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Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 1 – The next adventure begins

Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 1 – The next adventure begins

Today was our Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 1, the start of our latest cycle tour adventure. We got the train up to Ravenglass, arriving at lunchtime. The official Hadrian’s Cycleway starting point is the Roman Bath house, so we made our way there passing the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway station. From here the route started along the coast up to Seascale. The paths were a little overgrown in places. As we dropped down into Seascale,  there were some great views of the beach….

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Coast and Castles South Day 8 – Dunbar to Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Coast and Castles South Day 8 – Dunbar to Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Coast and Castles South Day 8. Today was our final day of cycle touring as we completed the final section of the Coast and Castles South route back down to Berwick-Upon-Tweed. We began the day by leaving the Royal Mackintosh Hotel at Dunbar and picking up NCN Route 76. We would follow this route for most of the day. We stopped for a coffee at Pease Bay. Out of the bay we crossed a ford and straight up a steep hill. We dropped…

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Coast and Castles South Day 5 – Yetholm to Innerleithen

Coast and Castles South Day 5 – Yetholm to Innerleithen

Coast and Castles South Day 5. Today, was another fantastic day. The weather was fabulous and the scenery was very green and stunning! We set off from the Plough Hotel in Yetholm and cycled to Kelso where we had a look around the old Abbey there. We then continued on following NCN Route 1, there was a slight detour due to a road being closed. We made our way to Melrose where we stopped for lunch. Part of the group went…

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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 Day 1 – the adventure begins!

Coast and Castles South Day 1 – the adventure begins!

We had packed all our stuff and loaded up the bikes on Coast and Castles South Day 1. We were all ready for our Coast and Castles South Tour. Whatever we were taking, we had to carry.    Coast and Castles South Day 1 began by cycling to Manchester Piccadilly where we were catching the train (about 9 miles). As you can only book 2 bikes onto a train,  we were travelling in small groups up to Newcastle. The train…

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