Negotiating Cheesy Comestibles

Sunday, 24 May 2026 Long Ride 170–220 miles

Ride Leader: None

Start Points

Main Start

Seaton Burn Services - NE13 6EP

09:00

Secondary Start

Durham A1 Services - DH6 5NP

10:00

Weather Forecast

Seaton Burn, England

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Mainly clear

18Β° 12Β° πŸ’§ 24% πŸ’¨ 9 km/h

Bowburn, England

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Clear sky

18Β° 12Β° πŸ’§ 18% πŸ’¨ 13 km/h

Forecast from Open-Meteo

Route

Durham Services β†’ Bishop Auckland β†’ Barnard Castle via A688.
Barnard Castle β†’ Middleton-in-Teesdale via B6277 (up Teesdale).
Middleton-in-Teesdale β†’ Langdon Beck and optionally on to Alston via B6277.
From Langdon Beck/Alston area, head south via B6276 towards the Tan Hill Inn.
Drop into Swaledale at Keld/Muker via the Tan Hill road.
Muker β†’ Thwaite β†’ Hawes via Buttertubs Pass.
Hawes β†’ Aysgarth β†’ Leyburn via A684.
Leyburn β†’ Richmond via A684/A6108.
Richmond β†’ Scotch Corner β†’ Piercebridge via B6275.
Piercebridge β†’ Bishop Auckland β†’ Durham Services via A688.

Route

  1. Start: Seaton Burn Services - NE13 6EP 09:00
  2. Secondary: Durham A1 Services - DH6 5NP 10:00
  3. West Cornforth DH6 5NX Join point
  4. Middlestone Moor DL16 7DQ Join point
  5. Raby with Keverstone DL2 3AL Join point
  6. Scargill DL11 7EA Join point
  7. Muker DL11 6ED Join point
  8. Barras Join point
  9. Nateby Join point
  10. Muker DL11 6LR Join point
  11. Gayle DL8 3RL Join point
  12. Bainbridge DL8 3AN Join point
  13. Bellerby DL8 5QH Join point
  14. Parkhill DH6 4JP Join point
  15. Destination: None

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Planned Stops

Stop 1 (~45–55 mins): Barnard Castle – fuel and coffee.
Stop 2 (~45–65 mins later): Middleton-in-Teesdale or Alston.
Stop 3 (~45–55 mins later): Tan Hill Inn or Muker.
Stop 4 (~30–45 mins later): Hawes – potential main lunch stop.
Stop 5 (~50–60 mins later): Leyburn or Richmond.

Notes

Classic Dales ride; tune distance by including/excluding Alston/Hartside.

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Contact Details

President

Simon "Yoda" Whitmore

Tiger 1200

07762627036

Warden

Sean "PoohBear" Lyons

Tiger 1200

07463328122

sean@lyonsservices.co.uk

Vice-President

Andy "Nori" Hilton

BMW

07860885835

Warden

Lee "Bubbles" Hadland

07944544409

Secretary

Christian "Jeeves" Young

07944312086

Treasurer

Mike Arnott

07484271168

Who's Coming (9 riders + 2 pillions)

This ride shares sign-ups with: Northumbria - Negotiating Cheesy Comestibles Northumbria - Negotiating Cheesy Comestibles

Name Chapter Bike Start Point Pillion Guest Tail End Charlie?
Bubbles 🏍️ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ βœ… Durham BMW R1300gsa Secondary Yes - -
Stu 🏍️ ⭐ Durham Triumph Tiger Secondary - - Yes
PoohBear 🏍️ ⭐ ⭐ 🦺 Durham Tiger 1200 Main - - -
Yoda 🏍️ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Durham Triumph Tiger 1200 Secondary Yes - -
Womble 🏍️ Durham Triumph Thunderbird Secondary - - Yes
BrokeBack 🏍️ Durham Africa Twin Main - - Yes
Nori 🏍️ Durham BMW R1250RT West Cornforth - - -
Kickstart 🏍️ ⭐ Durham Honda CMX (rebel) 1100 Secondary - - -
Red Dave 🏍️ Northumbria Tracer 9gt Main - - -

Apologies (7)

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  • Kickstart β€” Provincial convocation
  • StephenHamilton β€” Work
  • Lee S β€” Scout Area Camp
  • Ken β€” At children’s cancer run
  • Gaurav β€” Away
  • BrokeBack
  • Mark β€” Going to support the Children's Cancer run