Cumbria travel and tourist guide

Journey by train or plane to Alston and Cumbria

Is the long drive from the south the only issue holding you back from a holiday in Cumbria?

There are many exiting and interesting travel options, should you really want to avoid the long drive from the South.

Option 1 - by Rail

Carlisle and Newcastle are served by direct Anglo / Scottish train services.

There is an hourly service operated by GNER starting from London Kings Cross calling at intermediate stations via, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Grantham, Doncaster and York.

For detailed rail information please visit the Scotrail website www.nationalrail.co.uk

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Option 2 - by Plane

 

Newcastle International airport takes regular service flights from London Gatwick with (BAA CitiExpress), Glasgow and Edinburgh with (Loganair) Manchester and Norwich with (Eastern Airways). Also from London Luton with EasyJet.

For detailed information on flights in and out of Aberdeen, please visit their website

www.newcastleairport.com

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Car Hire and the road to the Alston

 

The Cottages are e approximately 1 mile from Alston town center along the A689 towards Slaggyford, Haltwhistle and Brampton. To find us from the M6 leave the motorway at Penrith (Jct 40) or Carlisle (Jct 43) The road from Penrith (A686) takes you through the hills, whereas from Carlisle (A69 & A689) the roads are generally along low farmland. To find us from the A1(M) leave at Darlington following the A68 and then A689 again over some high moorland or Newcastle where you follow the A69 to Hexam then the A686 to Alston through lower rolling hills and farmland.

Car and van rental is in-expensive, from as little as £24.00 per day and available from Avis and Hertz at their desks on the public concourse at Newcastle Airport and Railway Station:AVIS +44 (0) 0191) 232 5283 and HERTZ +44 (0) (0191) 232 5313. These two companies also have braches in Carlisle Railway Station: Hertz Tel: 01228 524 273 and Avis Tel: 01228 590 580

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N.B. All All travel information listed is intended as a guide only and we recommend that you contact personally all of the companies you intend travelling or hiring with, through the word hyper links we have provided.

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