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Coast and Castles South Day 4 – Lindisfarne to Yetholm

Coast and Castles South Day 4 – Lindisfarne to Yetholm

Coast and Castles South Day 4. After yesterdays cycle to Lindisfarne today, provided us with another glorious sunny day and our first entry into Scotland. Our destination, following a slight booking mix up, would be Yetholm. Interestingly, today’s ride would prove to be as much about bridges as the coast and the castles. Leaving Beal, NCN Route 1 follows a coastal path through Lindisfarne Nature Reserve.    Unfortunately Neil managed to pick up an injury due to coming off worse after picking a fight…

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Coast and Castles South Day 3 – Alnwick to Lindisfarne

Coast and Castles South Day 3 – Alnwick to Lindisfarne

Coast and Castles South Day 3. Today, was another great day weather wise! Before leaving Alnwick, we went to look at the castle. We then headed out of town and back to the coast. We had decided to follow the alternative route which was partially off road. Some of the scenery was just stunning! Our next stop was at Dunstanburgh Castle. Lunch was at Seahouses at a great little cafe there. We then continued along past Bamburgh Castle. We stopped off…

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Coast and Castles South Day 2 – Whitley Bay to Alnwick

Coast and Castles South Day 2 – Whitley Bay to Alnwick

Following our gentle introduction to our Coast and Castles South tour, Coast and Castles South Day 2 was our first proper day of touring. Leaving the excellent York House Hotel in Whitley Bay we picked up the NCN 72 cycle coastal path towards Blyth.    We passed the Blyth Battery Museum and decided to have a look round. Staffed by an enthusiastic group of volunteers it provided an interesting insight into British coastal defences during the two world wars along…

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Coast and Castles South itinerary

Coast and Castles South itinerary

Three months to go before our first cycling tour of 2013, our Coast and Castles South itinerary is taking shape. There will be seven of us cycling the tour – Andy P, Sarah, Andy S, Des, Neil, Debbie, and Tracey. All, apart from Tracey, have cycled tours together before. We welcome Tracey as the new member of the team. We are sure she will prove an excellent addition to our team and will have a great time with us. Sustrans…

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