Chorley
Central Lancashire's stop on the second half of the stage, with Astley Hall in a public park and the Rivington climb on its doorstep.
The second half of Stage 2 runs through central Chorley and out across the West Lancashire plain towards Merseyside, and Lancashire County Council names the town on the corridor. By this point the race has done its climbing in Bowland and is heading for the coast, which usually means speed.
Chorley's advantage is position. It sits close to the M6 and M61 for anyone driving up, it has hotels and inns with parking rather than town-centre kerbside chaos, and it is the obvious base for the Rivington ascent that the county council names among the King of the Mountains climbs. Staying here also keeps the Liverpool finish within reach if you want both halves of the day.
Astley Hall is the thing to see: an Elizabethan and Jacobean hall of glittering glass bays standing in a public park, a short distance from the route. It is a good place to spend the hours before the road closes, which will be earlier than most people expect.
Nearby
- Astley Hall and its public park
- Rivington and the West Pennine Moors climb
- Motorway and rail links to both the route and Liverpool
What is not confirmed
- The exact roads through Chorley
- Road closure times, and when they reopen
- Official fan zones, parking and park-and-ride
- The timetable for the caravan and the peloton
The organisers, the police and the local councils publish these closer to the race. This page says what is known and nothing more.
Plan the day around Chorley
The full corridor, the practical guidance for race day, and where to put your head down afterwards.