Small Solar System

We took a family trip to a Sustrans route near York today. Its a cycle route that has a scale model of the solar system built in by its sides, it was one of their first routes in the 1980's when they bought the old railway line for a quid.  We started at Bishopthorpe near York. It was fantastic, It was a long way from Jupiter to Mars and then the other planets come up pretty fast. We only rode maybe 2 miles either way but the whole thing is just over 6 miles starting at York college and heading toward Selby.

There was a bit of BMX ramp at the end and a scale model of the sun. It was our four year old's first proper bike trip and he struggled to get going but after the best part of an hour and a few shoves he was definitely a cyclist and he had a grin a mile wide. It was nice to be on a decent car free route for a change a it took me back to riding the C2C route in 2000 and made me appreciate the good work that Sustrans do. A grand day out recommended.