NOVELIST and TV presenter Fern Britton will be passing through South Lakeland and Eden as she cycles from John O'Groats to Land’s End over three weeks in May in a bid to raise at least £57,000 to fund research into the prevention of miscarriage in pregnancy.

She plans to pedal 57 miles a day and will have more than 80 participants cycling alongside her for the entire challenge.

Fern, who is patron of the Genesis Research Trust, will be arriving at Shap Fell on May 10 before cycling through to Kendal where she will stay overnight at the County Hotel.