Cycling
With its unspoilt countryside and fantastic scenery, Northumberland is an ideal area for cycling. The Reivers Cycle Route takes its name from the feuding Reivers Family Clans who terrorised northern England and the Scottish Borders in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Reivers Cycle Route is an exhilarating 175 mile route across England’s Border Country, using quiet off-road tracks and minor roads the route runs from Tynemouth to Whitehaven, taking in the Northumberland National Park, Kielder Water, the Borders, Carlisle and the Lake District. The route is sometimes referred to as the “Return C2C” as it can be combined with the famous C2C route to make a circular route across the north of England. The route passes The Black Bull Hotel making us a perfect place to stay and recuperate.
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian’s Wall forms England’s largest World Heritage Site. It is surrounded by stunning countryside and offers mile upon mile of remarkable, exhilarating walks and some of the best cycling in the area. This magnificent historical structure has increased in popularity since the opening of the Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail. This coast to coast footpath begins in Newcastle, in the east and ends in the west, on the Solway Firth. Walkers who follow the trail are rewarded with breathtaking scenery along the 83mile route.
There are many points of interest and visitors centres along the Wall including some of the key Roman sites such as Vindolanda, a civilian settlement still being excavated, Chesters, built to house 500 men, it is the most complete Roman Cavalry Fort in Britain and Housesteads, incorporating part of the Roman Wall, it is the most complete Roman Fort in Britain.