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BRITAIN’S BEST RIDE-OUTS CITY RIDES

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Route Darlington,
Corbridge, Carter
Bar, Jedburgh, Edinburgh
Length 132 miles
Roads A68, A720, A1
Best corner It’s got to be one of the
grippy, downhill twists at Carter Bar.
Newly surfaced, it the kind of section
of road you do again and again
Best place for a selfie On the A68
we’d say England/Scotland border at
Carter Bar. In Edinburgh we’d say the
base of Edinburgh Castle
Best place for a cuppa The 68 Café,
near Bishop Auckland is the nicest
roadside transport café we’ve been
to. Food, cakes and fry-ups are
excellent, too

Few other roads
rise and fall as
much as the A68
north of Corbridge

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