Hartside cafe

[Steve_M]

Planning permission has been approved to build a replacement. Hopefully this one will progress. 
 

I haven’t seen the proposal - their last effort was a somewhat Grand Designs style steel and glass edifice.  

[S-Westerly]

Be glad to see it happen. Use the pass from time to time and the empty bomb site isn't conducive to stopping. 

[Steve_M]

6 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

Be glad to see it happen. Use the pass from time to time and the empty bomb site isn't conducive to stopping. 

It’s on one of my “I’m just popping out for a quick ride” loops from home. It’s about an hour in to the ride so somewhere for a quick break would be welcome. 

[S-Westerly]

I use the pass if I'm not in a rush to get to either Morpeth or Barnard Castle or going the other way. The road from Alston to Hexham isn't bad either.

[Bender]

Lots of nice roads out that way but it's bad with power rangers when it's busy.

 

[Steve_M]

9 hours ago, Bender said:

Lots of nice roads out that way but it's bad with power rangers when it's busy.

 

One of the joys of being retired, I can choose my times to ride “off peak” as it were. 

[Steve_M]

10 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

I use the pass if I'm not in a rush to get to either Morpeth or Barnard Castle or going the other way. The road from Alston to Hexham isn't bad either.

Another of my “out for a ride” loops uses that to avoid the military road between Greenhead and Chollerford on route to Kielder before heading back via Newcastleton. 

[Steve_M]

Local BBC Report

[S-Westerly]

11 hours ago, Steve_M said:

Another of my “out for a ride” loops uses that to avoid the military road between Greenhead and Chollerford on route to Kielder before heading back via Newcastleton. 

The road from Bellingham up past Kielder and then over to Newcastleton and down Liddlesdale is quite good as I remember.

[Bender]

50 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

The road from Bellingham up past Kielder and then over to Newcastleton and down Liddlesdale is quite good as I remember.

Watchout for the drainage ditches  

[Steve_M]

I’ve seen news of a “ride out to the newly opened Hartside cafe” pencilled in for March 2025 - actual date to be confirmed. 
 

That looks like a quick turnaround build time. I’m hoping to get out on the bike this afternoon to go there and see if they’ve started on the build. Dependent on the delivery we’re expecting.. 

[teo63]

Let us know how they're getting on, I didn't notice much change when I want past in July but I was hurrying .

 

Looks like a simple design so hopefully achievable 

[Steve_M]

3 hours ago, teo63 said:

Let us know how they're getting on, I didn't notice much change when I want past in July but I was hurrying .

 

Looks like a simple design so hopefully achievable 

They have yet to break ground. It could be interesting building up there over the autumn and winter. It was a bit windy and several degrees cooler than here when I was up there this afternoon.

[Copycat73]

i received one of those invites from farcebook .. the café is some 50-60miles from me ..

if .. as when and how it opens I'll have a look up .. though not until after 01.04.2025

 

oh and I'll believe it when i see it  .. if i see it .. 

[Steve_M]

45 minutes ago, Copycat73 said:

i received one of those invites from farcebook .. the café is some 50-60miles from me ..

if .. as when and how it opens I'll have a look up .. though not until after 01.04.2025

 

oh and I'll believe it when i see it  .. if i see it .. 

oh, you old cynic you….

[Copycat73]

On 07/08/2024 at 18:53, Steve_M said:

oh, you old cynic you….

recently turned up that the owner of said café .. has not given a date for opening .. and any meeting is frankly presumptuous .. just more sh1t on farcebook ..  

[S-Westerly]

Disappointing but as long as it does eventually reopen I'll not mind too much. I come that way fairly regularly when I'm trundling backwards and forwards to Northumberland and can't face the idea of yet more motorway.