Woman finishes 3,500-mile ride in memory of dad

Katy Roberts finished her 3,500-mile cycle ride at Land End's in Cornwall

A woman who cycled around the coast of mainland Great Britain in memory of her father said she was "emotional" after completing the challenge.

Katy Roberts, from Woodbridge, Suffolk, was 17 when she lost her father Tim to suicide.

Now 34, she started her 3,500-mile (5,630km) ride in June from Land's End in Cornwall, finishing there on Sunday.

She raised more than £13,000 for mental health charities - £3,000 more than her original target.

"I actually had quite a lot of people join me on the way who had either suffered a lot with mental health or lost someone to suicide," she told BBC Radio Suffolk.

"I found that useful and cathartic - for me and for them.

"On Sunday it was quite overwhelming. I had lots of people at the end, friends and stuff who I didn't know were going to be there.

"I had a good crew of people to ride in with. It was a beautiful day; emotional as well."

Over the 12 weeks, Ms Roberts was able to see a great deal of the coastline.

"I loved Scotland," she said.

"Even though it rained pretty much the whole time, it was so different, so vast; it was stunning.

"The north-west coast was beautiful but also coming back into Suffolk, in Southwold and Aldeburgh.

"It was really nostalgic and made me realise how beautiful Suffolk is."

Ms Roberts previously said the journey had been a "rollercoaster of emotions"

In order to complete her ride, Ms Roberts quit her job as a marketing manager.

"That's how important it was to me to do this," she said.

She said she had no plans to take on another challenge and would now be hunting for a job.

"I'm hoping that I can keep advocating for mental health and getting outdoors, being active," she said.

"I'm hoping I can open some doors for that - not necessarily paid work but even just some volunteering and talking about it."

The ride was in aid of three mental health charities - Cornwall Mind, Papyrus and Sport in Mind.

Ms Roberts added she was "very grateful" for the donations and support she had had on her journey.

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