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Cartography © [cycle.travel](cycle.travel), all rights reserved. You may copy this PDF for  \nyour friends, but commercial redistribution is prohibited. Thanks!  \nNational Byway (Central England)  \nThe National Byway is Britain’s secret cycle-touring network – a meandering signposted route following the quietest lanes through the sleepiest villages. It’s been going for over 20 years now, with hundreds of signposts across the country, yet this delightful touring curio is known to only a few.  \nIts rambling route stretches to Wiltshire in the south and Dumfries & Galloway in the north, Powys in the west and Cambridgeshire in the east. Some of the route was erected as early as 1999; other parts have been freshly signposted in 2021. You could call it a labour of love, perhaps, but its main characteristic is that it’s aimed squarely at the cycle tourist.  \nFor this guide, we’ve zeroed in on the east-west route across the southern Midlands, Cotswolds and Marches. Starting in Cambridge, you won’t see another city in 270 miles: the great metropolises of Burford, Ledbury and Leominster are about as busy as it gets. Rarely challenging but often endearing, this is old-fashioned rural riding – the sort that can’t fail to bring a smile to your face every time you round a corner to another bucolic view.   \nCambridge (0m)  \nWe’ll admit it: we’ve cheated slightly here. The National Byway’s (incomplete) eastern route currently begins at an unremarkable crossroads near Saffron Walden, hardly a fitting start to your ride. So we’ll begin in the more auspicious surroundings of Cambridge, arguably Britain’s greatest cycling city. National Cycle Network route 11 leads south from the centre, past leafy Trumpington and along the ‘DNA path’ beside the rail line, to the village of Whittlesford… and it’s here that we pick up the National Byway.  \nThe character of the route is established immediately. It’s not ina hurry to get anywhere, looping back and forth through villages which all conform to the same recipe: thatched cottages, church, pub. Barrington is probably the finest, with its wide village green. The route passes through the grounds of Wimpole Hall before a slightly more undulating section leads to prosperous Gamlingay and the Great Ouse valley at Tempsford.  \nTempsford (35mi)  \nOne look at the map might suggest that the National Byway really doesn‘t want to go through Bedford. Its extravagant, looping course is a tour of the hamlets and villages of Bedfordshire, none of any significant size: Sharnbrook, with a population of just over 2,000, is probably the biggest.  \nMost of the country roads round here are two-laners rather than little winding lanes, but the National Byway does a good job of picking out a few small routes here and there. The return to the Great Ouse valley just before Sharnbrook is particularly appealing, as are the quieter roads from Stevingdon to Stagsden. Take care at the crossings of the busy A6 and A428 .  \nMarston Moretaine (76mi)  \nThe Marston Vale between Bedford and Milton Keynes is a slightly messy mix of old brickworks, modern industry and sprawling old villages. The National Cycle Network’s route 51 follows it faithfully into MK, but the National Byway, once again, chooses a less direct course on country lanes.  \nYou wouldn’t think of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire as mountainous, but this section of route is surprisingly undulating. One minute you’ll be cycling through woodland next to Center Parcs Woburn Forest, the next you’ll be following a glorious open drive past Woburn Safari Park. Woburn itself is a delight, a prosperous Georgian town whose facilities (pubs, restaurants,  \nshops) belie its tiny population.  \nYou’ll also cross four great arteries of transport","cbCainLVp4BBxUBT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainLVp4BBxUBT","pdf",20341565,21,"English","# Cambridge (0m)\n## Connecting to the National Byway\n# Tempsford (35mi)\n## Approaching Bedfordshire lanes\n# Marston Moretaine (76mi)\n## Marston Vale to Milton Keynes\n# Waddesdon (109mi)\n## Historic sites and Waddesdon Manor\n# Otmoor (124mi)\n## Descent to wetlands and signposting gap","[{\"question\":\"What is the National Byway and who is it intended for?\",\"answer\":\"The National Byway is a signposted cycle-touring route network across Britain, aimed squarely at cycle tourists. It follows quieter lanes through small villages rather than busy roads.\"},{\"question\":\"Where does this guide’s featured east-west route begin?\",\"answer\":\"The featured route begins in Cambridge. 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