Hi Norm,
Just to confirm I will be tagging along for the Sat run.
Thought I had better update you on some of the local road changes which may or may not affect your planned route but will definitely change hotel approach.
The local council have had the 'bright' idea of making a cycle lane along the seafront from the Gibraltar Rock pub in Tynemouth all the way north to the Spanish City dome at Whitley Bay.
To achieve this the seafront road is now a one way route north bound only for cars etc and separated by thousands of cones the south bound carriageway has become a cycle lane.
All roads leading onto the seafront are now left turn only.
Unless there are any changes the only way to approach the hotel now is through Tynemouth village and along the seafront an alternative would be from the village and down Hotspur Street although you wouldn't be able to turn right at the hotel.
There may be some parking still available opposite the hotel in the new cycle lane, cars were parked there yesterday.
best rgds Bob
This is the council plan and within this is a link to a map of the changes
https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/cate...ng-and-cycling
Here are a couple of photos as the road outside the hotel was yesterday in top photo the BMW next to hotel is on Hotspur St.
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