When Sarah and I booked a Bank Holiday stay at Carlisle Central Travelodge with the idea of of a few days of walking, little did we realise just how much our plans would need to change. We did manage a bit of walking with our afternoon at Silverdale, however with our JOGLE trip just on the horizon we now decided the weekend would take on a cycling theme. However the weather had other ideas. We awoke to a wet and windy morning, and…
Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 3. Before leaving Carlisle and starting our cycling, we wanted to take some time to have a look around. Our first stop was Carlisle Cathedral. Having locked up the bikes, we had a look inside the Cathedral. From there we cycled over to Carlisle Castle, which is maintained by English Heritage. Having had a look around, it was time to set off towards Haltwhistle. The route took us through Brampton. We had decided to stop at Lanercost Priory (also…
Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 2. Following Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 1 of our tour, today was our longest day, from Cockermouth to Carlisle. This would mean cycling back to Workington and then following the coast up to the start of Hadrian’s Wall. From there we would finish the day by cycling on to Carlisle. It was another lovely sunny day when we left Cockermouth. We started by returning to Workington retracing our path from yesterday following the Sea-to-Sea (C2C) route along NCN 71. The…
This Hadrian’s Cycleway itinerary covers our second tour of the year, one we will be undertaking in July. The route is described by Sustrans as ‘a ride through some of England’s most dramatic and wild countryside, taking in magnificent coastal views, breathtaking countryside and Roman forts’. As you can see below, our Hadrian’s Cycleway itinerary is shaping up nicely: Day 1 – Ravenglass to Cockermouth Travel to Ravenglass.Cycle from Ravenglass to Workington and then on to Cockermouth (distance approx 39 miles).Stay at Cockermouth Travelodge, Cockermouth….
Having got back to work and back into ‘real’ life again, I found that most people have asked me the same question: “What were the best bits and what were the worst bits?”. Having been away for just over three weeks, there were so many ‘bits’ to consider that I actually found it quite hard to answer! The Worst Bits The worst bits were running out of energy (which cyclists called The Bonk!) and feeling terrible! For those of you…
