Accommodation 29th May

I have booked Harbour Guest House (Amble) for the Friday 29th (£10 per head deposit paid).

I had a trawl  around Amble/Warkworth and most places are booked or do not have rooms available  suitable for our requirements, fortunately HGH can accommodate all of us at £35 per person.

Dragonride 2015 - Northumberland

It was good to see everyone last night and to welcome Jim to the group. Although one or two alternatives were submitted it was quickly agreed that the tour focus this year would be Northumberland and after some discussion a basically triangular loop to/from Newcastle was settled on. This would comprise two nights at Bellingham YH to allow a tour of Kielder Water and two at Wooler for a visit to Holy Island (Lindisfarne). NCN68 runs between Bellingham and Wooler. By good fortune the Lindisfarne causeway opening times are favourable for a late morning arrival/afternoon departure in that week. From Wooler we would return to Newcastle using the "Coasts and Castles" route NCN1 over 2 days. We all agreed to try to find suitable accommodation in the Warkworth/Amble area. The question of the starting date was left open for all to consult diaries/wives etc but would be Sunday May 24th, Monday 25th or Tuesday 26th. An early decision on this would be good to allow maximum time to book the Hostel at Bellingham which has only 15 beds. Responses in the form of comments would be appreciated.


UPDATE Sun 1st February.


Thanks for all the comments which I summarise:


Bellingham for the nights of May 25th and 26th - Shawn to book.


Wooler for the nights of May 27th and 28th - Peter to book.


Warkworth/Amble area for the night of 29th May - Maldwyn to find and book.


Those returning home by train can either take an early evening train from Newcastle on 30th or stay over in Newcastle. All to make their own arrangements for this.

Dates

Could we re-confirm dates for accommodation and rides.

My understanding is:

Bellingham 2N Mon 25th and Tues 26th

- Kielder ride on the 26th
-Depart and ride to Wooler on the 27th

Wooler 2N Wed 27th and Thurs 28th

- Ride to Holy Island and back to Wooler on the 28th
- Depart Wooler on the 29th and ride to Amble via Seahouses and along coast (approx 40 miles)

Amble 1N Fri 29th

- Depart for Newcastle Sat 30th

If I have got this right, I could go ahead and check Amble accommodation availability and book.

I will not need accommodation in Newcastle - Karen will pick me up.

Bellingham Bunkhouse Booking for Monday 25th May 2015(2 nights)

Accomodation for 2 nights @ Bellingham Bunkhouse  ie   mon 25/5/2015 - wed 27/5/2015    for 6 of us
= £216 (£36 each for 2 nights)

No discount for members, book up front, 90% refund if cancelled more than 24 hours in advance. 

I will book and pay(for now!) for this hostel if all confirm they are OK by commenting below. 

Peter will you look into the options for wednesday and thursday night's accomodation? I believe Maldwyn already has an idea for friday night in Amble to look into further?

Check out  the link for a  Guest House in Amble.

harbourguesthouseamble.co.uk

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Northumberland 2015

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Sun 24th/Mon 25th are ok for me.