We've nothing like the Alps over here in Yorkshire. If you can manage those, you can manage anything we can put in your way! The North Yorkshire Moors (near Whitby) are more or less plateau moorland (heather and bracken) - once you're up there is reasonably good going.

You'll cross the Pennines between Yorkshire and Lancashire though. These are hills but higher than the Moors. Just need to add a bit of time to your estimate, but nothing serious to a 'proper' cyclist.

Whitby Folk Week is the premier folk event in the North of England (or perhaps the whole of the UK, or Europe - depends who you're listening to). There are hundreds and hundreds of events - concerts, dances, sessions, singarounds, workshops, everything. Apart from that, Whitby is a wonderful town, steeped in history.

Accommodation is often a problem, though. Most people book holiday cottages or bed and breakfast from year to year and it's hard to just turn up and get accommodation. You might get camping or hostel space though, especially if you don't mind being a short distance away.

Pop back here and check to see if any kind Mudcatter has a spare bed in Whitby for Folk Week