East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Overview: Total distance = 37.4 miles Start & finish = my home in Bramley. List of stopping points:

 Thrybergh, St Leonard’s

 Hooton Roberts, St John the Baptist

 Ravenfield, St James

 Bramley, St Francis

 Braithwell, St James

 Maltby, St Bartholomew

 Firbeck, St Martin

 Letwell, St Peter

 Woodsetts, St George

 Anston, St James

 Thorpe Salvin, St Peter

 Todwick, SS Peter & Paul

 Dinnington, St Leonard

 Laughton, All Saints

 Thurcroft, SS Simon & Jude

 Wickersley, St Alban People could join me for shorter sections, e.g. Todwick, Dinnington, Laughton, Thurcroft

East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 1: From my home to St Leonard’s Thrybergh, S65 4HN, 2.1 miles, 11 min (largely downhill) 08:20 Leave home 08:35 Arrive St Leonard’s to pray 08:50 Depart for Hooton Roberts Route:

 Walk the bike through the woods to Hollings Lane

 Descend Hollings Lane

 Turn R under the railway bridge on Vale Road

 Turn R into Park Lane

 Turn R on to Doncaster Rd

 Church is on the L after the School Lane junction

East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 2: St Leonard’s Thrybergh S65 4HN to St John the Baptist Hooton Roberts, S65 4FP, 1.4 miles, 7 min 08:50 Depart Thrybergh 09:00 Arrive Hooton Roberts Pray for 10 min 09:10 Depart Hooton Robert Route Doncaster Road

Stage 3: Hooton Roberts, S65 4FP, To St James, Ravenfield 1.5 miles, 11 min, uphill 09:10 Depart Hooton Roberts 09:25 Arrive St James Pray 15 min 09:40 Depart Route

 Doncaster Rd (westbound)

 Ascend Ravenfield Lane. NB. use pavement (narrow road)

 Turn L into Church Lane & follow this uphill to St James

East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 4: Ravenfield to St Francis Bramley, 2.2 miles, 15 min to tie-in with Thursday Morning Prayer 09:40 Leave Ravenfield 09:55 Arrive St Francis 10:00 Morning prayer Stay for coffee 10:55 Depart Bramley

 Moor Lane N & S

 Main Street Stage 5: Bramley, S66 2SQ to St James Braithwell, S66 7AS, 4.0 miles, 21 min 10:55 Depart St Francis 11:20 Arrive Braithwell 11:35 Depart Braithwell

 Main St

 L onto Bawtry Rd

 Cycle lane / crossing to cross M18 roundabout & continue on A631

 L. into industrial estate (Denby Way, then Hellaby Way)

 Staggered crossroads into Greaves Syke Lane

 R into Micklebring Lane East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 6: Braithwell (S66 7AS) to St Bartholomew Maltby (S66 8JB) 2.2 miles, 12 min 11:35 Depart Braithwell 11.50 Arrive Maltby to pray for 15 min 12.05 Depart Maltby Route:

 Maltby Rd / Braithwell Rd past Leisure Centre to A631

 Cross this main road & take Blyth Rd & Church Lane down to the church Stage 7: Maltby (S66 8JB to St Martin Firbeck, S81 8JY 3.5 miles, 17 min 12:05 Depart Maltby 12.25 Arrive Firbeck to pray & also lunch stop 13:10 Depart Firbeck Route:

 A634 Blyth Rd out past Roche Abbey

 R into New Rd, signed for Firbeck

 R at Black Lion Inn, still New Rd: St Martin’s is on the R

East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 8: Firbeck, S81 8JY to St Peter, Letwell S81 8DE, 1.4 miles, 9 min 13:10 Depart Firbeck 13:20 Arrive Letwell to pray for 15 min 13:35 Depart Letwell Route:

 Kid Lane (opposite the church)

 Turn R into Lamb Lane, B6463

 Turn L into Ramper Rd & enter Letwell, sweeping round to R

 R into Church Lane to find the church

Stage 9: St Peter, Letwell S81 8DE to St George, Woodsetts S81 8SU, 2.3 miles, 10 min This follows the route I took as part of the Worksop Triathlon 13:35 Depart Letwell 13:45 Arrive Woodsetts to pray for 15 min 14:00 Depart Woodsetts Route:

 Basically straight down Gildingwells Rd, though it changes name from time to time (Burns Lane, Woodsetts Rd, etc.)

 NB. On the triathlon the junction in Gildingwells was a compulsory STOP because you are giving way at a road with the national speed limit. CAUTION!

East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 10: Woodsetts S81 8SU to St James Anston S25 5DT, 2.8 miles, 19 min 14:00 Depart Woodsetts 14:20 Arrive St James, Anston to pray for 15 min NB, Bikes CAN access church from Sheffield Rd (under lych-gate) 14:35 Depart Anston

 Dinnington Rd / Woodsetts Rd to North Anston

 L on to B6060

 Straight on at TLs

 R into Sheffield Rd

 Church on R Stage 11: St James Anston S25 5DT to St Peter. Thorpe Salvin S80 3JP 2.5 miles, 14 min 14:50 Arrive to pray 15:00 Depart

 Sheffield Rd keep L into High St

 L into Crowgate B6059

 L into Packman Lane

 L into Lady Field Rd East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 12: Thorpe Salvin S80 3JP to SS Peter & Paul, Todwick, S26 1HN 2.8 miles, 17 min 15:00 Depart Thorpe Salvin 15:20 Arrive Todwick, pray 15 min 15:35 Depart Todwick Route:

 Lady Field Lane

 R into Packman Lane

 L into Red Hill, B6059

 R at Kiveton Lane in Kiveton Park & follow this road into Todwick

 R into Lindley’s Croft

Could do with a cuppa by the time I reach Todwick! East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 13: Todwick, S26 1HN to St Leonard Dinnington, S25 2QU, 3.2 miles, 18 min 15:35 Depart Todwick 15:55 Arrive Dinnington to pray for 15 min 16:10 Depart Dinnington

 Kiveton Lane to A57: use crossing!

 Todwick Rd, B6463 as far as Marquis Motorhomes. Cross the road here into Church Lane

 R at T-junction (still Church Lane)

 R into Church Lane when Althorne Lane goes straight ahead

 Join B6060 (New Rd)

 R into Nursery Lane Stage 14: Dinnington, S25 2QU to Laughton S25 1YF, 1.9 miles, 11 min 16:25 Arrive Laughton, pray 10 min 16:35 Depart Laughton

 Nursery Rd, L into New Rd

 R into Laughton Rd

 2nd exit roundabout Breck La

 R at B6463 & then L St John’s Rd East Rotherham & Laughton Prayer Pilgrimage Cycle Route Stage 15: Laughton S25 1YF to SS Simon & Jude Thurcroft S66 9LH, 1.5 miles, 7 min 16:35 Depart Laughton 16:45 Arrive Thurcroft & pray for 15 min 17:00 Depart Thurcroft Route:

 Leave the village via High St & Rotherham Lane

 This becomes Laughton Rd

 Turn L between houses shortly after the surgery & approach the church across a park Stage 16: Thurcroft S66 9LH to St Alban Wickersley, S66 1ES 2.5 miles, 15 min 17:00 Depart Thurcroft 17:15 Arrive St Alban’s to pray: Plan with Peter Hughes

After prayer there, cycle home Stage 17: Wickersley to home 1.6 miles, 8 min