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Mitford Castle and Church – Bolam Lake loop from Kirkwhelpington

Mitford Castle and Church – Bolam Lake loop from Kirkwhelpington

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Mitford Castle and Church – Bolam Lake loop from Kirkwhelpington

03:00

60.9km

640m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 49.9 km for 276 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.6 km

View of Rothley Castle

Highlight • Castle

11.8 km

Codger Fort

Highlight • Monument

Codger Fort was erected by Sir Walter Blackett in the mid-eighteenth century probably around the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion

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12.9 km

View Towards Morpeth

Highlight • Viewpoint

View from Ewesley air strip

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22.4 km

Catherine Hill Plantation

Forest

36.6 km

Mitford Thatched Cottage

Highlight • Settlement

Mitford. Thatched cottage. Easy to miss as you cross the bridge

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37.3 km

Mitford Castle and Church

Highlight • Historical Site

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44.0 km

Meldon Thankful Village

Highlight • Settlement

A thankful village is a place where all the servicemen who went to fight in the WW1 came home

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49.4 km

Bolam Lake

Highlight • Forest

Bolam Lake country park is managed by Northumberland County Council. It's a mixture of lake, wetland and woodland habitat and home to many species of bird and animals including red …

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55.9 km

Wallington Hall

Highlight • Cafe

Wallington Hall as an estate has been here since 1475 but it was mostly demolished and re-built in the mid 1700's. It was then in the hands of the Trevelyn …

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60.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.6 km

314 m

122 m

Surfaces

40.5 km

20.2 km

274 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 2 June

17°C

10°C

97 %

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Mitford Castle and Church – Bolam Lake loop from Kirkwhelpington

View of Rothley Castle

Codger Fort

View Towards Morpeth

Mitford Thatched Cottage

Mitford Castle and Church

Meldon Thankful Village

Bolam Lake

Wallington Hall

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