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The sun starts the day with a dazzle
As Tim takes us up to the castle
With prices like this
We give it a miss
And sort out Pete\u2019s tyre-rim hassle<\/p>

We pedal away in good humour
Rain clouds are naught but a rumour
You can usually smell
A silent \u201cL\u201d
And we reach the coast at Boulmer<\/p>

That sounding\u2019s decidedly queer
\u2018Cos it actually comes from Bull\u2019s Mere
For those afloat
They\u2019ve their own life-boat
And smugglers were famous round here<\/p>

A treacherous route from the master
On this surface we can\u2019t go any faster
But I always want more
Of this beautiful shore
And soon it\u2019s coffee & crab in Craster<\/p>

To Low Newton we\u2019re put through our paces
We\u2019re surrounded by familiar places
Embleton\u2019s grand
Seahouses is bland
But Beadnell is lacking in graces<\/p>

We\u2019re in Bamburgh before too long
From A.D. 420 to William Armstrong
The castle is monstrous
A viewing preposterous
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