Planning details
Date
Depart 7 September 2020
Return Home 14 September 2020
Hotel Bookings and details
| Hotel | Booked | Deposit | Cancellation Date |
| Holiday Inn Express Lincoln | Y | 106 | 23 August 2020 |
| Holiday Inn Express Jesmond | Y | ||
| Holiday Inn Express Jesmond | Y | ||
| Manor House, Lindisfarne | Y | 09 September 2020 | |
| Ibis, Carlisle | Y | 98 | 07 September 2020 |
| Holiday Inn Express, Lancaster | Y | 10 September 2020 | |
| Y Talbot, Tregaron | Y | 150 |
Restaurants (Lunch or dinner as appropriate)
- Latimers Seafood Deli
- Rileys Fish Shack
- Big Mussel
- Trakol
- Lakesdide Distillery
Routes
(Routes under review so take these as first stabs)
| Route | Distance | Saddle time | Suggested stops | GPX file (right click Download link and save Link As) |
| Service A43/M1 to Lincoln | 87mls | 2h16m | Download | |
| Lincoln to Whitby | 109mls | 2h53m |
Beverly - coffee Pickering - lunch Whitby leg stretch |
Download |
| Whitby to Newcastle | 223mls | 5h24 |
Angel Corbridge - Coffee |
Download |
| Newcastle to Lindisfarne | 68mls | 1h54m | Download | |
| Lindisfarne to Carlisle | 137mls | 3h6m |
Rothbury - coffee Jedburgh - lunch |
Download |
| Carlisle to Lancaster | 169mls | 4h11m | Download | |
| Lancaster to Tregaron | 186mls | 3h52m |
Download | |
| Tregaron to Peartree | 208mls | 4h59m | Evesham Golf Club - coffee | Download |
Detailed day by day planning
Day 1
Service A43/M1 junctionto Lincoln across country.
Hotel Holiday Inn Express Lincoln City
Day 2,3
Lincoln to Newcastle via Whitby (opportunity for Crab sandwiches)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express, Jesmond
Restaurant Bookings.
Date |
Venue |
Time |
| 8 September 2020 | Trakol | 2000 |
| 9 September 2020 | Big Mussel | 2000 |
Day 4
Newcastle Holiday Inn Express, Jesmond to Manor House Hotel Lindisfarne
Travel up Northumberland coast, possibilities are:-
- Warkworth
- Craster
- Bamburgh
- Alnwick
Day 5
Manor House Hotel, Lindisfarne to Ibis Carlisle
Along Northumberland coast, along Scottish Borders, via Kielder Forest to Penrith, A686 to Carlisle.
Day 6
Carlisle to Lancaster
Kirkstone Pass, Wrynoze Pass, and Hardknott Pass
Day 7
Lancasterto Wales to stay at Tregaron Y Talbot
Difficult riute as there is a portion that needs to go through Liverpool area before going on to a fantastic romp through Wales
Day 8 - Home. Stop off points.
To start we will go the Da Mihle distillery and cheese shop to see if we can get any whisky to take back with us.
Additional data
Safe Crossing Times for September 2020 to Lindisfarne
| Date | Safe to cross | Unsafe to cross | Safe to cross | Unsafe to cross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 1st | 06:25 until 13:20 | 13:20 until 18:55 | 18:55 until 01:30 (Wed) | 01:30 (Wed) until 07:15 (Wed) |
| Wed | 2nd | 07:15 until 13:50 | 13:50 until 19:35 | 19:35 until 02:00 (Thu) | 02:00 (Thu) until 07:55 (Thu) |
| Thu | 3rd | 07:55 until 14:25 | 14:25 until 20:10 | 20:10 until 02:35 (Fri) | 02:35 (Fri) until 08:30 (Fri) |
| Fri | 4th | 08:30 until 15:00 | 15:00 until 20:35 | 20:35 until 03:05 (Sat) | 03:05 (Sat) until 08:55 (Sat) |
| Sat | 5th | 08:55 until 15:35 | 15:35 until 21:00 | 21:00 until 03:45 (Sun) | 03:45 (Sun) until 09:20 (Sun) |
| Sun | 6th | 09:20 until 16:15 | 16:15 until 21:20 | 21:20 until 04:20 (Mon) | 04:20 (Mon) until 09:40 (Mon) |
| Mon | 7th | 09:40 until 16:55 | 16:55 until 21:45 | 21:45 until 05:05 (Tue) | 05:05 (Tue) until 10:00 (Tue) |
| Tue | 8th | 10:00 until 17:40 | 17:40 until 22:05 | 22:05 until 05:55 (Wed) | 05:55 (Wed) until 10:20 (Wed) |
| Wed | 9th | 10:20 until 18:30 | 18:30 until 22:30 | 22:30 until 06:50 (Thu) | 06:50 (Thu) until 10:45 (Thu) |
| Thu | 10th | 10:45 until 19:30 | 19:30 until 23:10 | 23:10 until 07:55 (Fri) | 07:55 (Fri) until 11:30 (Fri) |
| Fri | 11th | 11:30 until 20:35 | 20:35 until 00:00 (Sat) | 00:00 (Sat) until 09:10 (Sat) | 09:10 (Sat) until 12:35 (Sat) |
| Sat | 12th | 00:00 until 09:10 | 09:10 until 12:35 | 12:35 until 21:45 | 21:45 until 01:20 (Sun) |
| Sun | 13th | 01:20 until 10:25 | 10:25 until 14:10 | 14:10 until 22:55 | 22:55 until 02:55 (Mon) |
| Mon | 14th | 02:55 until 11:25 | 11:25 until 15:50 | 15:50 until 23:45 | 23:45 until 04:30 (Tue) |
| Tue | 15th | 04:30 until 12:05 | 12:05 until 17:20 | 17:20 until 00:20 (Wed) | 00:20 (Wed) until 05:55 (Wed) |
| Wed | 16th | 05:55 until 12:35 | 12:35 until 18:40 | 18:40 until 00:50 (Thu) | 00:50 (Thu) until 07:05 (Thu) |
| Thu | 17th | 07:05 until 13:05 | 13:05 until 19:45 | 19:45 until 01:20 (Fri) | 01:20 (Fri) until 08:10 (Fri) |
| Fri | 18th | 08:10 until 13:40 | 13:40 until 20:40 | 20:40 until 01:55 (Sat) | 01:55 (Sat) until 09:05 (Sat) |
| Sat | 19th | 09:05 until 14:20 | 14:20 until 21:25 | 21:25 until 02:35 (Sun) | 02:35 (Sun) until 09:50 (Sun) |
| Sun | 20th | 09:50 until 15:05 | 15:05 until 21:55 | 21:55 until 03:25 (Mon) | 03:25 (Mon) until 10:25 (Mon) |
| Mon | 21st | 10:25 until 16:00 | 16:00 until 22:20 | 22:20 until 04:20 (Tue) | 04:20 (Tue) until 10:50 (Tue) |
| Tue | 22nd | 10:50 until 17:00 | 17:00 until 22:40 | 22:40 until 05:30 (Wed) | 05:30 (Wed) until 11:10 (Wed) |
| Wed | 23rd | 11:10 until 18:05 | 18:05 until 23:00 | 23:00 until 06:50 (Thu) | 06:50 (Thu) until 11:35 (Thu) |
| Thu | 24th | 11:35 until 19:25 | 19:25 until 23:40 | 23:40 until 08:15 (Fri) | 08:15 (Fri) until 12:25 (Fri) |
| Fri | 25th | 12:25 until 20:45 | 20:45 until 00:40 (Sat) | 00:40 (Sat) until 09:40 (Sat) | 09:40 (Sat) until 13:45 (Sat) |
| Sat | 26th | 00:40 until 09:40 | 09:40 until 13:45 | 13:45 until 22:05 | 22:05 until 02:05 (Sun) |
| Sun | 27th | 02:05 until 10:55 | 10:55 until 15:15 | 15:15 until 23:15 | 23:15 until 03:45 (Mon) |
| Mon | 28th | 03:45 until 11:50 | 11:50 until 16:40 | 16:40 until 00:00 (Tue) | 00:00 (Tue) until 05:05 (Tue) |
| Tue | 29th | 05:05 until 12:25 | 12:25 until 17:45 | 17:45 until 00:35 (Wed) | 00:35 (Wed) until 06:05 (Wed) |
| Wed | 30th | 06:05 until 13:00 | 13:00 until 18:35 | 18:35 until 01:05 (Thu) | 01:05 (Thu) until 06:50 (Thu) |