20th September 2nd October 2016 Bamburgh – Berwick

20th – 26th September 2016 Bamburgh

Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle

Arrived at Bamburgh after dropping the car of and travelling across the A69. Campsite got busier as the weekend approached quietened off just before leaving.

Grace Darling Monument
Grace Darling Monument

Managed to run together to the beach at Bamburgh then same day took the cycle route 1 to Seahouses back along the seafront. Next day cycle route 1 to Holy island a great day out 4 ½ hours cycling with a lovely bacon buttie and coffee on the island.

Cycle to Holy Island
Cycle to Holy Island

A day off exercise with a 1 ½ hr. walk to Bamburgh beach and a short evening walk to Budle bay. Next day run to beach again and a cycle along the coast road to Seahouses for a coffee. Visited the Grace Darling museum and here grave in the church yard opposite.

26th – 2nd October 2016

campsite-view-berwick
campsite-view-berwick

Arrived Berwick booked in to Seaview site, walked into town. Next day run along the seafront at Spittle then walked to the harbour lighthouse and a Costa in Berwick.

 

Berwick
Berwick

A very different and interesting cycle down to Holy Island from Berwick compared to from Bamburgh, coastline footpaths complete with cow plats and the ex owners of them in fields but a good cycle with a couple of rain showers.

Holy Island from Berwick
Holy Island from Berwick