The Man Who Cycled Every Map

Ride across Britain in a way almost no one ever has. In 2022, Mark Wedgwood cycled 7,300 miles across all 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger maps, tackling them in numerical order and creating a six‑month journey that reached every corner of Scotland, England, Wales and the Isle of Man. This guide invites you to travel with him and experience the sheer variety, beauty and eccentricity of Britain through the rhythm of life on a bike.

Mark’s route takes in the extremes and the everyday: remote moors, busy towns, forgotten lanes, oddities of geography and history, and the small surprises that make each map sheet its own little world. His curiosity, humour and optimism turn even the most mundane places into moments of discovery, showing how easy it is to find quiet roads, big skies and peaceful riding almost anywhere in this crowded island.

Along the way, he shares what long days on the road really feel like—the rituals of eating and drinking, the art of keeping a bike rolling, and the encounters with people who shape the journey as much as the landscapes do. Every map becomes a story, and every story nudges you to explore Britain in your own way.