Why this ride
Open upland riding with long sight lines and varied gradients. It also links naturally to Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Northumberland 250
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 55 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 45 min
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check weather, local closures, speed enforcement and single-track etiquette. Specific flag: weather.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Alnwick → Bamburgh
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 22 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 22 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Alnwick
Alnwick, pronounced Annick, is the town of a great castle and a great bookshop, and the combination seems entirely right. The castle, seat of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland, for seven centuries, is the second-largest inhabited castle in England, with massive walls and towers above the River Aln. It has stood in for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films and appeared in Downton Abbey, but its real history is of border wars with the Scots, and Hotspur, Henry Percy, the hot-tempered knight of Shakespeare's plays, was of this house.
Read the complete Alnwick write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Alnwick sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Bamburgh.
2. Bamburgh
Planning note
Bamburgh comes up 22 km in. Next is Alnwick.
3. Alnwick
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Alnwick write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
55 km in you reach Alnwick.