On Reivers Route Day 5 we had to start the day a little slower than normal to allow the bike shop time to finish fixing my bike (a new spoke and then straightening up the back wheel). Our way out of Carlisle was a familiar route to us as we had used it before. We hadn’t got too far when I had another little problem. The mount for my Garmin came loose and my Garmin suddenly swing down and was…
Reivers Route Day 4 saw us leaving Newcastleton on another warm sunny day. It was not a great start to me as I had woken up feeling rough- I had gone to bed the night before feeling rough, it seemed to stem from something I had eaten the night before. The day started by retracing our way back up the hill out of Newcastleton. We reached NCN route 10 where we had left it yesterday and then had two 15%…
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…
After a tough day yesterday JOGLE Day 7 would prove a welcome relief – less miles to cycle and less hills to climb. We had all enjoyed a good nights rest and after a chaotic start where staff kept forgetting what we had ordered for breakfast (though when the correct food arrived it was very enjoyable!) we set off for Carlisle. As has been one of the themes of this JOGLE this was again a ride of two halves. On this occasion the…
The name Southwaite is probably most likely associated by most people that motorway service station on the M6. It is in fact first and foremost a small village in the Eden Valley. And it was the destination of our cycle ride on our last day of stay in Carlisle. We had already enjoyed a walk around Silverdale on our way up to Carlisle for a short break away with our friend Andy S. The three of us then enjoyed a cycle…
