Brompton bikepacking - my toughest tour yet. Northumberland coast and castles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- I'm off on a bikepacking tour along the Northumberland Coast on my Brompton folding bike. My goal is to find at least four castles along the way.
It's my toughest cycling tour, a 140-km journey over three days and two nights along country roads, coast paths, and National Cycle Route One.
Despite the challenging weather and constant battle against headwinds, the experience of exploring Northumberland, a place I had never been to before, was incredible.
If you came across my adventure film, thank you for watching it. Part 2 will be coming soon!
In Part 1, I visited:
Morpeth, Cresswell, Amble, Warkworth, Shilbottle, Alnwick, Dunstan, Craster and Dunstanburgh Castle.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:04 Leaving Morpeth on the outskirts of Newcastle
02:00 Route map and plan
2:19 Trouble on a path in a woodland
3:49 Turning around and heading back on the actual road
5:24 Arriving at Warkworth
5:42 Heading to camp
6:04 Arriving at the first campsite
7:06 Pitching my new tent
7:39 Dinner time and tent tour
09:01 Plan for day two
10:02 On the country lanes to Alnwick
11:02 Arriving at Alnwick
11:38 On the road to Dunstanburgh
12:15 Dunstanburgh Castle
12:53 Part 2 preview
That fire coral is a cracking colour - lovely video - look forward to more castle-themed tours. Cheers and happy cycling!
Great video - will watch more
Thank you, I’ll post the next part very soon.
Great video, that path along the river by Morpeth is pretty interesting. Probably for the better you took the road as the climbs at the other end are brutal. I've been planning a trip going the other way from Berwick back to Newcastle, was going to smash it out in a day but now might make a weekend of it and camp half way.
Loved your Video. Inspired me to do a similar trip. Thankyou
Let me know how it goes!
Great video. The Brompton wheels are too small for the cattle grid. The wheels only have to be at a slight angle to the grid when you start to go over it and you'll come off. Better to dismount and walk over them. Hopefully, you weren't injured. Ps out of interest, can you store your Brompton in the tent vestibule?
I learned my lesson and walked over all the other cattle grids I encountered lol. Yeah it fits in there quite nicely. If I tuck it in it doesn’t interfere with the tent material which I was worried about in case a Brompton part tore through it or something in the wind. When I close the tent I have the Brompton in one vestibule which also has a dry zone for my helmet etc. Then the other vestibule is free for cooking stuff/food etc.