coastman wrote:There is no need to cross the river and go up the south side.
I don't think anyone said you needed to, it's a question of preference, though it seems one that nobody shares with me. I liked being closer to the river and the views across into the shipyards, plus of course the ferry. I have no recollection of busy roads, but then memory is sometimes like that...
"pedestrian street on the right. (Dene St.). After another couple of hundred Mts take the narrow steep street on the left (The Side)"
Not selling this route well! We jumped on the road by wetherspoons/lloyds #1 and then followed it around right and up the hill to the Indian restaurant and into the back of the station (but should have continued to save some back tracking) Hell of a hill up from the river either way but at least we pedalled - well most of it
I'd recommend the Hadrians Cycle Route, it'll get you along to Newcastle on a largely quiet and rolling route. No matter what it's going to get busy near the station just because of its location in the city centre. I've lived in and around Newcastle almost all my life, I could find you a route avoiding the busiest parts of the city but that relies on having excellent knowledge of the city centre and knowing the back lanes and short cuts available to cyclists.
The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel is still closed unfortunately. The firm that was carrying out the work has gone bust, speaking to the tunnel operator (TT2 Limited), they reckon another twelve months based on getting another firm in straight away but that's not likely as the local authority have ran out of money for the refurb.
Chiz wrote:The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel is still closed unfortunately. The firm that was carrying out the work has gone bust, speaking to the tunnel operator (TT2 Limited), they reckon another twelve months based on getting another firm in straight away but that's not likely as the local authority have ran out of money for the refurb.
It's been an absolute farce since the start.
Oh I'm so glad you posted this! I was planning a mini tour to include the tunnels this summer, it means I can concentrate on some of the other stuff on the 'must do' list instead.
Chiz wrote:The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel is still closed unfortunately. The firm that was carrying out the work has gone bust, speaking to the tunnel operator (TT2 Limited), they reckon another twelve months based on getting another firm in straight away but that's not likely as the local authority have ran out of money for the refurb.
It's been an absolute farce since the start.
Oh I'm so glad you posted this! I was planning a mini tour to include the tunnels this summer, it means I can concentrate on some of the other stuff on the 'must do' list instead.