Reivers Route Day 1 couldn’t arrive quick enough for Sarah and I. We were both ready for our first summer break of the year! Setting off early on a Monday morning it was glorious sunshine as we made our way to Stockport Station. A couple of changes later and we met up with our friend Andy S in Newcastle around noon. Newcastle to Tynemouth – Cycling to the start of the Reivers Route Soon we were on our way to…
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…
Work restrictions have never prevented us from undertaking adventures in the past. Being unable to be granted a full days annual leave (probably due to our having already taken plenty of time off recently for our previous tours) meant we didn’t set off for Tynemouth until after lunch. The purpose of this visit was to spend a little time with Sarah’s friend Laurence and her family (Geoff, Danielle and Amber) who are briefly over from America visiting family, and staying…
Well today was Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 5 and our last day of cycling Hadrian’s Cycleway. We left Corbridge and headed out down the country lanes. Along the way we passed a small cottage (owned by the National Trust) which is where George Stephenson was born (and lived until he was 8). There was a lovely little cafe behind it where we stopped for a cuppa. Feeling refreshed, we set off again. Today was basically following the River Tyne. Once we arrived…
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…
