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Note:look up Lindisfarne Island tide tables when planning
Start at
Alnwick Castle
(Services)
Leave town East for Lesbury then to
Warkworth Castle.
You can go on to Amble harbour.
Retrace route to Lesbury and turn Right into
Alnmouth,
Lovely beach/river.
Back through village turn right for
Boulmer
Phantom jet at roadside at RAF helicopter s&r base.
Fishing boat Inn food and ale
Craster
Famous kippers
Dunstanburgh Castle
Looking along beach to
Low Newton by the sea
Great drop into village
Fishing boat inn vg ale vg food at fishermans cottages by the beach
Seahouses
(Services)
Mini Blackpool
Olde Ship Inn by harbour v good ale/grub nauticalia.
Good run along coast to
Bamburgh
Magnificent Castle with huge beach behind, air museum in Castle, Grace Darling museum as you leave village
Waren Mill/Budle bay mudflats and birds, views to
Lindisfarne Island.
Stay on this road until the A1 then left on southbound A1 ignore Belford.3mls approx turn right signposted Chatton/Wooler
(services just 400m past this turnoff but on the A1. :::speed camera prior to services)
Chatton
Expansive views of the Cheviots as you drop down to
the village
Percy Arms good food/ale
Retrace route back up hill, turn Left after grey barn on lhs, for
Belford
Good views just along the road from turnoff.
Good chip shop
Carry on for the A1 Northbound to
Beal
(Services)
Lindisfarne Inn good food/ale black sheep.
Turn off for
Lindisfarne Island (Holy Island)
CHECK TIDE TIMES People get stuck on the Island or caught by the tide all the time!!
Ignore the no traffic sign, you can park at the harbour or Castle, sensibly! not in the bus layby at the Castle!
Castle well worth a visit but has narrow passageways thet get choked on bank holidays.
Vast Lime kilns just after the Castle and Gertrude Jeykll garden behind Castle in the field.
Ship inn good ale/food
The riding time does not include stops!
Alnwick Castle | Warkworth Castle |
Craster Harbour | Dunstanbrough Castle |
Bambrugh Castle | Lindisfarne Castle |
103.6 km (about 2 h 04 min)
Stage | Distance | Zoom crossing |
Research radius : 100 km
Length | Distance / Active road | Mark |
Border ramble | 98.9 km | 17 km | 3.6/5 |
Border ramble (west) | 110.4 km | 28 km | 3.6/5 |
There is no accomodation closer than 100 kms. Increase research radius (max 250 km).
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