Battlefields Ride

Background

This was the second Grim Riders' charity ride, in 2010 . Over fifty people entered for the ride in that year, raising over £1300 to support the work of the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.

Completing the Ride
The aim of this ride is for you to visit some of the 15 Battlefields of Britain. The battlefields may be visited at any time of the year and in any order. You do not need to visit more than one on any particular day or trip. You need to take a photograph in front of any monument, sign or building which is clearly linked to the battlefield site.

Touring Ride - At each of the battlefields you visit you must take a photograph showing a monument, building or sign to the battlefield, your ride flag, and your motorbike. These may be taken and submitted any time and there is no time restriction for visiting the parks, so may be visited over several trips, months, or even years. Visiting 5 parks will gain a bronze certificate; 10 parks for a silver certificate; and 15 battlefields to gain a gold certificate. Especially for this ride, visiting all 16 battlefields will gain you a Special Gold certificate.

Challenge Ride - Before completing the ride you must contact me (I suggest at least two weeks before intending to complete the ride). I will arrange to send you a number before you start the ride. You will need to take two photographs at each stop - one showing the park building or sign, your ride flag, and your motorbike; the other showing your GPS unit showing the location's coordinates, the time, and a sticker with this number on it. (For further Hastings, Hinckley, and Carlisle. Further details of Challenge Rides can be found here.
For a bronze certificate you must visit 5 battlefields, provide start & finish receipts and a receipt from at least one of the three receipt locations.
For a silver certificate you must visit 10 battlefields, provide start & finish receipts and receipts from at least two of the three receipt locations.
For a gold certificate you must visit all 15 battlefields, provide start & finish receipts and receipts from all three receipt locations.

Landmarks
No Battlefield Location
1 Battle of Bosworth Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire
2 Battle of Culloden Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland
3 Battle of Winceby near Winceby, Lincolnshire
4 Battle of Hastings Battle Abbey, Battle, East Sussex
5 Battle of Bannockburn Bannockburn Heritage Centre, Stirling, Scotland
6 Battle of Marston Moor Marston Moor Memorial, near Tockwith, Yorkshire
7 Battle of Flodden Flodden Memorial, near Branxton, Northumberland
8 Battle of Naseby Naseby Memorial, near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire
9 Battle of Stratton Stratton Memorial, near Stratton, Cornwall
10 Battle of Barnet Barnet Memorial, near Monken Hadley, Hertfordshire
11 Battle of Bryn Glas Bryn Glas Memorial, Pilleth, Powys, Wales
12 Battle of Maldon Maldon Memorial Sign, near Northey Island, Essex
13 Battle of Sedgemoor Sedgemoor Memorial, near Westonzoyland, Somerset
14 Battle of Solway Moss Solway Moss Interpretation Panel, Arthuret, Cumbria
15 Battle of Glen Shiel Glen Shiel Memorial, near Cluanie, Highlands, Scotland
16 Battle of The Boyne near Dublin, Ireland

Link to pdf of roadbook for the Battlefields Ride

Paperwork
Application form for awards here.
Ride record sheet here.