The C2C And Northern Cycle Routes Forum

johnonthetyne · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject:

i never knew that ,ill add it to my list of stories im known for while drivin the punters about at work.i actually helped lay the tarmac in the carpark at the visitors centre bout 25 years ago.

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agileman · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 270

Edmundbyers Youth Hostel as some canny history about it.

The hostel used to be a Inn called "Low House" and built about 1600, 66 years before the dreaded Plague came in. The Inn later became a farm, later providing accommodation and teas before becoming a hostel in 1935-6, well before the C2C was heard of and probably had steam trains running along on the Waskerley Way.

There say the hostel has a ghost, who was a Londoner who died from exposure while searching the fells for his girl-friend, still haunts the fell and hostel.

Also, if it had not been for the C2C being so popular. Edmundbyers Hostel was supposedly been on the hit-list and that was before the Foot and Mouth.

johnonthetyne · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject:

aye,twas in my local weekley paper years ago it was going to be closed down so its a success story eh.

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agileman · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 270

The same success story was the near closing down of "Allenhead's Post Office" Again C2C saved the day and well done to all the cyclists using it, even if it is just a lousy Mars Bar.

Yes, the C2C has come a long way since then.

What fun...cycling is Smile

chriso · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 32

Looks like an interesting route. I have been looking at it as I plan to ride back home to west Cumbria after the c2c Whitehaven - Tynemouth.

I have just started looking but was planning on using most of, or a mix of either the rievers route or hadrians cycleway. I will also be on a road bike (super galaxy).

agileman · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 270

I would of like to of done the Reiver's or Hadrian's Wall route, then the C2C back to the East coast. But I'm bit short on time, with holidays starting on Sunday., then getting to the York for the Cycle show on Friday. I want to get a 7:00am start for Kirkby Stephen, then I can relax.

I was going to do the trip on a road-bike, but decided on the trekking bike.

agileman · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 270

agileman wrote:

Stockton - Darlington - Manfield - Caldwell - Barnard Castle - Sleightholme - Tan Hill - Barras - Kirkby Stephen - Bent's Farm.
60 miles.
Kirkby Stephen - Soulby - Little Ashby - Raisbeck - Orton - Shap - Bampton - Pooley Bridge - Keswick - Whinlatter - Cockermouth.
50 miles.
Cockermouth - Branthwaite - Whitehaven - Loweswater - Keswick - Blencow.
60 miles.
Blencow - Unthank End - Plumpton - Lazonby - Renwick - C2C - Blanchland - Edmundbyers.
50 miles.
Edmundbyers - Shotley Bridge - Rowlands Gill - Newcastle.
20 miles.

I've been looking at the maps (again) and have decided to alter the plan a bit, it's looking like like this.

Day 1. Stockton - Darlington - Barnard Castle - Sleigholme Moor - Tan Hill - Barras - Kirkby Stephen - Newbiggin on Lune.

Day 2. Newbiggin on Lune - Tebay - Beck Foot - Kendal - Burneside - Windermere - Ambleside - Wrynose Pass - Hardknott Pass - Eskdale/Boot.

Day 3. Eskdale/Boot - Santon Bridge - Gosforth - Seascale - Beckernet - St. Bees - Cleator Moor - C2C to Little Blencow.

Day 4 & 5. C2C route to Newcastle upon Tyne.

A nice little round tour, not sure about Wrynose & Hardknott Passes. But it's always been my dream to do them, now is my chance.

chriso · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 32

A nice route agileman.

How far do you think day 1 & 2 are? It looks like a good route for me to get home from the c2c.

chriso · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 32

I think we lost a couple of posts there agileman but yes i would be interested in the route information.

Thanks. Very Happy

alistaira · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 2

on the 21/22/06/08 i will attempt to ride sunderland to white haven and back in 48hrs

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anyone fancy it