I said my farewells to the family who were staying on in Richmond and had an interesting day travelling the country using public transport – starting back where it all began around two weeks ago at Darlington Station.  A rather slow regional train got me to Leeds, where I changed trains to get to Chester. Read more

After travelling by bike across northern England we’ve been more than happy to take it easy in the beautiful woodland retreat on the edge of the Dales near Richmond at our ‘international family meet’!  We’ve had a fantastic week of catching up with family young and old amidst some fine foods and good walks. The Read more

The northern bike tour continues! Another day on the bikes and this time though some different terrain as we headed south to Darlington. The storm was wild last night with gales and heavy rain but it had all abated by sunrise, leaving us with a bright still morning to set out into. The morning’s route Read more

There was a definite sense of urgency and an ‘into the headwind’ theme of todays bike ride! The weather forecast has said that strong southerly gales would be increasing through the morning, with rain arriving mid afternoon. To give ourselves the best chance of staying dry, we opted for an early get away from Whitley Read more

Considering it’s now November, the weather has continued to be kind to us and we set off into the morning from Wylam with our sunglasses on. Todays route has kept us almost entirely on traffic free cycle routes and mostly following the River Tyne out towards the sea. A stop for elevensis was declared due Read more

The day started off with some good scenes of the sun rise, viewed from bed in the Bowes Hotel in Bardon Mill. After an enormous cooked breakfast, the hotel owner wished us luck after delighting in telling us that our route involved climbing a big hill straight out of the village.  He wasn’t wrong! Bottom Read more