Northern England & Southern Scotland

A road trip planned by Quentin Stafford-Fraser over 15 days with 39 stops.

Countries: GBR

From 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z to 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

Day 1 — 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Coton
Cambridge, UK
Stamford Garden Centre
Casterton Road, Stamford, UK
The Stone Trough Inn
Kirkham Abbey, York, UK
Lovely overnight stop, but take the biggest levelling ramps you've got!

Day 2 — 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Scarborough Castle
Castle Road, Scarborough, UK
Ann Bronte's grave
Hayburn Wyke Wood
Scarborough, UK
Lovely waterfall and beach
Ravenscar Tearooms
Station Square, Ravenscar, Scarborough, UK
Middlewood Farm Holiday Park
Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, UK

Day 3 — 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Middlewood Farm Holiday Park
Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, UK

Day 4 — 2025-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Whitby Abbey
Abbey Lane, Whitby, UK
Staithes car park
Staithes Lane, Staithes, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK

Day 5 — 2025-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Skinningrove
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK
My grandparents' old house!
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
The Lake at Linden
Morpeth, UK

Day 6 — 2025-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Cragside
Rothbury, Morpeth, UK
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside
Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite
Beal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

Day 7 — 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Lindisfarne
Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK
Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite
Beal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

Day 8 — 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

St Abbs Harbour
St Abbs, Eyemouth, TD14 5PW, United Kingdom
Nice cafe - could have been an overnight stop too
Cove
Cove, Cockburnspath, TD13 5XD, United Kingdom
Dunbar Harbour
Dunbar, UK

Day 9 — 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Portobello Beach
Promenade, Edinburgh, UK
Tanifiki
Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, UK
The Bridge Inn
Baird Road, Ratho, Newbridge, UK

Day 10 — 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

St. Bride's Church, Douglas Village, Douglas Parish
Colonel's Entry, Douglas, Lanark, UK
Dalcairney Falls
Ayr, UK
The Bacas
Main Street, Dalmellington, Ayr, UK
Loch Doon Castle
Ayr, UK
Greenloch House
Unnamed Road, Stranraer, UK
https://www.greenloch.co.uk

Day 11 — 2025-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

Port Logan Fish Pond
Port Logan, Stranraer, UK
A surprising highlight of the trip!
Mull of Galloway
United Kingdom
Could have been an overnight stop if wanted
Borrowmoss Farm
Wigtown, Newton Stewart, UK

Day 12 — 2025-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

ReadingLasses
South Main Street, Wigtown, Newton Stewart, UK
Very yummy lunch
Red Deer Range
Castle Douglas, UK
Silver Craigs Campsite
Silver Craigs Road, Kirkcudbright, UK

Day 13 — 2025-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Grasmere
Ambleside, UK
The Lancrigg
THE Lancrigg, Grasmere, Ambleside, UK
Not a normal overnight stop, but managed to persuade them to let me stay in their car park!

Day 14 — 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Chesters By The River
Ambleside, UK
Thick Withins Farm Campervan & Motorhome Aire Stopover
Thick, UK

Day 15 — 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

Coton
Cambridge, UK

Northern England & Southern Scotland

25 Feb 2025 - 11 Mar 2025

Quentin Stafford-FraserPremium

15days

39stops

1154.7miles

32.38hours

1country

£262.47cost

Day 1

Tue, 25 Feb

201.2 mi (£45.73, 4 hr 34 min)

Coton

Cambridge, UK

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Drive 125 mi (£28.41, 2 hr 41 min)

Food and Drink

Stamford Garden Centre

Casterton Road, Stamford, UK

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Drive 29.4 mi (£6.68, 54 min)

Overnight

The Stone Trough Inn

Kirkham Abbey, York, UK

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Day 2

Wed, 26 Feb

22.8 mi (£5.19, 1 hr 15 min)

Drive 6.8 mi (£1.55, 22 min)

Place of Interest

Scarborough Castle

Castle Road, Scarborough, UK

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Drive 4.8 mi (£1.09, 25 min)

Place of Interest

Hayburn Wyke Wood

Scarborough, UK

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Drive 11.2 mi (£2.55, 27 min)

Food and Drink

Ravenscar Tearooms

Station Square, Ravenscar, Scarborough, UK

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Drive 0 mi (£0.00, 0 min)

Overnight

Middlewood Farm Holiday Park

Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, UK

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Day 3

Thu, 27 Feb

7.2 mi (£1.64, 19 min)

Drive 7.2 mi (£1.64, 19 min)

Overnight

Middlewood Farm Holiday Park

Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, UK

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Day 4

Fri, 28 Feb

18 mi (£4.09, 50 min)

Drive 12.1 mi (£2.75, 34 min)

Place of Interest

Whitby Abbey

Abbey Lane, Whitby, UK

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Drive 5.9 mi (£1.34, 16 min)

Overnight

Staithes car park

Staithes Lane, Staithes, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK

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Day 5

Sat, 1 Mar

97.9 mi (£22.25, 2 hr 37 min)

Drive 61.7 mi (£14.02, 1 hr 31 min)

Place of Interest

Skinningrove

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK

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Drive 23 mi (£5.23, 39 min)

My grandparents' old house!

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Drive 13.2 mi (£3.00, 27 min)

Overnight

The Lake at Linden

Morpeth, UK

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Day 6

Sun, 2 Mar

41.7 mi (£9.48, 1 hr 11 min)

Drive 38 mi (£8.64, 1 hr)

Outdoor Activity

Cragside

Rothbury, Morpeth, UK

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Drive 3.7 mi (£0.84, 11 min)

Overnight

Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite

Beal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

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Day 7

Mon, 3 Mar

29.4 mi (£6.68, 55 min)

Drive 4.9 mi (£1.11, 13 min)

Lindisfarne

Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

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Drive 24.5 mi (£5.57, 42 min)

Overnight

Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite

Beal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

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Day 8

Tue, 4 Mar

49.3 mi (£11.21, 1 hr 31 min)

Drive 12.4 mi (£2.82, 26 min)

Food and Drink

St Abbs Harbour

St Abbs, Eyemouth, TD14 5PW, United Kingdom

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Drive 9.1 mi (£2.07, 21 min)

Place of Interest

Cove

Cove, Cockburnspath, TD13 5XD, United Kingdom

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Drive 27.8 mi (£6.32, 44 min)

Overnight

Dunbar Harbour

Dunbar, UK

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Day 9

Wed, 5 Mar

72.2 mi (£16.41, 1 hr 57 min)

Drive 0.4 mi (£0.09, 3 min)

Portobello Beach

Promenade, Edinburgh, UK

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Drive 19.3 mi (£4.39, 44 min)

Food and Drink

Tanifiki

Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, UK

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Drive 52.5 mi (£11.93, 1 hr 9 min)

Overnight

The Bridge Inn

Baird Road, Ratho, Newbridge, UK

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Day 10

Thu, 6 Mar

131.2 mi (£29.82, 4 hr 39 min)

Drive 36.6 mi (£8.32, 1 hr 22 min)

Place of Interest

St. Bride's Church, Douglas Village, Douglas Parish

Colonel's Entry, Douglas, Lanark, UK

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Drive 3.1 mi (£0.70, 17 min)

Place of Interest

Dalcairney Falls

Ayr, UK

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Drive 8.7 mi (£1.98, 27 min)

Food and Drink

The Bacas

Main Street, Dalmellington, Ayr, UK

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Drive 68.9 mi (£15.66, 2 hr 2 min)

Outdoor Activity

Loch Doon Castle

Ayr, UK

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Drive 13.9 mi (£3.16, 30 min)

Overnight

Greenloch House

Unnamed Road, Stranraer, UK

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Day 11

Fri, 7 Mar

54.1 mi (£12.29, 2 hr 8 min)

Drive 8.4 mi (£1.91, 32 min)

Outdoor Activity

Port Logan Fish Pond

Port Logan, Stranraer, UK

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Drive 44.1 mi (£10.02, 1 hr 23 min)

Mull of Galloway

United Kingdom

Open in Google Maps

Drive 1.6 mi (£0.36, 13 min)

Overnight

Borrowmoss Farm

Wigtown, Newton Stewart, UK

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Day 12

Sat, 8 Mar

155.4 mi (£35.31, 3 hr 35 min)

Drive 15.9 mi (£3.61, 28 min)

Food and Drink

ReadingLasses

South Main Street, Wigtown, Newton Stewart, UK

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Drive 34.6 mi (£7.86, 51 min)

Outdoor Activity

Red Deer Range

Castle Douglas, UK

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Drive 104.9 mi (£23.84, 2 hr 15 min)

Overnight

Silver Craigs Campsite

Silver Craigs Road, Kirkcudbright, UK

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Day 13

Sun, 9 Mar

5.4 mi (£1.23, 26 min)

Drive 0.8 mi (£0.18, 3 min)

Grasmere

Ambleside, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 4.6 mi (£1.05, 23 min)

Overnight

The Lancrigg

THE Lancrigg, Grasmere, Ambleside, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 14

Mon, 10 Mar

268.9 mi (£61.12, 6 hr 17 min)

Drive 121.9 mi (£27.71, 3 hr 1 min)

Food and Drink

Chesters By The River

Ambleside, UK

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Drive 147 mi (£33.41, 3 hr 15 min)

Overnight

Thick Withins Farm Campervan & Motorhome Aire Stopover

Thick, UK

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Day 15

Tue, 11 Mar

0 mi (£0.00, 0 min)

Drive 0 mi (£0.00, 0 min)

Coton

Cambridge, UK

Open in Google Maps

Northern England & Southern Scotland

25 Feb 2025 - 11 Mar 2025

Quentin Stafford-FraserPremium

15days

39stops

1154.7miles

32.38hours

1country

£262.47cost

Day 1

Tue, 25 Feb

201.2 mi (£45.73, 4 hr 34 min)

Coton

Cambridge, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 125 mi (£28.41, 2 hr 41 min)

Food and Drink

Stamford Garden Centre

Casterton Road, Stamford, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 29.4 mi (£6.68, 54 min)

Overnight

The Stone Trough Inn

Kirkham Abbey, York, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 2

Wed, 26 Feb

22.8 mi (£5.19, 1 hr 15 min)

Drive 6.8 mi (£1.55, 22 min)

Place of Interest

Scarborough Castle

Castle Road, Scarborough, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 4.8 mi (£1.09, 25 min)

Place of Interest

Hayburn Wyke Wood

Scarborough, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 11.2 mi (£2.55, 27 min)

Food and Drink

Ravenscar Tearooms

Station Square, Ravenscar, Scarborough, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 0 mi (£0.00, 0 min)

Overnight

Middlewood Farm Holiday Park

Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 3

Thu, 27 Feb

7.2 mi (£1.64, 19 min)

Drive 7.2 mi (£1.64, 19 min)

Overnight

Middlewood Farm Holiday Park

Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 4

Fri, 28 Feb

18 mi (£4.09, 50 min)

Drive 12.1 mi (£2.75, 34 min)

Place of Interest

Whitby Abbey

Abbey Lane, Whitby, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 5.9 mi (£1.34, 16 min)

Overnight

Staithes car park

Staithes Lane, Staithes, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 5

Sat, 1 Mar

97.9 mi (£22.25, 2 hr 37 min)

Drive 61.7 mi (£14.02, 1 hr 31 min)

Place of Interest

Skinningrove

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 23 mi (£5.23, 39 min)

My grandparents' old house!

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 13.2 mi (£3.00, 27 min)

Overnight

The Lake at Linden

Morpeth, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 6

Sun, 2 Mar

41.7 mi (£9.48, 1 hr 11 min)

Drive 38 mi (£8.64, 1 hr)

Outdoor Activity

Cragside

Rothbury, Morpeth, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 3.7 mi (£0.84, 11 min)

Overnight

Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite

Beal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 7

Mon, 3 Mar

29.4 mi (£6.68, 55 min)

Drive 4.9 mi (£1.11, 13 min)

Lindisfarne

Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 24.5 mi (£5.57, 42 min)

Overnight

Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite

Beal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 8

Tue, 4 Mar

49.3 mi (£11.21, 1 hr 31 min)

Drive 12.4 mi (£2.82, 26 min)

Food and Drink

St Abbs Harbour

St Abbs, Eyemouth, TD14 5PW, United Kingdom

Open in Google Maps

Drive 9.1 mi (£2.07, 21 min)

Place of Interest

Cove

Cove, Cockburnspath, TD13 5XD, United Kingdom

Open in Google Maps

Drive 27.8 mi (£6.32, 44 min)

Overnight

Dunbar Harbour

Dunbar, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 9

Wed, 5 Mar

72.2 mi (£16.41, 1 hr 57 min)

Drive 0.4 mi (£0.09, 3 min)

Portobello Beach

Promenade, Edinburgh, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 19.3 mi (£4.39, 44 min)

Food and Drink

Tanifiki

Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 52.5 mi (£11.93, 1 hr 9 min)

Overnight

The Bridge Inn

Baird Road, Ratho, Newbridge, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 10

Thu, 6 Mar

131.2 mi (£29.82, 4 hr 39 min)

Drive 36.6 mi (£8.32, 1 hr 22 min)

Place of Interest

St. Bride's Church, Douglas Village, Douglas Parish

Colonel's Entry, Douglas, Lanark, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 3.1 mi (£0.70, 17 min)

Place of Interest

Dalcairney Falls

Ayr, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 8.7 mi (£1.98, 27 min)

Food and Drink

The Bacas

Main Street, Dalmellington, Ayr, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 68.9 mi (£15.66, 2 hr 2 min)

Outdoor Activity

Loch Doon Castle

Ayr, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 13.9 mi (£3.16, 30 min)

Overnight

Greenloch House

Unnamed Road, Stranraer, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 11

Fri, 7 Mar

54.1 mi (£12.29, 2 hr 8 min)

Drive 8.4 mi (£1.91, 32 min)

Outdoor Activity

Port Logan Fish Pond

Port Logan, Stranraer, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 44.1 mi (£10.02, 1 hr 23 min)

Mull of Galloway

United Kingdom

Open in Google Maps

Drive 1.6 mi (£0.36, 13 min)

Overnight

Borrowmoss Farm

Wigtown, Newton Stewart, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 12

Sat, 8 Mar

155.4 mi (£35.31, 3 hr 35 min)

Drive 15.9 mi (£3.61, 28 min)

Food and Drink

ReadingLasses

South Main Street, Wigtown, Newton Stewart, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 34.6 mi (£7.86, 51 min)

Outdoor Activity

Red Deer Range

Castle Douglas, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 104.9 mi (£23.84, 2 hr 15 min)

Overnight

Silver Craigs Campsite

Silver Craigs Road, Kirkcudbright, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 13

Sun, 9 Mar

5.4 mi (£1.23, 26 min)

Drive 0.8 mi (£0.18, 3 min)

Grasmere

Ambleside, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 4.6 mi (£1.05, 23 min)

Overnight

The Lancrigg

THE Lancrigg, Grasmere, Ambleside, UK

Open in Google Maps

Day 14

Mon, 10 Mar

268.9 mi (£61.12, 6 hr 17 min)

Drive 121.9 mi (£27.71, 3 hr 1 min)

Food and Drink

Chesters By The River

Ambleside, UK

Open in Google Maps

Drive 147 mi (£33.41, 3 hr 15 min)

Overnight

Thick Withins Farm Campervan & Motorhome Aire Stopover

Thick, UK

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Day 15

Tue, 11 Mar

0 mi (£0.00, 0 min)

Drive 0 mi (£0.00, 0 min)

Coton

Cambridge, UK

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