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food / cafe | A cafe or a tearoom | |
food / pub | A pub that serves food | |
food / shop | A shop that sells food. Large supermarkets are not included as we are looking to support local stores | |
food / bakery | A bakery | |
food / garden centre | A garden centre that has a cafe. | |
food / farmshop | A farm shop, often in the countryside where a snack is needed | |
food / icecream | A specific ice cream shop. This is not for shops that have a freezer in the corner |
interest / castle | Anything from a complete castle though to the remains of a motte and bailey | |
interest / countrypark | Plenty of space, a dedicated area | |
interest / house | Anything from a National Trust residence to a small preserved attraction in a High Street | |
interest / church | A religious building from a ruined Abbey to a parish church | |
interest / museum | A museum | |
interest / industrial | There is a lot of industrial archaeology out there. From old railways to canal bridges, from old mines to coal mines | |
interest / historic | A site of historical significance such as a battlefield | |
interest / prehistoric | From Standing Stones to Cairns | |
interest / garden | Somewhere with a garden to enjoy, often in association with another place of interest | |
interest / beach | Your classic beach, from sandy to pebbles | |
interest / picnic | Anywhere to have a picnic, but there should be a seat or a table | |
interest / lighthouse | A personal request from Neil as I like them | |
interest / visitor centre | Somewhere that can provide local/regional information | |
interest / wildlife | From an RSPC reserve to zoos | |
interest / heritage railway | There are a lot of heritage railways in the UK, and a lot of Tandem riders like to visit them | |
interest / miscellaneous | Anything that does not fit in the categories above |
children / farmpark | Farm Parks often full of slides, animals and ice cream, usually have a cafe as well | |
children / playground | The Tandem Club encourage families. These are a great place to stop | |
children / miscellaneous | Childrens activities that don't fit into the other two |
stay / hotel | Please mark hotels that are cycle friendly or those in a good place to complete a tour | |
stay / campsite | Campsites. Please be selective, the ones we want are those that are friendly to cycle campers and cyclists, no static sites | |
stay / wild campsite | A good spot by a beach for example | |
stay / Bed and Breakfast | Bed and Breakfast, cycle friendly ones | |
stay / hostel | From YHA to independant | |
stay / camping barn | These are commoner than you think and not easily found |
bike / shop | Bike shop | |
bike / pump | These are free pumps providd often by councils, sometimes by shops | |
bike / parking | Is there a safe place to leave your bike | |
bike / hire | This does not have to be Tandem specific | |
bike / millennum post | Those Sustrans markers that are all over the country | |
bike / misc | Anything else bike related |
travel / car parking | Somewhere to leave the car to go for a ride | |
travel / train station | Train Station | |
travel / bus station | Bus Station | |
travel / ferry | There are a surpringly large number of ferries about | |
travel / map | Local authrities produce local cycling maps based on an area, these can be highlighted |
misc / summit | The top of a long climb. Please be selective, don't use this for the top of every hill | |
misc / viewpoint | Somewhere with a good view. Like summits please be very selective | |
misc / medical | A hospital. We're not marking defibrillators...yet | |
misc / toilets | Public toilets | |
misc /BCQ | British Cycle Quest Clue | |
misc / caution | Especially useful for rallies to mark places where there is danger such as crossing A Roads |