Berwick Seaview MEDIUM 25 Miles There and Back

round route EASY 7 miles (8 miles with extension)

berwick seaview MEDIUM 25 miles there and back

DIRECTIONS 1 Turn right out of the site, follow the road round to the DON’T MISS right outside the Albion Inn and at the end of the road, The Cycle Pad (www.cyclepad.org.uk) is a Berwick seaview CYCLE ROUTE up on to the cliff tops. one-step online knowledge shop bringing together This 12.5 mile route (one way) takes you from Spittal to Holy Island, which lies just a few miles off the everything cyclists might need to know about Northumberland Coast. Holy Island has a wealth of fascinating history and provides stunning coastal views. 2 Pick up the coastal path along the cliffs to Cheswick. Northumberland. Take care crossing the railway line. Berwick Seaview Caravan Club Site 3 From here you travel past the Golf course at Goswick and Surfaces Local bike hire Wardens Can be rough in places. Wilson’s Cycles travel on a stony path to the causeway road that takes

Wilsoncycles.net you to Holy Island. Traffic 4 Return by the same route in reverse. A mixture of on road and traffic free paths. Take care The Castle on Holy Island was built to defend a harbour This route has been suggested by Sustrans’ Volunteer Rangers. The Caravan Club Other routes in the area would always recommend that any children or young people under 18 years should crossing the railway line. Using National Route 1 you can continue south along sheltering English ships during skirmishes with Scotland be fully supervised by a responsible adult. Please be aware that using this route is entirely at your own risk. Extreme care should always be taken when cycling on site, the coastline, travelling past Bamburgh Castle and and you can explore the rooms which remain largely remembering that traffic will be moving around the site and to observe speed limits. Dunstanburgh Castle all the way to Alnmouth (34 unchanged. Ransacked by marauding Viking raiders in Particular attention should be paid when going round blind corners or emerging from paths. Suitability for young children miles). the 8th century, the stunning ruins of Lindisfarne Priory No, but older children would be OK with supervision. includes the famous ‘rainbow bridge’ which spirals Travelling North from Spittal, National Route 1 takes skywards. The area is a National Nature Reserve and a you to Berwick-upon-Tweed and then onto Scotland. great place to see wildlife including grey seals and a wide Hills variety of migratory birds. No significant hilly climbs.

Refreshments/facilities The Barn at Beal is a great coffee shop in a spectacular location overlooking Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve. There are plenty of places to eat and drink on Holy Island including The Ship Inn and Pilgrims Coffee House. A 610 5

Berwick Berwick berwick seav-upon-Tweediew Carava-upon-tweedn Club Site - ROUTE 1 A Berwick B6461 Castle A698

River Tweed

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Scremerston S e a

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Cheswick

B Caravan Club Route traffic-free

Caravan Club Route on-road A1 Other National Cycle Network traffic-free Goswick Other National Cycle Network on-road Haggerston Railway with station Castle

Historic attraction

Nature reserve The Barn Holy Island B

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National Cycle Network route sign Beal