The Long Way North 2: WSCC Club Road trip 22nd/23rd June 2024

[Steve Bosworth]

Day 3 and a great start with breakfast overlooking Holy Island before heading over the causeway and having a wander. Banbury Castle followed before we all started heading the long way south home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Some great pics as always @Steve Bosworth

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Fantastic pics @Steve Bosworth, thanks for posting. We have just got in so I am looking forward to getting a look at my photos on the laptop and will share them on here....maybe tomorrow now.

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

My 2 favourite photo's

 

We called in to Malham on the Saturday and walked to Malham Cove, the RSPB were there with their telescopes and we were able to view a male and a female Peregrin Falcon. I tapped them for a photo while we were there.

 

This morning we drove past Bamburgh Castle after visiting Holy Island

 

 

[Steve Bosworth]

8 hours ago, Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative said:

My 2 favourite photo's

 

We called in to Malham on the Saturday and walked to Malham Cove, the RSPB were there with their telescopes and we were able to view a male and a female Peregrin Falcon. I tapped them for a photo while we were there.

 

This morning we drove past Bamburgh Castle after visiting Holy Island

 

 

Cover photo right there 

[jmathews]

What an amazing time you all must have had and what an adventure.  Makes us wish we had gotten our car years ago.  Looking forward to joining future trips.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

2 hours ago, jmathews said:

What an amazing time you all must have had and what an adventure.  Makes us wish we had gotten our car years ago.  Looking forward to joining future trips.

 

A superb trip, and a great weekend - like all these sorts of things, as fantastic as the roads and scenery are, it's the people that make it. And that's something the WSCC family excels at!

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

A big Thank You to all the members who participated in this tour to make it such a great event, I hope you all enjoyed the route and hopefully these events can be repeated in the future 😎

 

WW write up to follow....  in the mean time a couple of my pics, the first is my favourite ..  @W Shep  asking some locals for directions 🤣

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Day 1

Our trip organiser Marcus giving the team talk in Edale

 

 

At Holme Moss viewpoint

 

 

 

Malham Cove viewing the Peregrin Falcons with the RSPB

 

 

 

Stopped in Malham for lunch also

 

 

Walking back to the cars in Malham

 

 

Traffic jam in Malham up near the tarn

 

 

The Yorkshire Dales

 

In Reeth where Stuart was praying to the Westfield Gods

 

 

Reeth, we stopped here for tea in the pub

 

 

One pub in Reeth was full but we were able to fit in the next pub in a back room, the food was good.

 

 

In the hotel, presenting Marcus with our thank you for giving us an amazing trip.

 

 

That was the end of our day 1

 

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Day 2

 

On the Hartside Pass Summit

 

 

Marcus found a little bikers cafe called The Nook for refreshment just after the summit, we had the luxury of a real, actual, porcelin toilet!

 

 

Next stop was the Scotland/England border viewpoint, back to no porcelin

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the finish line in Berwick on Tweed

 

 

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Day 3

Breakfast was taken in The Barn at Beal which overlooks Holy Island

 

 

 

Then we drove across the sea onto Holy Island where we had a walk around the attractions

 

 

Abbey

Lindesfarne Castle

 

360 views from the lookout tower

 

Andy and Becky

 

 

Bamburgh Castle, our next stop just to pause for a photo

 

 

Off to Bamburgh

 

 

The Castle shot

 

 

We continued the coast road, turned at Alnwick and went to Rothbury, down to Consett and to the A1 at Darlington.

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

The End

 

We all divided up just leaving us and Andy and Becky, so after a boring A1 and M1 session we peeled off at J36 to take the fantastic Mortimer Road to The Strines Inn where we had tea. Very reluctant to finish the holiday we kissed goodbye

 

 

View from The Strines

 

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator and Nakkib and to everyone for giving us the most amazing time that we will never forget ever XXXXX

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

What an amazing trip, I've been following it on here, Facebook and Instagram every day, such amazing photos!

 

I'm going to have to stick this in the diary for 2025 if I can find a brave passenger 😂

[ianali]

Our Westie managed 12 miles before trouble hit. 100 odd miles from home, scrambling around to sort car, dash home and hop into Ali’s Abarth. Drove straight back up and back on route. Great weekend despite the set back. Home now, grey washed out of hair and busy ordering new parts. 

 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Sorry to read it ended so early for you but at least you found a way to enjoy and the engine has lived to see another day!