Man embarks on B-road coast-to-coast challenge for MND charity

Matthew Hollis will try to drive from coast to coast in his Citroen 2CV using only B-roads

A man is embarking on a 10-day charity challenge which will see him drive from the most eastern point of England to the most western spot in Ireland using only B-roads - and no maps or satnavs.

Matthew Hollis, from Northampton, will set out from Ness Point in Suffolk on Wednesday, aiming for Dunmore Head in County Kerry with a compass as a guide.

He will be raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, which he works for.

"I might get lost," he admitted.

Mr Hollis has previously tackled a Land's End to John O'Groats challenge, also using just his compass and minor roads.

He admitted many people were "bemused" by the challenges he sets himself in the name of fundraising.

Mr Hollis works for the Northampton-based Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association

"People ask if I've planned my route and where I'm staying [overnight], but it's completely random. I'll have no idea where I am, and at the end of the day I'll just find somewhere to stop over or camp."

The car that will take him on his new venture is his beloved Citroen 2CV - a blue and orange vehicle named Cookie.

"It stands out, so you'll be able to see it coming," Mr Hollis said.

On his journey, he is planning to update the routes he is taking and add photographs to his Coast to Coast website.

Mr Hollis has previously completed a Land's End to John O'Groats challenge in his beloved Citroen

He said he was doing it "partly to raise money and also to raise awareness of motor neurone disease".

"The biggest challenge with this attempt is that I've got a ferry crossing, so I've got to try to get to the port without navigating, and - I've deliberately not done a lot of research, but I think Dunmore Head is fairly non-descript in Ireland - it's not like Land's End - so I may not even realise I'm there."

Mr Hollis admitted he sometimes "runs out of road" because the compass is his only guide and "tried to drive through a forest once, but the car isn't exactly set up to do four-wheel drive - so yes, I may well get lost or stuck".