Ancient Highways and Travellers Rights

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Chance C
Chance May 22, 2008 20:56:03
Replying to Mr Hamhead

Thanks for Mr. Hamhead

"Can't see anything about tow paths though..."

It says on one of those pages

You CAN'T ride on:

CANAL TOW-PATHS As of right, that is. However, many towpaths are now being made into cycle ways. In some parts of the country, cycle permits are necessary although these are normally easy to obtain, albeit for a fee.

You say..
"Interesting what you said about not being a vagrant if you had a fiver in your pocket..do you think they have taken inflation into account by now?"

I think it was Five pounds when it was invented back in the 1930's.
Guess it was more like a months wages to a working man.

I'll have a good read of these and send of some e-mails.

Thanks for your time

Chance

F fauny fergus
fauny fergus May 23, 2008 07:27:50
Replying to Chance

Chance wrote:
You CAN'T ride on:

CANAL TOW-PATHS As of right, that is. However, many towpaths are now being made into cycle ways. In some parts of the country, cycle permits are necessary although these are normally easy to obtain, albeit for a fee.

There's a link here for the *free* permit for canal towpaths.

CTC are *excellent* on cyclists' rights of way and cyclists' rights in general.

Although it sources from an alarmingly elitist clique of recreational cyclists who never seem to let anyone sign up to their private forum this sounds like a great code of conduct for cycling 'off piste' should one choose to do so.

Sites of Special Scientific Interest should be recognised as such: personally, I wouldn't want to disturb nesting birds, crush rare sphagnum under my tyres etc.

Bicycles are great fun and they've got me round many, many ancient sites. Albeit beetroot of face and collapsed of lung.

I always tend to apply Scottish land right laws throughout the UK as they're far more sensible than the English and Welsh ones. It's rare that anyone really minds.