Managed to grab a couple of hours on the bike from home this afternoon ..
1.5 miles from the door into the south eastern tip of Kielder Forest ( Pundershaw ) to take in some tracks which I hadnt ridden in a while ..good to see that they werent overgrown which in a forest this vast ( 250sq.miles ) can very easily happen ..
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Just to the left of the tree the hill in the very far distance is Deadwater Fell at Kielder...15 miles away ..
On zoom..
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The house at Allerybank ..now powered by solar panels ( previously a generator) ..its literally in the middle of the forest with nothing else for miles around ..
A few years ago I was offered the use of this house whenever the owners who lived in Yorkshire werent using it themselves as a security measure ..didnt really fancy the responsibility ..so passed up on the offer ..its since been sold to new owners ..and as can be seen is a work in progress ..
The bridleway next to the house was tough going and needs a trim !
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Managed to plough on and just missed 2 mins of the Championship playoff final ..
Well done Hull city ..tough way to lose Boro in added time ..
P.s Can we buy Hayden Hackney off you now ..he wouldnt need to move home