Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 5 yesterday saw the completion of the route. Today, Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 6, it was time to go back home to Stockport. Before we set off home however we thought we would have a taste of Newcastle (or at least a tiny portion of it).

 

Still the weather was looking down kindly upon us. We began Hadrian’s Cycleway Day 6 by leaving Travelodge Newcastle Whitemare Pool. We made our way through Gateshead. Eventually we arrived at the Tyne Bridge and crossed over the River Tyne into Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (that’s alot of Tyne’s!).

Since we like cathedrals we made our way over to Newcastle Cathedral. If referred to by it’s offical name it is  more correctly titled The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle Upon Tyne.

 

It is quite a small cathedral. This is likely due to Newcastle and it’s surrounding areas historically coming under the jurisdiction of Durham Cathedral. Nonetheless inside there are a number of notable and decorative church furnishings.

  

  

Having completed our tour of the cathedral we set off towards the railway station. On the way we passed Castle Keep and Castle Garth.

Finally we arrived at the station. We still had plenty of time to spare before the arrival of our train. So we sought out a cafe off one one of the approaching side streets to enjoy one last cuppa. We chose Pink Lane Coffee shop. This is a wonderful quirky little place. We just sat and watched the world go by.

Then it was time to board our train and that was the adventure over.

We had enjoyed a fantastic cycling tour. Hadrian’s Cycleway is a route we can heartily recommend to anyone seeking a great week of cycling.