Help me plan my September tour of the north of England

[Ali-bear]

It was 1511 miles in total with both the odo and the sat-nav agreeing very closely (so the recorded mileage is accurate, only the speedo' over-reads, hmm). Biffer performed faultlessly of course. Was riding about six hours each day.
Why are the roads so busy?

[Rev Ken]

Great report! Sadly there are others who like to see our beautiful countryside - it ought to be reserved for us bikers - but then others suggest they might have priority and we shouldn't be allowed on their roads. Seriously our roads are so much freer of traffic after the man tourist season. I keep out of the 'popular' Lake District roads in the tourist season but enjoy riding them later in the year.

[kimbo8]

Thanks for the travel log, some great ideas for this year.