Durham, Northumberland & North Pennines - Coast to Coast Cycle Day 3: Alston to Consett | C2C 2021

Continuing through the Pennines from the Lake District on our Coast to Coast (or C2C) cycle across the whole of England! Day 3: Alston-Consett - cycling through the North Pennines.

After a great night in the Youth Hostel in Alston, we began a tough day with lots of hills. First we climbed to get out of Alston and then came down a glorious stretch… only to find we had to go straight back up a 19% incline. BOY was that steep! Possibly the hardest climb I’ve ever done on the bike…

We met a nice kid called Paul and his friend and their dads en route. He named all of our bikes - mine was crowned Milo. Not quite as cool as Neptune or Sky Racer but we can’t have everything eh?! Into Northumberland and then County Durham with some gorgeous views and infuriating pub closures in Rookhope and Eastgate. Finally we got some food in Stanhope before another gruelling climb up Crawleyside Bank - which the waitress had just told us was “basically suicide hill for cyclists”. We made it up (even the 22% incline!) and then continued along to our four star hotel, Derwent Manor, just outside Consett.

// Extra C2C info // Our route was from Whitehaven, on the west coast, to Sunderland, on the east coast. This is possibly the best C2C route, taking us through England’s Lake District National Park and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. How long does it take to do the C2C cycle? Some people do it in a single day, whereas others take a week or more; we decided to do it over four days so we could take our time and enjoy the beauty of the areas we were cycling through!Stay tuned for more vlogs!Want to see the best places to visit in the UK? Subscribe to see the newest vlogs showing the best things to do in England and beyond! Please don’t forget to leave a like and we’ll see you all in the next one! 17/8/21

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