Cycling The Full Monsal Trail 2025 & Finding Hidden Gems!

In this cycling vlog we complete The Monsal Trail from Coombs Road Bakewell to the end at Topley Pike Junction. Rather than just riding we point out some of the railway heritage of this section of the former London to Manchester Midland Railway along the way including old stations and viaducts plus the 6 tunnels. The route is around 9 miles so with slight detours to view stations and loops or spurs off we covered around 20 miles along the line on the day we filmed this (Friday August 22nd 2025) Join us as we have an enjoyable day on the bikes. If you’re interested the bikes are both ENGWE L20 Rick’s on the standard Heather’s on the Boost. Details below of our affiliate link to their website where you can get a huge discount off the normal price. Here’s a link to Engwe, if you use our link to buy it costs you no more but Engwe give us a little bit of cash and that helps us run this channel for free (we'll never ask for membership/patreon etc) https://engwe-bikes-uk.com/?ref=RICK (using this link lets Engwe know you saw it through our video) DISCOUNT CODES FOR YOU TO USE AT THE CHECKOUT. £50 off e-bikes below £999 code ENGWEE50OFF £100 off e-bikes from £1000 to £1499 code ENGWEE100OFF (OR RICK DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE) £150 off e-bikes from £1500 to £1999 ENGWEE150OFF £200 off e-bikes over £2000 ENGWEE200OFF We're Rick, Heather & our dog Poppy & we travel the U.K. in our S&L Apollo campervan. We film places we visit & also any work done to our van, our videos are filmed in a diary style for our memories but we're happy to share with you if you want to watch. We also occasionally review products & any product review is clearly marked as such so if reviews aren’t for you don’t feel you need to watch those. We do basic site & the surrounding area reviews but they’re a guide only based on our opinions which may or may not help you make a decision on if you’d like the place. We do a mix of off grid camping, pub stopovers & campsites too, hopefully something for everyone to enjoy! Please leave us a comment on the videos, we read them all & reply to each one. We upload weekly so please consider subscribing to see our travels, it’s free and will really help us. Thanks for watching!