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St Cuthbert’s Way Itinerary

St Cuthbert’s Way Itinerary

This St Cuthbert’s Way Itinerary outlines a 62-mile long-distance walking route which Sarah, Neil and Nicholl will be walking in summer 2021. It is one of the most beautiful, varied and enjoyable routes in Britain, and one of Scotland’s Great Trails. This cross-border route spans the national border between Scotland and England, linking Melrose in the Scottish Borders, where St. Cuthbert started his religious life in 650AD, with Holy Island off the Northumberland Coast, his eventual resting place and his original…

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Scottish Borders Day 4 – Kelso to Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Scottish Borders Day 4 – Kelso to Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Scottish Borders Day 4 was the final day of our coast-to-coast cycle ride. We started the day in Kelso. We were staying at Duncan House. After a leisurely and enjoyable breakfast, we set off in the direction of Floors Castle. It was an overcast morning, windy, and with the promise of some light showers. We soon joined NCN Route 1. This section of Route 1 we have cycled previously, in the opposite direction, on the Coast and Castles South tour. This…

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Scottish Borders Day 3 – Hawick to Kelso

Scottish Borders Day 3 – Hawick to Kelso

Having spent the night in Hawick with some good friends, we were not in a rush to leave and begin our Scottish Borders Day 3 cycling. We went for a walk around Hawick Golf Course. It was a cool but bright day. After lunch we got ready to continue our cycling tour. We found some confetti in our cycle jerseys which we had washed there and then found that we had also had some balloons attached to our bicycles! It is…

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Scottish Borders Coast-to-Coast Itinerary

Scottish Borders Coast-to-Coast Itinerary

This Scottish Borders Coast-to-Coast Itinerary outlines the cycle route Sarah and I will be following in early Autumn. We will be cycling from Gretna to Berwick-Upon-Tweed, all the while hugging the Scotland-England border, mainly on the Scottish side.  Mention the Scottish Borders and we picture big spaces: heather-clad hills, hundreds of square miles of forests and woodland, lochs and rivers. Of course, wherever trees and hills abound, then cyclists and mountain bikers won‘t be far away; some of the best cycling…

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