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Itinerary for Hadrian's Wall & English Lakes



Sample Itinerary - subject to changes

Bike handover is usually on the morning of Day 2, at your first accommodation (around 8:30-9:00 am).

Day 1: Arrival
Please, make your own way to your accommodation in Carlisle. Carlisle is on the border with Scotland, near the Hadrian’s Wall and to the north of the Lake District. 
Meals included: none
Overnight in Carlisle


Day 2: Carlisle to Keswick
Today, you leave Carlisle and head south into the Northern sections of the English Lake District. Cycling away from Carlisle alongside the River Caldew and onto open farmlands through lovely country lanes.
Soon, you reach the Caldbeck Fells of the Northern lakes which you circle on the lower slopes before descending into Keswick which situated on one of the great lakes, Derwent Water.
Distance: 48 km / 30 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Keswick


Day 3: Keswick Loop
Now it is time to explore the beautiful English Lake District or you can decide to maybe take a rest day and relax in this beautiful Cumbrian town. Your ride today will take you alongside Derwent Water through Rosthwaite and Borrowdale before climbing over Honister at 300m. You descend down to Buttermere and Cummock Water before climbing over to Keswick.
Distance: 43 km / 27 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Keswick


Day 4: Keswick to Alston 
A long day today as you cycle through the North Pennine Hills along the Sea to Sea cycle route. After Huddlesceugh you climb over the Pennines to Alston passing Hartside. Usually there is a prevailing west wind which will blow you along your journey through the Pennines. Your destination Alston is the UK’s highest market town.
Distance: 72 km / 45 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Alston


Day 5: Alston to Hexham
Today you will cycle back into the west side of Newcastle where you will stay overnight in Hexham. You will cycle through some lovely north Pennine villages before the long descent to Hexham. This area is pretty remote with wonderful landscapes.  
Distance: 57 km / 35 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Hexham


Day 6: Hexham to Haltwhistle
Leaving Hexham, you join the route in Corbridge. In Corbridge you can visit the Roman Fort before continuing. You then continue west along the Hadrian’s cycleway where the terrain now becomes more undulating. There’s a slight detour to visit the Roman fort of Housesteads, then passing the reconstructed Vindolanda fort before arriving at the National Park Visitor Centre, situated next to the most spectacular remains of Hadrian’s Wall.
Distance: 48 km / 30 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Haltwhistle


Day 7: Departure
Some hilly sections today as you descend across the northern end of the Pennines following the course of Hadrian’s Wall past Gisland where you can visit the Birdoswald Roman Fort, then onto the Vale of Eden into Carlisle.
Distance: 46 km / 29 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast

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Sample Itinerary: Road Bike option - subject to changes

Day 1: Arrival
Please, make your own way to your accommodation in Carlisle. Carlisle is on the border with Scotland, near the Hadrian’s Wall and to the north of the Lake District. 
Meals included: none
Overnight in Carlisle


Day 2: Carlisle to Keswick
Today you leave Carlisle and head west along the east section of Hadrian’s Wall and along the coast towards Whitehaven. Just south of Sillouth you start to cycle inland towards the northern Lakes. Through the market town of Cockermouth and over Whinlatter Pass to Keswick.
Distance: 88 km / 55 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Keswick


Day 3: Keswick Loop
Today, you can choose between two loop options: Derwent loop (option 1) or Thirlmere (option 2).
For the first option, your ride will take you alongside Derwent Water through Rosthwaite and Borrowdale before climbing over Honister Pass at 300m. You descend down to Buttermere and Cummock Water before heading north to Cockermouth. Now you follow the River Derwent and cycle above Bassenthwaite Lake and onto Keswick.
If you choose the second option, cycle east out of Keswick before cycling south down John’s Beck to Thirlmere. Cycling around Thirlmere you shall continue south via Grasmere, Elterwater and Skelwith Bridge to Ambleside. Here you can take a well-deserved break before the final push over Kirkstone Pass before dropping down to Ullswater and back to Keswick.
Distance: 62 km / 39 miles (Option 1) // 78 km / 49 miles (Option 2)
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Keswick


Day 4: Keswick to Alston 
You cycle through the North Pennine Hills along the Sea to Sea cycle route. After Huddlesceugh you climb over the Pennines to Alston passing Hartside. Usually there is a prevailing west wind which will blow you along your journey through the Pennines. Your destination Alston is the UK’s highest market town.
Distance: 72 km / 45 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Alston


Day 5: Alston to Hexham
Today you will cycle back into the west side of Newcastle where you will stay overnight in Hexham. You will cycle through some lovely north Pennine villages before the long descent to Hexham. This area is pretty remote with wonderful landscapes.  
Distance: 89 km / 56 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Hexham


Day 6: Hexham to Haltwhistle
Today you cycle in a north direction towards the Kielder forest. Cycling along quiet country lanes you make your way to Bellingham. This is an ideal place for a lunch break. This area is well known in the 13th to 17th century as the Border Reivers. Now you cycle south down-stream along the North Tyne river towards Hadrian’s Wall. Now we shall head east along the Hadrian’s wall cycle way towards the town of Haltwhistle. Along the way you can stop and explore the Vindolanda Roman Fort.
Distance: 98 km / 61 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Haltwhistle


Day 7: Haltwhistle to Carlisle
Leaving Haltwhistle, you cycle to the Scottish border and into Scotland by the town of Newcastleton. Now, climb out of Newcastleton on a remote road eastwards to Langholm. Langholm was the birth place of one of Scotland’s best known modern day poets, Hugh McDiarmid. Leaving Langholm you cycle towards Gretna Green, its Blacksmith shop is famous for runaway weddings of the English and has been holding weddings since 1754. Young English lovers used to come over the border as the minimum age for marriage was lower in Scotland compared to England and Wales. Then, you cycle back to Carlisle
Distance: 110 km / 69 miles 
Meals included: Breakfast

Day 8: Departure
Make your own arrangements.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Hadrian's Wall & English Lakes
Tour Code: ZZ-BKEN-H01
8 days / 7 nights
Dates : April to September

Level : Fitness Level
Difficulty Levels Explained
1. Easy
Easy pace and an average-to-sedentary level of fitness. You should be in good health and fit enough for full day of normal sightseeing and walking.
2. Easy to Moderate
An average level of fitness or some experience with the featured activity is recommended.
3. Moderate
Requires you to have performed the featured activity regularly, with some periods on challenging terrain. Activities are mandatory and you may be traveling at high elevations. You need to be in good health and physical condition to enjoy these trips, with adequate muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance.
4. Demanding
You must be extremely physically fit and are expected to hike or ride four to six hours over steep or more rugged terrain.
5. Strenuous
Prolonged hiking/biking on moderate to difficult terrain (five to nine hours a day).
May include high altitude, rugged terrain etc..

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A 2024 04/01 - 09/30 8d / 7n 8 day trip - self-guided 2 Reserve
B 2024 04/01 - 09/30 8d / 7n 8 day trip - self-guided (ro... 2 Reserve
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