The spring 2023 bikepacking Britain trip takes me along the eastern coast of Scotland, through Dundee and St Andrews, along the Fife peninsula, and then across the huge Forth suspension bridge into Edinburgh and Leith. Then the farmland takes me to the Scottish-English border and the wedge of land between there and Hadrian’s Wall, which has been battleground territory for thousands of years. I’ll also visit Lindesfarne where I hope not to get cut off by the tides, and then Bamburgh castle. A little ferry over the River Tyne takes me into South Shields and the finish at Sunderland.
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21 Comments
I always look forward to and appreciate your insights and explores of Britain!
Enjoying the series 👍
Greensleeves or the skirl of the Bag Pipes; choose your poison!
cool idea, but you should have done the lot in a week! 🙂
You could have taken the pedestrian Tyne tunnel instead of the ferry.
Really love your travelogues, they provide inspiration for planning my own trips. That stretch of coastline from Berwick south is spectacular 🙂
"French, Spanish, Mandarin and American"? Really? What about "Scottish"?
After finding out that my ancestors came from Shropshire/Manchester – I read a History of Britian. I remember the chapter where the Vikings first invaded and plundered a monastery. I really enjoyed seeing the actual place where it all happened. Wasn't that monk the first to write a history book?
Interesting about the flags on the border. I suppose Scots gotta Scot.
You've got the magic, thanks for sharing
Fabulous video, Ollie. You always make things so interesting. Come and cycle around Warwickshire sometime!
Great journey Oli, thanks for sharing. The audio reveals: Your bike chain is missing some drops of oil after all the miles 🙂
excellant video,as are the previous cycling episodes…ive got the same hybrid bike,the crank peddle cog clicks like a clock,ive had a new lower bracket put on,but its no differant….roll on the next video…many thanks…
Wonderful video Ollie. Really enjoyed every minute! That was an excellent journey – really lookin' forward to the Yorkshire coast!
Another super video Ollie. Your videos are always full of interesting facts. I will look forward to the next one. Don't you get saddle sore with all that cycling?
Nice to see you out and about again visiting some of our favourite places and some new to us . Many thanks for this film best wishes S&J.
Thanks for another cracking trip so many wonderful memories you made ❤
Ollie, how do we get hold of your tee-shirt? It looks really nice and a great colour too 🧡
3:30 no way … that's spooky as bro…. I only went over it for the first time a few years back and had never been to Dundee but before I did cross the bridge, I had a vivid dream of being on that bridge in a train and it collapsing into the water, I even told my wife about it the first time going over, I was like I've been on this bridge before in a dream and fell into the water, I never knew it had collapsed before….
Brilliant – as always. I love Lindisfarne – I love islands in general. And the Forth Bridge always reminds me of Film Noir, but I'm not sure why. Can't wait for the next instalment! Great film Ollie.
What ever happened to this series been waiting a year and nothing more has happened. It was very interesting.