains of the region. We take the opportunity to stop by a very unusual Scottish castle mid-way through the day before continuing on through the hills and into Stirling for the evening.

Spend a little time exploring Stirling- the medieval, old capital of Scotland with its dominant castle and Wallace monument. Alternatively, head out for a circular ride to the east where you will visit St Andrews- the home of golf and Scotland's most prestigious university, or take a ride to Edinburgh and spend a few hours taking in the sights of this incredible city.

Today is a shorter day, stopping off for a couple of visits to Falkirk and a whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh in the morning and early afternoon and then picking up some lovely coastal routes down through South East Scotland before stopping just over the border in England in Bamburgh.

Setting off, our morning route heads inland and south through Northumberland National Park and skirts down the eastern region of the North Pennines National Landscape. We then head back towards the coast and through Middlesbrough before a lovely path through the North York Moors National Park. A rural, quiet route past the Howardian Hills National Landscape brings us into the delightful city of York for the evening.

Continuing in a southerly direction, we cross the Humber bridge early on in the day and take a delightful route through the gently rolling Lincolnshire Wolds. After lunch, we continue through into Cambridgeshire and take a rural route past open countryside into Cambridge. An early arrival after a slightly shorter day allows for us to head out and explore a little of this world-famous university city.

Spend the day taking in the architecture of the various colleges of Cambridge University, go punting down the river Cam, or head out on a big ride around the north Norfolk coastline and back through the flatlands of East Anglia!

Our final day of the tour is a delightfully relaxing one, with not too many miles to go! We head south into Essex via some quieter rural routes, past some quintessentially English villages with beautifully preserved architecture. Making our way over the Thames river, we pick up a final westerly route along the North Downs and back into Dorking to say our farewells..... until the next tour!