(07 Jun 2023, 5:08 pm)Storx wrote Aye same actually. Darlington to Stanhope or Stockton to Easington I'm going to go for one of those as it's miles for both. Hexham to Alston is a canny trek aswell especially if it was bad weather.
Think there used to be a Ashington to Alnwick aswell but it's gone since recent'ish changes.
Riverside to W. Auckland would suck to do though mind boring from end to end, least the others have nice scenary on bits of them.
Just had a quick play on Google Maps
Riverside to West Auckland: 35 miles
Darlington to Stanhope: 27 miles
Stockton to Easington: 19 miles
Ashington to Alnwick: 23 miles
Hexham to Alston: 23 miles
Belmont to Barnard Castle: 27 miles
We essentially do the Riverside to West Auckland dead run quite regularly (well, Tindale to Costco!) and it's not too bad really, it's just a lot of Motorway. Although, in a bus that's limited to 40mph I imagine it could be a bit torturous!