Right Lemmings, listen up. This is how you find Thrunton Woods. If you have a road map handy the woods are roughly 7 miles north of the village of Longframlington.
Velo From Byrness head south east on the A68 until it becomes the A696 toward Otterburn. A mile after Otterburn take the left fork (straight ahead) onto the B6341 via Elsdon, Hepple and Thropton to Rothbury(good place to stock up on food etc). Continue through Rothbury on the B6341 past cragside house until you get to the A697 and turn left onto the A697 at the crossroads. Half a mile along the road you will see a mobile phone mast right in front of you as the main road bears right; you need to go straight ahead (fork left) onto the minor road. Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left. Voila! Traveling time is rougly 1hr 10 mins
MacRetro Take the A68 from Dalkeith. At Carfraemill roundabout go left on the A697(sp. Coldstream). Continue along the A697 via Greenlaw, Coldstream, Millfield, Wooler and Powburn. Approx 6 miles after Powburn you will see a brickworks to your right with the woods beyond as you climb the hillside. Now look for the mobile phone mast on your right on the bend. Take the sharp hairpin right beside it onto the minor road. . (If you get to a crossroads for Rothbury and Alnwick you have gone too far). Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left
Gil and Co and Kaya. Head towards Middlesbro' and get onto theA19. Continue all the way north through the Tyne Tunnel and continue following the signs for Morpeth to the very end where it joins the A1. Take the A1 northbound past Morpeth and just before the road goes single carrageway slip off left onto A697(sp. Coldstream, Wooler). Continue along here via Longhorsley and Longframlington, continue roughly 5 miles, still on the A697, straight ahead over the crossroads (Alnwick Right, Rothbury left) for half a mile until you get to the phone mast where you fork left onto the minor road. Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left. Should take around 2hrs 10mins for Gil and 1hr 30 for Kaya.
Marcusi Its the long slog up the A1 for you my boy. Some road works north of Dishforth but should be OK at that time in the morning. Go straight through Newcastle on the A1, past Morpeth and just before the road goes single carrageway slip off left onto A697(sp. Coldstream, Wooler). Continue along here via Longhorsley and Longframlington, continue roughly 5 miles, still on the A697, straight ahead over the crossroads (Alnwick Right, Rothbury left) for half a mile until you get to the phone mast where you fork left onto the minor road. Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left. I won't hazard a guess at how long it will take but if you set off now you should be in time
Phew! is that everyone covered??
Si
Velo From Byrness head south east on the A68 until it becomes the A696 toward Otterburn. A mile after Otterburn take the left fork (straight ahead) onto the B6341 via Elsdon, Hepple and Thropton to Rothbury(good place to stock up on food etc). Continue through Rothbury on the B6341 past cragside house until you get to the A697 and turn left onto the A697 at the crossroads. Half a mile along the road you will see a mobile phone mast right in front of you as the main road bears right; you need to go straight ahead (fork left) onto the minor road. Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left. Voila! Traveling time is rougly 1hr 10 mins
MacRetro Take the A68 from Dalkeith. At Carfraemill roundabout go left on the A697(sp. Coldstream). Continue along the A697 via Greenlaw, Coldstream, Millfield, Wooler and Powburn. Approx 6 miles after Powburn you will see a brickworks to your right with the woods beyond as you climb the hillside. Now look for the mobile phone mast on your right on the bend. Take the sharp hairpin right beside it onto the minor road. . (If you get to a crossroads for Rothbury and Alnwick you have gone too far). Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left
Gil and Co and Kaya. Head towards Middlesbro' and get onto theA19. Continue all the way north through the Tyne Tunnel and continue following the signs for Morpeth to the very end where it joins the A1. Take the A1 northbound past Morpeth and just before the road goes single carrageway slip off left onto A697(sp. Coldstream, Wooler). Continue along here via Longhorsley and Longframlington, continue roughly 5 miles, still on the A697, straight ahead over the crossroads (Alnwick Right, Rothbury left) for half a mile until you get to the phone mast where you fork left onto the minor road. Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left. Should take around 2hrs 10mins for Gil and 1hr 30 for Kaya.
Marcusi Its the long slog up the A1 for you my boy. Some road works north of Dishforth but should be OK at that time in the morning. Go straight through Newcastle on the A1, past Morpeth and just before the road goes single carrageway slip off left onto A697(sp. Coldstream, Wooler). Continue along here via Longhorsley and Longframlington, continue roughly 5 miles, still on the A697, straight ahead over the crossroads (Alnwick Right, Rothbury left) for half a mile until you get to the phone mast where you fork left onto the minor road. Continue along here for a mile or so, over the little bridge and then climb up the other side until you see the obvious car park at the top of the hill on your left. I won't hazard a guess at how long it will take but if you set off now you should be in time
Phew! is that everyone covered??
Si
