VIDEO ADDED. GEOFFREY'S JAUNT DAY TRIP TO KIELDER FOREST 14.08.16

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

I HAVE A QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST IN THE RUN.

 

I AM NOW MAKING THIS A DEFINATE DRIVE OUT.

 

PLEASE SEE POST NUMBER  14 FOR DETAILS.

 

I am planning a blooming good run for Sunday 14th August and wondered if anyone would care to join us for an adventure.

 

Darlington would be a good meeting place for anyone from the Leeds area.

 

This is a long run but it is a great one and we can start the day with breakfast in a cafe around 7.00am for people close to me or perhaps Whitby.

 

The run will be coastal to begin with, then moorland and ending with forestry.

 

Dinner will be at the Kielder Castle Visitors Centre.

 

I have already done this run and its a great run on great roads

 

It is a long run so I would like to gauge peoples interest.

 

This is the route from my house and it will be the same route there and back.

 

[Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO]

July 31st is the same day as The Silverstone Classic.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Hi Robin.

 

Ok. Thanks for letting me know.

 

I didn't realise.

 

I chose the Sunday as there is the bank holiday Monday the day after to recover.

[Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO]

It's a Bank Holiday in Scotland on the Monday, August Bank is on the 29th.

I was up that way last weekend, but not in the Westfield, on the A68 towards Kelso. There's some good roads in the Borders.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

I am not doing very well with my dates am I. 

 

Must try harder comes to mind.

 

Fully agree on the roads. 

[bigals]

your timings could be worse Geoffrey i missed stoneleigh and i will miss sillverstone  as the wife booked the flights to new york , oh well always next year -)

[Kingster]

The borders are awesome but the date is no good for me due to silverstone weekend clash.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Morning men.

If there is interest I can move the date two weeks further along.... I think as need to check.

I am just trying to gauge interest at this stage and to see if I can get any commitment as I would need to book the Monday off work to enable me to do the trip on a Sunday.

[Never Too Old]

Hi Geoffrey,

Sounds like a top drive - depending on the revised date you can count us in.

Cheers.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

I HAVE HAD A FEW TEXTS AND MESSAGES SAYING PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN BUT ON A DIFFERENT DATE.

 

I AM REVISING THESE DATES SO THAT IT DOES NOT CLASH WITH SILVERSTONE.

 

I WILL CHANGE THE DETAILS LATER TODAY.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

I have revised the date.

 

Sunday 14th August.

[ziplob]

we could possibly get clan McWesty to join in for a wee meet .

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

That would be brilliant Bob.

 

I have some interest in the run and it looks like going from a possible to a definite run.

 

Can you make some enquiries your end.

 

I will update the thread into a definite run.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Here are the details of the run.

 

PLEASE NOTE.

 

THERE IS A PARKING CHARGE OF £4.50 TO ENTER THE PARK AREA.

 

 

Here are details of the cafe. There is a menu tab at the bottom of the page.

 

http://www.dukespantry.co.uk

 

 

We will meet at the Scarborough McDonalds and will leave here at 7.00am.

 

McDonalds.

Dunslow Road.

Seamer.

YO11 3UT.

 

We will then fill up with petrol. it will not be at the garage next door at Morrisons as that does not open until 8.00am.

 

We will then travel via Whitby to the next meeting point for breakfast, toilets and fuel. This is the McDonalds in Darlington.

 

This is a good meeting point for anyone coming from the Leeds area.

 

McDonalds.

North Road Industrial Estate,

Meynell Rd,

Darlington.

DL3 0YQ

 

We will then fill with fuel at Alston and that will get us to Kielder and back down to Hexham for fuel on the return Journey.

 

Times are approximate.

 

Leave Scarborough 7.00am.

Arrive Darlington. 9.00am.

Leave Darlington after breakfast and fuel. 9.45am.

Arrive Kielder Forest Castle Cafe. 1.00pm.

​Leave Kielder at 2.30pm for the journey home.

[Gary Taylor]

ok so that's me booked into the BAY HORSE INN , WEST WOODBURN for the saturday and sunday night so will study your route and meet up somewhere

any one want to join me ??

travelling south on the Saturday, route variable, sunday meet up with Buttercup and friends, ( I put buttercup cos she has plenty of friends and Geoffrey .... well.... )  the rest of sunday explore a bit around hadrians wall, Monday ramble back northwards , home

Gary