I've already posted our route so I'll try and recall our itinerary.
Day 1
Drive from Ayr to Riding Mill east of Newcastle to visit and stay with relatives.
Day 2
Drive to Middlesbrough to see the Transporter bridge. We have a bit of a thing about these bridges and it seemed too good an opportunity to miss before jumping on the ferry that evening in Newcastle. It's a magnificent structure and well worth a visit.
From Middlesbrough back up to NC to catch the overnight ferry to Amsterdam.
Day 3
Off ferry and straight off to our next stop at Bremen. Great site by the university near a lake and large park with easy cycle access to the city centre. (Campingplatz Bremen). Separate (cheaper) area for motorhomes and great toilet/shower/kitchen/dining block. Spotlessly clean and all very modern. Bremen turned out to be a fantastic city for a short break and would recommend staying several nights if you have the time.
The last picture is of the "Bremen drop tower" which is where the university does microgravity experiments by dropping them in a near vacuum over 100m. This takes about 4.5 seconds. If they want to double that time they fire things up fromthe bottom which gives about 9 seconds of weightlessness. Only open to the public 4 days in the years but would be worth planning a trip around a visit if that kind of thing interests you. Only 5 minutes by bike from the campsite.
Day 1
Drive from Ayr to Riding Mill east of Newcastle to visit and stay with relatives.
Day 2
Drive to Middlesbrough to see the Transporter bridge. We have a bit of a thing about these bridges and it seemed too good an opportunity to miss before jumping on the ferry that evening in Newcastle. It's a magnificent structure and well worth a visit.
From Middlesbrough back up to NC to catch the overnight ferry to Amsterdam.
Day 3
Off ferry and straight off to our next stop at Bremen. Great site by the university near a lake and large park with easy cycle access to the city centre. (Campingplatz Bremen). Separate (cheaper) area for motorhomes and great toilet/shower/kitchen/dining block. Spotlessly clean and all very modern. Bremen turned out to be a fantastic city for a short break and would recommend staying several nights if you have the time.
The last picture is of the "Bremen drop tower" which is where the university does microgravity experiments by dropping them in a near vacuum over 100m. This takes about 4.5 seconds. If they want to double that time they fire things up fromthe bottom which gives about 9 seconds of weightlessness. Only open to the public 4 days in the years but would be worth planning a trip around a visit if that kind of thing interests you. Only 5 minutes by bike from the campsite.
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