Eroica Britannia – Day 1

So here I am in Bakewell for day 1 of the fantastic festival known as Eroica Britannia.

Riders are getting registered

Rider registration at Eroica

and then having a quick drink in the tent

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There’s all sort on including talks about racing on penny farthings

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There’s lots of bike stuff to buy

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Plus great food including vegan

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Local stalls such as British Boxers

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Great music from Lewis and Leigh

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So come along and join in . You can follow Eroica on twitter , facebook, and instagram

My report from 2015 with lots of great pictures is available as pdf here web version or here print version.

If you would like know more about sustainable tourism and building a career in the industry we have a range of courses or visit us on an Open Day.

You can also follow us on twitter @tourismsu  and we have a Sustainable Tourism in Europe facebook page

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Eroica Britannia 2016 – get ready !

L'eroica BritanniaEroica Britannia at Bakewell is now in its third year and what a great event it is. A vintage bicycle festival over three days (17-19th June) with the bicycle races on the Sunday. Over the first two days activities include

  • live music
  • vintage fairground
  • dancing
  • great food and drink
  • family cinema
  • best in show
  • bicycle jumble
  • talks and debates
  • plus loads of great bike and vintage stalls

On the Sunday 4,500 riders will take part in the races over 30, 55 or 100 miles. The routes around the Peak District are here if you want to cheer them on.

At Eroica

You can follow Eroica on twitter , facebook, and instagram

My report from 2015 with lots of great pictures is available as pdf here web version  or here print version.

Eroica Britannia

If you would like know more about sustainable tourism and building a career in the industry we have a range of courses or visit us on an openday.

You can also follow us on twitter @tourismsu  and we have a Sustainable Tourism in Europe facebook page

Keep an eye here as I will be blogging from the event.

Eroica