North of England TRIKE TOURS
Tours of Northern England on a 1400 cc chauffeured trike
Wondering what to do in Northumberland ?
Well where do we start ?
Home to the World heritage site of Hadrian's wall, the magnificent Cheviot hills, the stunning Northumberland costal trail, More castles than any other part of England including the mighty Bamburgh & Alnwick castles as well as the most haunted castle in Europe, 'Chillingham castle'.
Then there is Kielder water & forest park, voted as the most tranquil place in England, The 600 square mile park is an amazing place, home to northern Europe's largest man-made lake and England's largest forest, the Park's remoteness and clean air and water offer a breath taking outdoor experience. Ancient market towns of Hexham, Alnwick & Corbridge, secluded beach side pubs and the border town of Berwick on Tweed all add to the rich tapestry of this beautiful county.
North of England Trike Tours visit all of these destinations.
Northumberland, Kielder Water & the Scottish Borders
So whats special about Kielder Water & Forest Park ? 6 tours available
Kielder water & forest park was voted as the most tranquil place in England, The 600 square mile park is an amazing place.
There are many reasons to visit; the most popular being the distinctive scenery. Home to northern Europe's largest man-made lake and England's largest forest, the Park's remoteness and clean air and water offer a fresh outdoor experience.
The darkest night skies in England - perfect for star gazing.
Nature lovers, water sports enthusiasts, explorers, walkers, cyclists, artists, families ... anyone looking to escape, set their own agenda and create new experiences will delight in everything we have to offer.
Tour 1
Hexham to Kielder castle
Take a beautiful ride up the Northumberland countryside to the tranquil setting of Kielder water and Kielder castle.
Stop off for a for an hour and take a look around the visitors centre or enjoy a cup of tea in the cafe or a meal in one of the pubs along the way before continuing you trike tour back to Hexham.
Duration of tour 3 hours apx
Price £115 per person
Tour 2
Weardale to Kielder water & Kielder castle
This tour is the same as tour 1 but 90 minutes longer with the bonus of Weardale, Stanhope & Blanchland added.
The tour starts from our home pick up of Bradley burn farmshop & restaurant in Wolsingham. This is a really fabulous and diverse tour which follows the back of the North Pennines before joining Kielder forest.
Includes 1 hour break at Kielder water.
Duration of tour 4.5 hours apx
Price. £145 per person
Tour 3
Hamsterly Forest to Kielder water & Kielder forest park.
This tour is the same as tour 2 but the start point is in Hamsterly forest in Co Durham.
This allows us to join up the two forestry commission parks from a great new perspective.
If you love forests this is the one for you....
Includes 1 hour break at Kielder water.
Duration of tour 5 hours apx
Price. £159.99 per person
Tour 4
Kielder water & scottish borders tour
Starting at Kielder water at Leaplish waterside park this sunning tour takes us on a couple of hours around the Lake and the Scottish Borders.
Past Kielder castle, Dead water, Hell's hole and over the England / Scotland border at Carter Bar.
This is a stunning circular tour on amazing biking roads, not to be missed.
Duration of tour 2 hours apx
Price. £120 per person
Tour5
Kielder water & forest park , the scottish borders & Hadrians wall tour
Wow ! what more could you ask for !
Starting at Kielder water at Leaplish waterside park this sunning tour takes us on 3 hours plus around the Lake and the Scottish Borders and the world heritage site of Hadrians wall.
Past Kielder castle, Dead water, over the England / Scotland border Newcastleton and Hadrians wall.
Duration of tour 3 hours - 3hrs 15 mins apx
Price. £150 per person
Tour 6
Weardale , North Pennines ,Kielder water & forest park , the Scottish borders & Hadrians wall tour
Wow !
Starting from Weardale take a 6- 7 hr tour of the North Pennines, Kielder water ,the Scottish Borders, Newcastleton, Hadrians wall & Alston the Uk's highest town.
Including lunch break.
Duration of tour 6 -7 hours apx
Price. £199 per person
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Hadrian's wall tours 2 tours
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These fantastic tours are really worth shouting about.
We will normally pick up out side Hexham tourist infomation centre which is only 2 minutes walk from the railway station, additional pick up points available.
From here we start our journey heading North to join Hadrians wall on the old military road.
Taking in views right across the Northumberland National park and into Scotland and the North Pennines AONB . This road must be one of the most spectacular in Britain.
Riding West we pass Chesters, Carrawburgh, Housesteads, Vindolanda, Once brewed and Crawfields, just a few places along the epic Hadrians wall tour.
Once we have stopped for refreshments we are heading past Haltwhistle, the geographic centre of Britain and onto Greenheads before following the beautiful South Tyne trail along the river into Cumbria and to Alston, Britains highest market town.
And then for a really beautiful ride along to Whitfield.
This road was voted as one of the 10 most beautiful roads which to travel in Europe by the AA.
The twisting roads which are a stark contrast to the immaculatley straight military Roman roads are lined with mature trees, beautiful rivers and panoramic veiws across the open countryside, a real pleasure to ride through.
Our journey comes to an end at Hexham, where you will be able to enjoy the historic market town with its abbey, Markets, and local attractions including many fine pubs & restaraunts.
This is most definitley one of our premier tours.
Duration apx' 2 hours 30 minutes
Tarrif. £110 p/person, based on 2 people.
Total £220.
Tour 2
4 HOUR HADRIANS WALL TOUR
including Weardale & Blanchland
This 4 hour tour starts 20 mins from Durham City at our base at Bradley Burn Farmshop & cafe, just off the A68 from where we head off into Weardale, through the moors of Northumberland to Blanchland picking up the Hadrians wall route at Hexham.
The route is then the same as the standard tour until Alston from where we head
back through upper Weardale , past Killhope Heritage centre lead mines and down through the dales into Stanhope before arriving home. This addition really does make a fab tour even better.
Duration 4 hours
The tarrif £135 p/person
Total £270
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Other area's of Northumberland Trike Tours Explore 4 tours
Northumberland Coast & Country tour
This splendid Northumberland tour has its pick up at Morpeth Chantry in the Centre of the ancient town.
Once on board the trike we head off towards the rugged Northumberland coast, riding up to the fishing port of Amble.
From here we head to Warkworth castle, its mighty ruins looking down on the town.
On through the countryside to Alnwick, through the keep and up to the finest castle in England, Alnwick Castle
(the ancestral home of Harry Potter....lol) where we will stop for short while for refreshments
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Once refreshed and raring to go again we take the road towards Rothbury. This really magnificent route passes the ruins of Edlingham Castle and the ancient Norman church next to it with outstanding views of the Cheviot hills before heading towards Cragside along the roads lined with ancient pine before reaching the country town of Rothbury.
From here we take a slow ride, cruising effortlessly along the twisting roads back home into Morpeth.
Duration of tour, 2 hours plus.
Tariff, £110 p/person
based on 2 people sharing.
Bamburgh Castle. Inc stop off to take castle tour
Morpeth Chantry, Alnmouth, Sea houses, Bamburgh Castle, Chillingham castle, Rothbury.
Starting at Morpeth Chantry we take a ride up the coast, past Druridge bay, Walkworth castle, Alnmouth, on to Seahouses & then the mighty Bamburgh Castle, perched high on its rock outcrop on the coast.
Take two hours off the trike, time to have a look around & explore Bamburgh Castle.
Back in the saddle we ride over past Chillingham castle ( most haunted in Europe). before heading through the Cheviot hills down past Craggsside ( first house in the world to be powered by hydro electricity).
On through the quite country town of Rothbury before heading back home.
A stunning tour with fantastic countryside, coastline and Castles.
Distance 90 miles apx
Duration of tour apx 5 hrs
Tariff £ 170 p/p Admission charge payable at castle.
If stop off time not required
Duration 3 hrs apx
Tariff £145 p/p
Variations, different stop off points and routes available upon request .
Holy Island, Bamburgh Castle, Chillingham Castle & Alnwick
This amazing premium tour is one of the best.
We start our tour at the mighty Alnwick castle before heading North up the coast to Beadnell & Seahouses, a pretty little fishing harbour.
We are right on the beautiful Northumberland coast line as we ride past the magnificent Bamburgh Castle, perched high on its rocky seat and the Farne Islands famous for their bird colonys and seals.
Further along and holding the coast line we come to the Holy Island causeway, weve already planned the timing so the tide is out and we cross over to Holy Island, the home of Christianity in England ,where we take a short break for refreshments and you will be able to sample the famous Lindisfarne mead in one of the local shops..
Refreshed and raring to go, we now head inland riding through the beautiful Cheviot hills to Wooler.
The countryside around this area is some of the most spectacular in all of England.
When we get to Chillingham castle take a good look because this 12 century strong hold is reputed to be the most haunted castle in Britain.
From here its a fabulous cruise through amazing countryside back home towards Alnwick Castle where we depart company leaving you to explore this wonderful market town with its Castle, Gardens &
intresting town centre.
Duration of tour - 2 hours 30 mins apx'
Distance - 75 miles
Tariff - £145 p/person.
based on 2 people sharing
Hexham, Kielder water & Scottish Border tour
Starting at Hexham in Northumberland take a stunning ride up to Kielderwater & forest park before heading into the Scottish Borders.
Stop for pictures at Carter Bar next to the 'SCOTLAND' rock where the piper regularly plays before riding back along the A68 through Corbridge.
This is a stunning tour on some fantastic biking roads with simply stunning views.
Duration of tour - 3 hrs 30 mins apx
Distance of tour - 110 miles
Tariff - £145 p/person
based on 2 people
Be-spoke tours always available taking you exactly where you want.
To make a day of it why not stop off for lunch along the way in a country pub ?
Available on most tours.
waiting time charged at £30 first hour then £20p/h there after.
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