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By Sea

Ferries reach Newcastle from Amsterdam, bringing the Reivers Way within easy reach of the Low Countries. Check ferry schedules with DFDS Seaways, tel 0871 5229955, www.dfdsseaways.co.uk. DFDS runs its own buses between the ferryport and Newcastle Central Station for onward travel.

By Rail

Cross Country trains provides direct long-distance rail access to Newcastle and Alnmouth from Exeter, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow, tel 0844 8110124, www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk. Newcastle also has direct National Express East Coast rail services from London Kings Cross and Edinburgh, www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com. Rail services between Carlisle and Newcastle are operated by Northern Rail, www.northernrail.org, which also operates between Alnmouth and Newcastle.

By Bus

National Express runs direct services from London Victoria Coach Station to Newcastle, as well as direct services from Edinburgh and Wrexham, passing through Otterburn, tel 0871 7818181, www.nationalexpress.com. Some long-distance Arriva buses operate to Newcastle, and the city is one of the hubs in their network, tel 0870 1201088, www.arrivabus.co.uk. Classic Coaches offer an interesting, regular cross-country service from Blackpool to Newcastle, www.classic-coaches.co.uk.