Newcastle to Dundee
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RouteXpert Nick Carthew - (MRA Master)
Last edit: 20-02-2021
Route Summary I have awarded 4 stars **** for this route: Good roads (some small but all surfaced). Excellent scenery and good attractions.
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Duration
8h 25m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
380.11 km
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RouteXpert Review This route starts from the ferry terminal and uses the major roads to leave the city and within 30 mins you into countryside and will have reached a section of Hadrian’s Wall clearly visible from the roadside. Hadrian's Wall is a Roman wall begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian, it ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire. The largest Roman archaeological feature anywhere, it runs a total of 73 miles (117.5 kms). This route follows the path of the wall for 10 miles (16 kms).
You will pass Kielder Water, a large man-made reservoir, it is the largest artificial lake in the United Kingdom by capacity of water and it is surrounded by Kielder Forest, one of the biggest man-made woodlands in Europe, this is an area with BIG things in it! From here though, the roads start to become smaller and you will cross the England/Scotland border. You will pass the remote Hermitage Castle and as a complete contrast, in the middle of nowhere, the Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre! I will mention the scenery now and words almost fail me; it is breathtakingly beautiful and because of the very small roads, you have plenty of time to take it all in.
I have suggested a lunch stop next to St Mary’s Loch, a very beautiful spot to stretch your legs.
Megget and Talla reservoirs come next and there is a waterfall at the latter that you will drive right next too. This section of the route has stunningly beautiful, natural scenery that will stay in your mind forever.
This route uses the Edinburgh bypass and the M8 and M90 motorways to avoid Edinburgh City and airport and take you to the new Queensferry crossing to cross over the Firth of Forth. You then join the A92 that will take you all the way to your budget riverside hotel in Dundee and a link for the hotel can be found below.
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