Icons

The icons used within rides are shown below

48 icons have been created

By using colours and symbols, you can easily distinguish the places of interest on the map

Category - Food

 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

 

Category - Interest

 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

 

Category - Children

 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

 

Category - stay

 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

 

Category - bike

 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

 

Category - travel

 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               

 

Category - miscellaneous

 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