I am glad you enjoyed the video. It was certainly the most challenging day of our whole trip, we were good for nothing by the time we reached our campsite. Just remember to stock up on spare cake from the Greanhead cafe, you’ll need the extra fuel 😁. If you have time there is a great view of Hadrian’s wall if you take the first left after Greenhead and head up the road a little way.
Well it was fuelled by a lot of cake, probably to much before a climb, but it had to be done 😁. Having watched your trip I think you also had extenuating circumstances if I remember correctly. Still we would do it all again with the exception of the Military road, that is just crazy.
@@bimblingabout your discussion about the route to take just before Haltwhistle was a god send. My wife would not have been happy if we'd followed the NCN72 rather than the military road!
@@DavidMackenzie we felt that it was a compromise after the climbs we had tackled that day, the idea of having to climb out of Haltwhistle was one hill too far. Traveling along the military road is not a pleasant experience if it is busy, everyone passed us at speed with very little space between us and the oncoming traffic, there are verges in places but few and far between. Are you staying at the campsite?
@@graham-kirby we're staying at the Twice Brewed Inn. Our luggage is going ahead of us so we're not laden as you were. Traffic was ok for us, everyone gave us a wide berth thankfully. Any tips for the next section?
@@DavidMackenzie your doing it the sensible way 😀. The next section starts with a steep climb around Vindolanda, which is a shock to the system first thing. After that the Staingate is your last really quiet section of road. You have a few more hills after this but nothing like yesterday. After Newbrough you start to drop towards the Tyne and life gets a lot easier. Watch out for the signage going into Hexham, it is not that obvious, you need to cross the railway line to the edge of Tyne Dale golf course. We can recommend the food at cafe Enna, they do locally sourced burgers, which includes the vegan version. Getting out of Hexham is a shock to the system after all those quiet roads, but once you leave the industrial estate behind it gets a little better. Entering Corbridge is a GPS black hole which caused our Garmins to give us all sort of random directions, ignore the tech and take a right to the town centre at the T junction (Stagshore road) and your back in tracks. Once you leave the B6530 your are back onto quite roads towards Bywell. If you have any bike issues the caravan and camping site at Ovingham has a mechanic who runs a business from there and the Newcastle Giant bike shop which is confusingly at Prudhoe. One final comment, you have to call in at the Newcastle Cycle hub, it’s tradition, and the food is good.
Stayed in a cottage next to the railway line in Greenhead, lovely place but the hill out of Greenhead towards Twice Brewed was a tough walk so cycling or even pushing a bike up your fitter than me!!
Thank’s for the comment, it is appreciated. By time we reached our campsite that night, we were so tired it was a miracle that the tent was assembled correctly, as for feeding ourselves…
I enjoyed that! Might not think so when I get over there and do it for real!
I am glad you enjoyed the video. It was certainly the most challenging day of our whole trip, we were good for nothing by the time we reached our campsite. Just remember to stock up on spare cake from the Greanhead cafe, you’ll need the extra fuel 😁. If you have time there is a great view of Hadrian’s wall if you take the first left after Greenhead and head up the road a little way.
You are so brave 🤣🤣🤣 I'm glad Mary & I got the train past that part 😆
Well it was fuelled by a lot of cake, probably to much before a climb, but it had to be done 😁. Having watched your trip I think you also had extenuating circumstances if I remember correctly. Still we would do it all again with the exception of the Military road, that is just crazy.
These are great videos. Thanks for all the details. We're just about to do Bowness to Newcastle along this route so they are a great help.
Hi David, I am glad you found the videos useful, hopefully you will enjoy your trip. If you have any questions about the route feel free to ask.
@@bimblingabout your discussion about the route to take just before Haltwhistle was a god send. My wife would not have been happy if we'd followed the NCN72 rather than the military road!
@@DavidMackenzie we felt that it was a compromise after the climbs we had tackled that day, the idea of having to climb out of Haltwhistle was one hill too far. Traveling along the military road is not a pleasant experience if it is busy, everyone passed us at speed with very little space between us and the oncoming traffic, there are verges in places but few and far between. Are you staying at the campsite?
@@graham-kirby we're staying at the Twice Brewed Inn. Our luggage is going ahead of us so we're not laden as you were. Traffic was ok for us, everyone gave us a wide berth thankfully. Any tips for the next section?
@@DavidMackenzie your doing it the sensible way 😀. The next section starts with a steep climb around Vindolanda, which is a shock to the system first thing. After that the Staingate is your last really quiet section of road. You have a few more hills after this but nothing like yesterday. After Newbrough you start to drop towards the Tyne and life gets a lot easier. Watch out for the signage going into Hexham, it is not that obvious, you need to cross the railway line to the edge of Tyne Dale golf course. We can recommend the food at cafe Enna, they do locally sourced burgers, which includes the vegan version. Getting out of Hexham is a shock to the system after all those quiet roads, but once you leave the industrial estate behind it gets a little better. Entering Corbridge is a GPS black hole which caused our Garmins to give us all sort of random directions, ignore the tech and take a right to the town centre at the T junction (Stagshore road) and your back in tracks. Once you leave the B6530 your are back onto quite roads towards Bywell. If you have any bike issues the caravan and camping site at Ovingham has a mechanic who runs a business from there and the Newcastle Giant bike shop which is confusingly at Prudhoe. One final comment, you have to call in at the Newcastle Cycle hub, it’s tradition, and the food is good.
Stayed in a cottage next to the railway line in Greenhead, lovely place but the hill out of Greenhead towards Twice Brewed was a tough walk so cycling or even pushing a bike up your fitter than me!!
Thank’s for the comment, it is appreciated.
By time we reached our campsite that night, we were so tired it was a miracle that the tent was assembled correctly, as for feeding ourselves…