Venture The Sandstone Way
The Sandstone Way 2021
Berwick upon Tweed – Hexham

3 Day Mountain Bike Ride

25th April 2021 – 29th April 2021

A fully supported Mountain Bike Ride over three days, including transport to the start and finish, a qualified mountain bike ride leader, two support vehicles, bed and breakfast accommodation.

At Sportive HQ we want you to enjoy a cycling holiday with non of the hassles, so once you turn up at our ‘meet location’ 2 minutes from Junction 33 of the M62, we take care of everything for you (apart from riding your bike)

The Sandstone Way is a new 120 miles / 192km (approx.) mountain biking route between Berwick upon Tweed and Hexham along the Sandstone Ridge in North Northumberland linking numerous sandstone features, crags and outcrops. The route traverses through an amazing ever-changing landscape which is rich in history, geological features and iconic scenery.
The Sandstone Way has been designed for mountain bikers and being braided for selected sections, will appeal to all abilities. It uses a mix of existing rights of way of varies surfaces and widths interlinked by the minimum amount of quiet roads possible.
For every entry we have for the event we also make a donation to the Sandstone Way Project to help maintain the up keep of the route and way marking.

Sunday 25th April
14:00 Meet us to load bikes and set off to Berwick upon Tweed. Accomodation will be in the YHA in Berwick in a dorm room booked solely for our group.

Monday 26th April
After breakfast we set off on the first leg of the journey, led by our Ride Leader to make sure you stay on track. Today will be 34 Miles, following the coastline to begin with before heading inland to Wooler for tonights accomodation. There will be food stops and hot drinks along the way at suitable locations. Tonights accomodation will be at the No1 Hotel and Wine Lounge in Wooler. Accomodation will be in twin rooms.

Tuesday 27th April
The second leg of our journey will be from Wooler to Rothbury, 36 Miles again we will have our experienced ride leader with us and will making food and hot drink stops along the way. Tonights accomodation, again with twin rooms will be at the Coquetvale Hotel in Rothbury where you can be sure to unwind in peacefull surroundings for the night.

Wednesday 28th April
The final and longest leg of the journey takes us from Rothbury to Hexham where the Sandstone Way finishes, a total of 49 Miles for the last leg.
After such a long day of riding, we thought you’d like to celebrate in 4* Accomodation at Slaley Hall with it’s swimming pool and choice of 3 restaurants, after three days of Mountain Biking some luxury accomodation is on the cards for everyone.

Thursday 29th April
After breakfast, we head back to our meeting point with an aim of being back around lunch time for you to head home from there.

All accommodation is in twin rooms so the price is based on you sharing a room, this will be allocated on a same gender shared room. If you would prefer to stay in a single room, do contact us directly for pricing for a single room supplement.
Accommodation is on a Bed and Breakfast basis and we provide the lunches and food for road side stops throughout the day but evening meals are down to yourself. Groups of 12 may have different preferences for evening meals.
Support

Our support team will be looking after you all day.
There will be a vehicle in front setting up feed stops and carrying your luggage between hotels,
as well as a following vehicle with your ‘day bags’ if you need to swap any kit over in the day.
There will also be a qualified mountain bike leader with you as you ride.
We supply the GPX files for your sat nav devices so you stay on the route.
If needed we can lend you such a device to help in the day.
There is no expectation that the whole group of 12 rides together.

Your Kit

Well Maintained Bike
2 Water Bottles
Basic Puncture Repair Kit – Our support team can assist but you may find it quicker to repair yourself
3 Days of Cycling Clothing
Cycling Helmet
Cycling Water Proof
Cycling Sat Nav Device
Clothing for evening wear

Are you ready for the cycling adventure you won’t forget?

Group up to 12 riders

£600 per person inc. booking fee

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