Great North Bike Ride

60 mile sportive in Northumberland

The GNBR Route

  • Ride start: Seahouses Main Car Park (Tourist Information Centre) toilets and adjacent to high street
  • Turn right at roundabout
  • B1340 turn left next roundabout for the B1340 (sign on roundabout)
  • Pass Fairground Entrance on right.
  • Pass the Seahouses golf club on the left.
  • Pass the Alnwick/Newcastle B1340 sign on the left.
  • Sharp turn left for Alnwick B1340 (sign post: Coastal Route)
  • Cycle over a narrow bridge
  • B1339 take the B1339 to Embleton sign 7.6 miles
  • Pass North Farm Cottages on the left.
  • Cycle through Embleton
  • Left for Craster/Howick (Coastal Route).
  • Pass the Blue Bell Inn on the left.
  • Passing Craster on your left.
  • Heading for Longhoughton
  • Pass sign post on your right Craster 3 1/2 miles.
  • Travel straight ahead B1339 pass sign on the right National Cycle Route.
  • Following the Coastal Route (sign on the right)
  • Entering Longhoughton sign on the left go through. 12.8 miles
  • First turn on your left, Boulmer/to RAF Boulmer.
  • Pass Boulmer Admin/Opps site on the left.
  • Sign right for Alnmouth 3 miles, Lesbury 23/4, Seaton Point, Toilets.
  • Cycle through Boulmer village.
  • Head for Alnmouth / Warkworth Sign A1068.
  • Turn left for Alnmouth (Sign
  • Foxton/Alnmouth 1.5 Miles) (New 2009 route)
  • Sharp turn A1068 turn left for
  • Warkworth/Amble, over river Aln, use cycle path.
  • Passing Foxton Drive on your left side, pass Alnmouth Golf Club on your left side. Use the brief cycle track on right hand side of road
  • Pass Hispburn sign on the right”
  • Turn right at the small roundabout B1338 sign posted Warkworth proceed over the bridge
  • Proceed 500 yards turn left onto the new Coast and Castles cycle track to proceed to Warkworth. The new traffic free section cycle track runs parallel with the A1068 for Warkworth.
  • You are now on the new cycle track proceeding south for 6 miles to Warkworth. The new traffic free section cycle track soon runs parallel with the A1068 for Warkworth.
  • Entering Warkworth (river Coquet on the left) 20 miles
  • Warkworth, TOILETS situated at the Hermitage Inn pub on left.
  • Pass the Warkworth House Hotel on the right (heading towards the castle straight ahead)
  • Pass the Sun Hotel on your left, travelling out of Warkworth
  • Sharp turn A1068 Amble left turn (Coastal Route).
  • Pass sign on the left Amble 1 mile
  • Pass Amble Marina on the left to the Wynd
  • Sharp turn B6345 Acklington turn right High Street to Albert Street
  • Pass Amble First School on the left, Albert Street
  • (A1068) B1330 Ashington (follow the road around) (for safety use path)
  • Pass Morrison’s Supermarket on the left side
  • Turn right A1068 Ashington at roundabout ‘Widdrington’ go straight ahead for Ashington (Path on the left of road to cycle)
  • Entering sign Radcliffe passing through Hadston then Red Row to major roundabout leading to the Widdrington Pub on your left
  • Widdrington Country Pub is a good safe rest stop. TOILETS.
  • At roundabout ‘Widdrington’ turn left up a small incline for Cresswell proceeding towards the coastline
  • Druridge Bay coastline on your left heading towards Cresswell.
  • Cresswell Caravan Park on your left side
  • Left onto Bridge Road (Lynemouth) 32 miles
  • Left onto Park Road heading to Woodhorn A189 Heading towards Ashington A197 (Woodhorn).
  • A189 Heading to roundabout Newcastle
  • A189 16 miles
  • Pass sign on the left ‘Welcome to Wansbeck District’ (NOTE CYCLE ROUTE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD)
  • Heading towards Ashington A197 (Woodhorn)
  • A189 heading to roundabout Newcastle
  • A189 16 miles
  • FOR SAFETY PLEASE USE CYCLE PATH ON THE RIGHT! Cycle through parkland, cross over junction to right hand side of road, go through the gap beside the closed gate, a sign Ashington 1 1/2 miles, cycle up, first left at sign for Ashington, approximately 100 metres.
  • The path leads you right you cross over at the 30 MPH sign, follow cycle path left, you are now cycling on the right side of the dual carriageway.
  • Cross over the bridge, the river Wansbeck is running underneath.
  • Cross over another bridge, stay left of the cycle path,, underneath the bridge is the train track
  • Once over the bridge, U Turn so you are now on the other side of the train track, at the bottom of the cycle path turn left for Sleekburn
  • West Sleekburn, pass Industrial various units on the left on your left, then Hodges is on your left, corner of Brock Lane.
  • Turn left at junction, go down Brock Lane
  • Cross over the flyover A189
  • A sign of the National Cycle Route (East Sleekburn, Bedlington Station) Turn right
    Cycling along Brockdale Road, follow the road around, go down the bank (sign on right Bedlington)
  • Up a slight incline to cross over bridge, A189 underneath, heading east on the National Cycle Route 1 over the bridge again the A189 is running underneath.
  • Cycle up Moorland Avenue, straight through the traffic lights, to Thompson Street, on St Johns Road
  • 100 metres turn left Cycle Route 1 sign
    Follow the cycle path straight ahead through the bollards, the cycle path goes down left.
  • Cross over the right side of road before flyover. You are now on the right side of road under flyover.
  • Then go under flyover up the cycle path on the right side of path. Cycle up slight incline.
  • A sign Blyth, go straight ahead going south (the cycle path is now running along side the A189.
  • Sharp turn A193 left to Avondale Avenue, Blyth
  • Turn left at the junction of Avondale Avenue and Kitty Brewster Road.
  • Cycle through the bollards turning right onto Enerdale Road.
  • Proceed along Enerdale Road at the junction turn left then right onto Coniston Road
  • First left up Coniston Road
  • At the junction turn right onto Coniston Road
  • Proceed along Coniston Road to the junction of Cowley Road
  • Turn left then right onto Spencer Road
  • Travis Perkins on your left right turn to junction
  • Turn left at Junction for Crawford Street
  • Proceed along Crawford Street turn left onto Hodgson Road (B1329)
  • Pass Port Blyth South Harbour on your left
  • Turn left at mini roundabout for Quay Road leading to Blyth Quayside
  • Left at give way sign Ridley Avenue/Crescent B1329 heading towards
  • Links Road coastline on your left hand side.
  • Whitley Bay A193 sign straight ahead Keep straight all the way now. Over mini roundabout for Whitley Bay A193 follow signs for Whitley Bay “Rotary Way”
  • Heading towards Seaton Sluice – Astley Arms Pub on your right, few yards on your left Public Toilets. Proceed for A197 Whitley Bay
  • Over small bridge turn next left onto Collywell Bay Road. Follow the road around passing the Waterford Arms Pub on your right, proceed onto Beresford Road A193 for Whitley Bay, use the cycle path on your left.
  • Delaval Arms Pub on your left proceed straight over the roundabout for Whitley Bay.
  • Cycle through Whitley Bay to Culercoates
    Pass the Queens Head Pub on your left going through Cullercoates.
  • Tynemouth Priory in sight now you are on the final straight – to Tynemouth.
  • Turn left at Tynemouth Priory Monument, down the bank, over the small white bridge, cycle up to top car park, finish sign.

    WELL DONE!

    End – Tynemouth Priory. 60 Miles (APPROX.)

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