JOHN YOUNG takes a trip from North Shields to Berwick-upon-Tweed, experiencing some of the UK’s most scenic bus services

Arriva North East Wright Streetlite 1581 (NK64 EEH) arrives into North Shields on service 53 from Cramlington.
JOHN YOUNG
Wednesday, August 10 presented an opportunity for a day out by bus using the services of Arriva North East, starting from North Shields and travelling north to end in Berwick-upon-Tweed, the northern extremity of the operator’s network. The direct distance is approximately 65 miles, but our planned route was not exactly direct and would take us all day.