Newton Rigg – A Club Weekend Shorter Ride Sneek-Peek

Newton Rigg – A Club Weekend Shorter Ride Sneek-Peek

The Stockport Community Cycling Club Weekend 2016 will be based at Newton Rigg College near Penrith. And similar to last year Jim, Andy S, Sarah and I have spent a weekend previewing the facilities and recceing the rides. Arriving Saturday lunchtime our aim was to recce the shorter of the two rides we will be offering on the Sunday of the club weekend. Interestingly, National Cycle Network Route 7 runs right through the middle of the college. This of course,…

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Fatlips Castle – And Woodside Garden

Fatlips Castle – And Woodside Garden

Having enjoyed our time in Fife and Midmar, the final stop of our Scotland trip was a visit to our friends Andy and Sylvia in Hawick. It had been a few years since we had last paid them a visit. My cough by now was in full flow. However it didn’t stop us visiting Fatlips Castle and Woodside Garden. Fatlips Castle is pele tower near to Denholm, just off the Hawick to Jedburgh road. It is one of those interesting places…

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Midmar – And Walks Around Crathe Estate and Millburn

Midmar – And Walks Around Crathe Estate and Millburn

Sarah and I finally arrived in Midmar early Friday evening following our time in Fife. Midmar, is not too far from Aberdeen. More specifically it is the location of Clive and Sally’s home Ordiefork. We are always given a warm welcome and look forward to our stay here, as can be seen from our previous posts – Ordiefork & Ordiefork – The Return. Saturday Unfortunately, everything wasn’t going to plan. Sally works in Germany during the week and her flight…

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Tentsmuir Point – A Walk Along the Firth of Tay

Tentsmuir Point – A Walk Along the Firth of Tay

Our visit to Acorn Bank and Ladybank, including this Tentsmuir Point walk were part of our journey to Aberdeen to visit Sarah’s cousin Clive and his wife Sally. We had arrrived in Ladybank the previous evening. Here then enjoyed an evening of catching up on events with Kevin, a former work colleague of Andy’s, and his wife Jules. The following morning we set off for Tentsmuir Point. This is a Scottish Natural Nature reserve which lies on the north-eastern tip of…

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