A woman and her grandson have pedalled from one side of the country to the other to raise money for the RNLI.

Hazel Cleave, 71, and grandson, 17-year-old Alfie Bloomfield, cycled 170 miles along a coast-to-coast cycle route from Morecambe to Bridlington known as the Way of the Roses, in memory of Mrs Cleave's late husband, Howard.

Dereham Times: Hazel Cleave and her grandson, Alfie Bloomfield, cycled the 170-mile way of the rosesHazel Cleave and her grandson, Alfie Bloomfield, cycled the 170-mile way of the roses (Image: Hazel Cleave)

The pair from Dereham also raised £400 for Wells-next-the-Sea RNLI and its lifeboats, as they both love going to the coastal town.

The route followed cycle paths and country lanes, going through villages, and passing by Ripon Cathedral and York Minster. 

The Way of the Roses also wends its way through beautiful landscapes in areas including Lune Valley, the Yorkshire Dales, Nidderdale and the Yorkshire Wolds. 

Dereham Times: Hazel Cleave and her grandson, Alfie Bloomfield, cycled the 170-mile way of the rosesHazel Cleave and her grandson, Alfie Bloomfield, cycled the 170-mile way of the roses (Image: Hazel Cleave)

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Mrs Cleave said it had been an adventure neither of them would ever forget.

She said: “Although tiring we both enjoyed our time spent together and our exciting achievement supported by good friends. We both loved visiting different places and had many laughs along the way.”

It took them six days to complete the route, cycling from west to east. 

Just before they got their pedals churning they took part in a tradition of dipping their rear wheels in the Irish Sea at Morecambe - something they repeated in the North Sea at Bridlington, at the end of the journey.

They were greeted by friends and family on the seafront of the east Yorkshire fishing town as they reached the finish line.  

Dereham Times: Hazel Cleave and her grandson, Alfie Bloomfield, cycled the 170-mile way of the rosesHazel Cleave and her grandson, Alfie Bloomfield, cycled the 170-mile way of the roses (Image: Hazel Cleave)

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