We are cycling across France on our own bicycles on a self-supported basis. Our accommodation will consist of various hotels, bed and breakfast, and apartments. We have no plans to camp or to stay in hostels.
For the route, we have started with Cicerone’s Cycling London to Paris on the classic Dover / Calais route. https://www.cicerone.co.uk/cycling-london-to-paris Julian has taken each route and transcribed into our own RidewithGPS routes for each day starting and ending at our overnight lodgings. Onwards from Paris we have explored various routes on the internet to take us to Orléans and to Tours.
We will be completing between 50 and 80 km each day at a relaxed pace. This will give us time to detour to interesting sites and to explore each town that we pass through or stop in. We will also be stopping for a couple of nights in Amiens, Paris and Orléans.