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Land’s End to John O’Groats – how many miles is the trip and what is Tommy Davies’ new land speed record?
The trip from Britain's two extremities has been completed by wheelchair, skateboard and even with golf swings
LAND'S End to John O'Groats has become somewhat of a pilgrimage for endurance athletes and would-be record breakers.
The journey spans the longest possible distance from one end of the UK to the other. But how far is it and how quickly did daredevil Tommy Davies complete it?
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How far is Land's End from John O'Groats?
The distance between the two points which mark Great Britain's two extremities is traditionally 874 miles.
Land's end is the most south-western point in GB, located in western Cornwall at the end of the Penwith Peninsula.
John O'Groats is widely considered the most northern point in Scotland, in north-eastern Caithness.
It takes most cyclists between 10 and 14 days and off-road walkers as long as three months to complete the expedition.
Who is Tommy Davies and how quickly did he complete the journey?
Tommy Davies set a new land record after driving between the two extremities in less than ten hours at an average speed of 90mph.
He sped through 15 police constabularies, flew past 50 speed cameras and avoided seven police cars on his 841-mile trip.
Only a FG1 Phantom fighter Jet has done the journey faster than the 26-year-old from Llangollen, north Wales, who did it in an Audi S5.
Safety campaigner Mr Crowder called on police to prosecute Tommy and said it was "unbelievable" that he was "bragging" about the challenge.
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What other records have been set?
Sean Conway is the only person ever to swim from Land's End to John O'Groats, taking from June to November 2013 to complete the feat.
US Navy Pilot Rick Ryan did the journey in a wheelchair in an impressive eight days, 10 hours and nine minutes.
Matt Elver, Charlie Mason and Lee Renshaw skateboarded between the two points in 21 days to raise money for charity.
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The fastest passage ever was made in 1988 by a McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom in a time of 46 minutes 44 seconds.
Incredibly, Surrey-based golfer Dan Sullivan walked between the coasts while hitting golf balls in 2005.
He travelled 1,000 miles in seven weeks to set a new record for longest golf hole.
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