C2C Accommodation
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Here will find B&Bs, hotels & campsites, pubs, cafes & restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets.
Or maybe you would like to know a bit more about the history and places of interest of the towns and villages you will be passing through? Either ways its all here on c2c-guide.co.uk
Cycle Shops Braemar Bikes, Rescue/Repairs/sales/cycle hire, 1 Preston St, Whitehaven CA28 7LD. 01946 693009 or 07793 559755. braemarbikes@gmail. read more...
Cleator Moor & Ennerdale
1 place to stay.Alternative First Night Ideal stop-over places for those arriving later in the day at Whitehaven or St Bees. You can dip your wheels in the sea at Whitehaven (5 miles) or St Bees (7 miles) then have a gentle ride to acclimatise for those bigger challenges facing you over the next few days. read more...
Workington to Cockermouth - important new route information The route to Cockermouth is gradually reassuming its former shape following the floods of '09. read more...
St Bees & Egremont
4 places to stay.By popular request we decided in 2007 to introduce a third possible start to the route: St Bees, the seaside neighbour of the newly vibrant Egremont. read more...
Welcome to one of the most unspoilt areas in the Lakes. Ennerdale Lake is a couple of miles from Kirkland and is scenic and dramatic, surrounded by conifers and steep mountains. read more...
This is one of the most attractive towns in the northwest and is one of only two places in the Lake District to be designated a 'Gem Town' by the Department of the Environment 40 years ago. read more...
Merging of the routes to Lorton Directions Whether you have come up the disused railway line from Whitehaven or joined the main cycle route from Egremont, the next stage sees you cut through Cleator Moor and rejoin the old railway heading towards Rowrah and Kirkland. read more...
Legend of Barf and the bishop There is a Viking burial ground here at Powter Howe and just behind it is a hill called Barf. You wil see two large white rocks - one halfway up Barf, one at the bottom. read more...
To the point The town's Cumberland Pencil Company was established after the discovery of graphite in Borrowdale in the 16th century. However, the town was granted its charter some 300 years before that by Edward I in 1276. read more...
Threlkeld & Scales
4 places to stay.History from hunting to mining and back Blencathra, known locally as Saddleback, overlooks this traditional and pretty village. There are also views towards Clough Head and the Helvellyn range. read more...
Troutbeck & Matterdale
4 places to stay.From Wordsworth's 'Airey-Force Valley' of 1842. "Not a breath of air Ruffles the bosom of this leafy glen. From the brook's margin, wide around, the trees Are stedfast as the rocks; the brook itself, Old as the hills that feed it from afar, . read more...
Paying homage to the original Tarzan This traditional English vil age, 8km west of Penrith, was built around a green with a pub and a church the size of a cathedral. read more...
The village of Blencow, about a mile and a half beyond Greystoke en route for Newton Reigny and Penrith, is divided by the River Petteril into two small hamlets called Little and Great Blencow. read more...
A Potted History Newton Reigny lies within the ancient forest of Inglewood which was once one of the largest hunting grounds in the country. read more...
Cycle Shops Arragons, Brunswick Road. 01768 890 344 www. arragonscycles. com Harpers Cycles, 1-2 Middlegate 01768 864 475 About the Town A handsome red sandstone market town, Penrith was the capital of the Kingdom of Cumbria in the 9th and 10th centuries, a time when the area was al ied to Scotland as a semi-independent part of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. read more...
Kirkoswald & Lazonby
3 places to stay.Tribute to a warrior, king and saint The village derives its name from St Oswald who was king of Northumberland from 634 to 642, re-establishing Christianity in the region, founding the monastery at Lindisfarne and to whom the local church is dedicated. read more...
Melmerby & Gamblesby
3 places to stay.A Potted History Melmerby is supposed to have taken its name from its having been the residence of Melmor, a Dane who lived hereabouts in the ninth century. read more...
We are delighted to see that Garrigill is back in business now that the George & Dragon has reopened, after being closed for 18 months. read more...
About the village Picture perfect legacy of the lead mines Alston sits at 280m (919 feet) above sea level and is supposedly the highest market town in England. read more...
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Cycle Repairs North Pennine Cycles, run by Dave Raeside, will fix, tweak or even replace your bike should the rigours of the journey require. read more...
For localised weather, click here: allenheads. myzen. co. uk This is a delightful village nestling among the trees. Its focal point is a marvel ous little pub cal ed the Al enheads Inn, one of the most popular stop-off points anywhere along the route. read more...
The stretch out of Allenheads is almost the last tortuous ascent - and it drags on until you reach the summit at Currick. Then there is a nice stretch of gentle downhil al the way to Rookhope. read more...
From Rookhope you can take the exciting but demanding off-road section which climbs steeply past ruins and heads along the edge of Edmundbyers Common, leading down to the Waskerley Way either by road or across a track - the choice is yours. read more...
Frosterley & Wolsingham
4 places to stay.Rookhope and Stanhope have proved so enormously popular as stopping off points before the final day's cycling that the neighbouring village of Frosterley and the town of Wolsingham now wish to be considered as a stopping off point. read more...
A Potted History Formerly part of the old railway from Rookhope to Consett the path has been converted into an excellent traffic free route for walkers and cyclists. read more...
Whether you are coming via Edmundbyers Common or Stanhope, you wil shortly be passing the 100 mile point stamping station at the Bike Stop at the start of the Waskerley Way. read more...
Stanley & Beamish
0 places to stay.Stanley is set on a breezy hilltop and commands a bird's eye view of the whole area. A former mining town situated between Consett and Chester-le-Street, the name comes from Anglo-Saxon and means 'stony field'. read more...
There are plenty of hotels and guest houses. The Jesmond area, just north of the centre, is full of places to stay and lively night spots. read more...
Tynemouth & Whitley Bay
6 places to stay.A Potted History Tynemouth, perched high above the North Sea, was a supply port in the time of Roman occupation and was used to supply the nearby Hadrian's Wall with much needed provisions. read more...
Chester-le-street
0 places to stay.Cycle Shops Cestria Cycles 11 Ashfield Terrace - 0191 388 7535 C2C Features: the Penshaw Monument, a look-alike Doric Temple dedicated to Theseus, was built in memory of John George Lambton, the 1st Earl of Durham. read more...
C2C and W2W Cycle Routes Celebrating the River Wear and Coastal Artworks Sunderland is a city with a difference — a modern, bustling centre balanced with a relaxing green environment, stunning coastal scenery and a refreshing attitude to life. read more...
