This Reivers Route Itinerary outlines an early summer English Coast-to-Coast cycling tour Sarah and I, plan to undertake along with our good friend Andy S.

The Reivers Route is a 173-mile coast-to-coast cycle route starting at  Tynemouth and finishing Whitehaven via Northumberland and Kielder Forest. It is described by Sustrans as an ‘exciting way to discover the best of northern England’s scenery in the historic border territory of England and Scotland which, especially during its peak in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, has been characterised by robbery, cattle rustling, kidnap and murder.’ The route also takes in Carlisle and the Lake District and for many cyclists, it is the return route for the Sea to Sea (C2C) We, however, will be cycling in just the one direction.

You can view our Reivers Route Itinerary below:

Day 1 – Tynemouth to Seaton Burn

Travel to Newcastle.
Cycle from Newcastle to Tynemouth (Distance 12 miles)
Cycle from Tynemouth to Seaton Burn (Distance: 13 miles – Reivers Route: 13 miles).
Stay at Seaton Burn Travelodge, Tarset.

Day 2 – Seaton Burn to Tarset

Cycle from Seaton Burn to Tarset (Distance: 42 miles – Reivers Route: 55 miles).
Stay at Snabdough Farm, Tarset.

Day 3 -Tarset to Newcastleton

Cycle from Tarset to Newcastleton (Distance: 30 miles – Reivers Route: 85 miles).
Stay at The Grapes Hotel, Newcastleton.

Day 4 – Newcastleton to Carlisle

Cycle from Newcastleton to Carlisle (Distance: 42 miles – Reivers Route: 127 miles).
Stay at Ibis Carlisle, Carlisle.

Day 5 – Carlisle to Cockermouth

Cycle from Carlisle to Cockermouth (Distance: 34 miles – Reivers Route: 161 miles).
Stay at Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth.

Day 6 – Cockermouth to Whitehaven

Cycle from Cockermouth to Whitehaven (Distance: 18 miles – Reivers Route: 179 miles).

Followed by the journey home.