Kirkley Cycles Café – Kirkley Café loop from Whalton

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Kirkley Cycles Café – Kirkley Café loop from Whalton

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Kirkley Cycles Café – Kirkley Café loop from Whalton

01:20

22.6km

110m

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Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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5.95 km

The Barn Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great spot for a break with
Plenty seating outside with hot or cold food. Lots of cyclists on a good day. Facilities to get your bike fixed aswell!

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5.97 km

WATBike Bike Workshop and Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturdays 10am to 2pm. Tel 01661 825599

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5.98 km

Kirkley Cycles Café

Highlight • Cafe

Handy spot to start a ride for great coffee and cake!

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5.99 km

⛪ St Mary’s Church in Ponteland, officially St Mary the Virgin, is a historic parish church in Northumberland with roots dating back to before the Norman Conquest. The oldest parts, such as the sturdy west tower, date from the 12th century and were even used as a refuge in times of trouble—the tower walls are a whopping 1.2 metres thick.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, the church was extended with a spacious chancel, a south aisle and stained glass windows, some of which still show medieval fragments. During the Victorian period, the building underwent extensive restoration, including new floors, pews and a raised chancel.

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11.4 km

Vicar's Pele Tower

Highlight • Monument

Vicar's Pele is a three storey stone pele tower, which was built in the 14th or 15th century. It possibly stands on the site of a 13th century hall house and its south wing may have been rebuilt as the tower. Later it was part of a vicarage, which was demolished in the late 19th century, leaving a small dwelling house still attached. The house was removed in 1950 and the tower consolidated with concrete in 1971, excavations in 2001 uncovered a stone flagged floor inside the tower. There are blocked doors on the west and north sides and three large openings on the south face. This gaunt shell shows signs of a gabled roof on the west wall and the evidence of numerous later alterations and repairs. Nearby in Ponteland is the Blackbird Inn and 7 miles north-west is Belsay Castle.
castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/88/pontelandpele.htm

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16.6 km

Kirkley Café

Highlight • Cafe

Bike friendly cafe at Thornyford Farm. It serves a variety of drinks, cakes and snacks.
Open 08:30 - 15:00 at weekends.
09:00 - 15:00 Wed, Thurs & Fri.
Closed Mon & Tue.

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