23-01-2021, 04:12 PM
The video is based on the small town of Hawes which is in the Yorkshire Dales. If you look at a map of the UK and draw a line east west from the Isle of Man, Hawes is roughly in the middle of the mainland.
The famous Ribblehead viaduct is on the Settle to Carlisle line which was scheduled for closure back in the 1980's but was saved and is now an important line both for goods traffic and tourism. Ribblehead lies around 10 miles south west of Hawes.
The Pennine Run referred to in this thread started in 1997 as a two day run that followed the famous Pennine Way long distance path along the backbone of England from Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders. It uses some of the best driving roads in Britain and also some of the most elevated. It is probably the best run you could do to test (and prove) the capabilities of an Austin 7.
There are also some wonderful and remote pubs along the way!
The famous Ribblehead viaduct is on the Settle to Carlisle line which was scheduled for closure back in the 1980's but was saved and is now an important line both for goods traffic and tourism. Ribblehead lies around 10 miles south west of Hawes.
The Pennine Run referred to in this thread started in 1997 as a two day run that followed the famous Pennine Way long distance path along the backbone of England from Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders. It uses some of the best driving roads in Britain and also some of the most elevated. It is probably the best run you could do to test (and prove) the capabilities of an Austin 7.
There are also some wonderful and remote pubs along the way!