Kippers & Castles Cruise

Saturday, 06 June 2026 Short Ride 120–150 miles

Ride Leader: None

Start Points

Main Start

Durham A1 Services

09:30

Secondary Start

Seaton Burn Services

10:30

Weather Forecast

Weather forecast will be available closer to the ride date (within 16 days).

Route

Seaton Burn Services → Alnwick (short A1 then parallel minor roads).
Alnwick → Seahouses via B1340/B1341 options.
Seahouses → Bamburgh → Belford via coastal B-roads.
Belford → Wooler via A614/B-roads.
Wooler → Powburn via A697 or B-road alternative.
Powburn → Rothbury via A697/B6341.
Rothbury → Longframlington and minor roads back to Seaton Burn.

Planned Stops

Stop 1 (~45–55 mins): Alnwick – coffee and fuel.
Stop 2 (~30–40 mins later): Seahouses/Bamburgh – coastal break.
Stop 3 (~45–60 mins later): Wooler – café/fuel.
Optional final coffee: Rothbury.

Notes

Seaton Burn runs head North/North-West.

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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 (5 riders)

Name Chapter Bike Start Point Pillion Guest Tail End Charlie?
Lee S 🏍️ ⭐ Durham Triumph Explorer Secondary - - Yes
Ken Durham Victory Vegas Main - - -
PoohBear 🏍️ ⭐ ⭐ 🦺 Durham Tiger 1200 Secondary - - Yes
Not small far away 🏍️ Durham Yamaha mt09 Secondary - - -
Mark Glencorse 🏍️ Durham Kawasaki Vulcan S Secondary - - -

Apologies (2)

Can't make it? Register your apologies so the ride leader knows you wanted to come.

  • Yoda — On tour in Belgium
  • Gaurav — My Lodge meets on this day