Accomodation nr Lee Quarry, Good B&B near Bacup? Options

[torihada]

Possibly off to Lee Quarry one Sunday in March for a days riding. Travel up Sat. night and stay somewhere on route, possibly close to Bacup. Any recommendations for a MTB friendly B&B?

Thanks for any info.

[old dude]

i,ll start with,.......i don,t want to put you off, but,...
we went up expecting a bit of technical stuff and downhill, so went on the nomad,
it ended up just a long slog round tbh,..
i was,nt muddy or ought but the wheels seemed to stick to the floor,,
probably would have enjoed it in the summer on a xc bike, as it was a decent ride round,
but in our view it was,nt worth the 1.75 hrs or so travelling,..
if you do go , try a get hold of a route map before hand as we found it a bit hit and miss,
luckily, we bumped in a trail ranger who kindly took us up to the crag quarry loop, which is
an add on to lee quarry,..

[torihada]

So you're implying stating that its not worth a 4+ hr drive for a full days riding?

[old dude]

yes,
it,s balancing the travelling time, up against the ride reward,
see if you can get more opinions of the course, but for that amount of travelling time , imo it,s not,
probably be worth stopping on route to the lakes, so you can tick it off the list, for instance..
i,ve been on the brownbacks racing website , as they hold regular races at the venue, but no accommodation listing was on it,
you could email the organisers for local listings if you are going to pursue it further,

[JohnClimber]

Lee Quarry can easily be linked to the newer Cragg Quarry but even that is only a 2 to 3 hour ride, but if you want to play on sections or do a couple of full loops than yes it woud be worth the trip north.

You can link it into the very large Mary Towneley Loop for a definatly very full day.

Search for both Lee Quarry and Cragg Quarry on Youtube

Come up north, it's great.

[torihada]

Come up north, it's great.

I usually go further north and stay well clear of the midlands

If we do go, we'll link up with Cragg and session the runs. To be honest for all that mileage I'd rather travel a bit further & make a weekend of it; hit Helvellyn & Three Peaks, or something along those lines. We shall see.....

[Rod]

with regards to Lee Quarry, I remember reports of break-ins to vehicles a couple of years ago.
IF I recall correctly the carpark is away from the riding areas with few comings and goings.

What's the layout of the car park, has it changed at all in the last two years? Or was there never an issue? (and I'm going bonkers? )


Rod

[pickwick]

you could stop near rivington and ride round there and get to lee quarry in 40 mins and also could get to gisburn in 40 mins 3 good rides for a weekend there.
http://www.inglesidehousebb.co.uk/
this looks ok prob be a few more round the area if you have a proper look.

[old dude]

with regards to Lee Quarry, I remember reports of break-ins to vehicles a couple of years ago.
IF I recall correctly the carpark is away from the riding areas with few comings and goings.

What's the layout of the car park, has it changed at all in the last two years? Or was there never an issue? (and I'm going bonkers? )
Rod

it was like that when we went,
recall reading on stw, that there was a issue with gypsies, making camp there,
not a place to leave ought in the cars,
or, perhaps a booby trap or something,
[ i,ve got plenty of ideas/plans drawn up, i,m just waiting for the law to change!!! ]

[old dude]

with regards to Lee Quarry, I remember reports of break-ins to vehicles a couple of years ago.
IF I recall correctly the carpark is away from the riding areas with few comings and goings.

What's the layout of the car park, has it changed at all in the last two years? Or was there never an issue? (and I'm going bonkers? )
Rod

it was like that when we went,
recall reading on stw, that there was a issue with gypsies, making camp there,
not a place to leave ought in the cars,
or, perhaps a booby trap or something,
[ i,ve got plenty of ideas/plans drawn up, i,m just waiting for the law to change!!! ]

[Rod]

You can tell it's a quarry due to the echo

Is there any where near you might be able to park more safely?

Rod

[dom2464]

I live in Bacup and to be honest the gypsies have not been near Lee Quarry for quite a long time now and even if they do turn up they get moved on now pretty quickly by the local authorities. On a typical weekend there is usually between 20 - 30 vehicles parked on the parking area below the quarry but you could always park about 1/2 mile down the road on the http://www.rosenbowl.co.uk/ car park which is directly on the main road and still easy access to the quarries.

As for accommodationon try http://www.number678.co.uk/index.htm they can supply a lockup for cyclists and is about 2 mile from Lee Quarry.

The quarries are fun and there are loads more trails around like someone suggested try the Mary Townley loop which is a 47 mile epic loop of the surrounding areas http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/Penninebrid...s.asp?PageId=37

Hope this helps.

[torihada]