Britain by Bike with Larry & George Lamb

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3:50 AM to 4:40 AM

Wednesday 2 April

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The pair load their bikes on to the Paddington-Penzance sleeper train, and after taking a ferry across the Celtic sea, head to the Isles of Scilly. Star Castle, a fortress on St Mary's, built in Elizabethan times in the shape of a star, is their bed for the night. The next morning, George discovers the delights of Tresco Abbey Gardens, a world-famous botanical garden, while Larry helps deliver the mail with one of the UK's last cycling posties. The final day coincides with the World Gig Rowing Championship, which draws rowing teams from as far away as the USA and the Netherlands