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Kirkwhelpington

Mitford Castle and Church – Bolam Lake loop from Kirkwhelpington

Road cycling routes

North East England

Kirkwhelpington

Mitford Castle and Church – Bolam Lake loop from Kirkwhelpington

Moderate

3

riders

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 49.9 km for 276 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

10.6 km

View of Rothley Castle

Highlight • Castle

2

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

Tip by

3

12.9 km

View Towards Morpeth

Highlight • Viewpoint

View from Ewesley air strip

Tip by

22.4 km

Catherine Hill Plantation

Forest

5

36.6 km

Mitford Thatched Cottage

Highlight • Settlement

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

Tip by

6

37.3 km

Mitford Castle and Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Ok

Tip by

7

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

Tip by

8

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 …

Tip by

9

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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B

60.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.7 km

296 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.7 km

20.0 km

276 m

< 100 m

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Monday 19 October

12°C

8°C

49 %

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