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Mileages are those recorded by my cycle computer for the day, i.e. starting and finishing in Woking.
| Sat
3 Oct 08 |
South Somerset Cycle Route - eastern section. Montacute, Odcombe, Coker Hill, North Coker, Barwick (follies), Stoford, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne (C @ Chapter House Books), Sandford Orcas (Manor Ho), Corton Denham, Cadbury Castle, South Cadbury (L @ The Camelot), North Cadbury, Galhampton, (skipped Castle Cary), North Barrow, Foddington, Lydford-on-Fosse, Keinton Mandeville, Charlton Adam, Cary Bridge, Somerton (T @ Café Solo), Park, Wearne, Langport, via road (not cycleway) to Muchelney, Kingsbury Episcopi, Martock, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Montacute. With Anne & Derek T, Sue T and Bob M. Fairly cloudy, windy, a little drizzle & light rain. 56 miles. |
| Sun
4 Oct 08 |
South Somerset Cycle Route - western section. Montacute, Tintinhull, Martock, East Lambrook, South Petherton (C @ the produce market in Blake Hall), Shepton Beauchamp, Barrington, Stocklinch, Dillington House, Ilminster (L @ The Dolphin), cycle path along disused railway via Donyatt Cutting to Manor Farm, Knowle St. Giles, Cricket Malherbie, Dowlish Wake, Dinnington, Hinton St. George, Merriott, West Chinnock, Chiselborough, Norton Sub Hamdon, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Montacute (T). With Anne & Derek T, Sue T and Bob M. Mainly cloudy, a little drizzle. 37 miles. |
| 11 Oct 08 | Woking Boots start, Philpott Lane, Gracious Pond, Sparrow Row, Sunningdale, Coworth Park bridleway, Blacknest Gate, Windsor Great Park, Bishopsgate, Old Windsor (C @ Windsor Farm Shop), Datchet, B376 towards Upton, NCN61, Langley, Black Park (L @ lake-side café), Langley Corner, Fulmer, Farnham Common, Egypt, Abbey Park Farm, Burnham Beeches, Burnham, Dorney, Jubilee River, Windsor (T @ Wren Chocolate Theatre Café), Windsor Great Park, Sunningdale, Valley End, West End, Castle Grove, Chobham, Horsell, home. Mild, dull morning, drizzle & light rain in the afternoon till 4. 65 miles. |
| 18 Oct 08 | With Rachel from Woking via Sutton Green to Guildford (shopping and C @ the One-day Sale, Spectrum), then with Brian & Helen too to Merrow, Newlands Corner, Albury Heath, Little London (L @ William IV), Lawbrook Lane, Peaslake, Ewhurst, Walliswood, Okewood Hill, Weare Street, Capel (T @ the church), Newdigate, Dorking, Mickleham, The Priory, Leatherhead, Fetcham, Effingham, Wisley airfield & village, Pyrford Common, home. Cold start and a cool day, reasonably sunny. 52 miles. |
| 25 Oct 08 | Chobham, Burrow Hill, Steep Hill, Sparrow Row, B383 across Chobham Common, Sunningdale, past Blacknest Gate, Duke's Lane, Ranger's Lodge, Windsor (C @ Wren Chocolate Theatre Café), Eton, NCN61, Jubilee River cycle path, Upton Park, Langley, beside the Grand Union Canal, Black Park Country Park, Wexham Street (L @ The Stag), Hollybush Hill, Farnham Common, Stoke Wood, Egypt Woods, Abbey Park Farm, Burnham Beeches, Burnham Grove, Burnham, Huntercombe Lane, Jubilee River cycle path, Eton, Windsor,(T @ Wren Chocolate Theatre Café), Old Windsor, Crimp Hill, Bishopsgate, Smith's Lawn, Blacknest Gate, Coworth Park, Sunningdale, Chobham, home. With Angela & David, Anne & Derek, Brian & Helen, David & Libby, Bob M, Rachel B, Rob H and Sue T. A lovely warm, sunny day. 57 miles. |
| 1 Nov 08 | Winchester Station, Old Sarum Road, Standon, Lower Slackstead, Braishfield, Abbottswood, Romsey (C @ Caffe Nero), Sadler's Mill, Warners Farm, Furzley, Brook (L @ The Green Dragon), Rufus Stone, cycle track to north of A31, Stoney Cross, Janesmoor Plain, Fritham House, Furzley, Kent's Oak, Dunbridge, Mottisfont, Houghton, Horsebridge, King's Somborne, Ashley, Winchester. With Anne & Derek, David & Libby, Bob M, Rachel B and Sue T. Awful rain and wind till mid-day, dry, mild and breezy thereafter. 51 miles. |
| 8 Nov 08 | Woking Boots start, White Rose Lane, Old Woking, Send, Papercourt Lane, Ripley, Ockham, Martyr's Green, Effingham, Great Bookham, Polesden Lacy (C), West Humble, Box Hill (L @ The Hand in Hand), Headley Heath, Mickleham, The Priory, Leatherhead Leisure Centre, Fetcham, Bookham, Effingham, Martyr's Green, Wisley airfield and village, Pyrford Common, home. With David & Libby all day, Martin H to coffee. Cold, dull, just about dry. 43 miles. |
| 15 Nov 08 | Woking (Boots), Pyrford Common, Pyrford Lock, Wisley, Wisley aerodrome, Martyr's Green, Effingham, Stonyrock Road, Ranmore Common, Dorking (C @ Café Rouge), Coldharbour, Leith Hill, Abinger Common, Holmbury St Mary (L @ The King's Head), Abinger Hammer, Gomshall, Combe Bottom, E. Clandon, Burntcommon, Woodhill, Send, home. With David & Libby, Anne & Derek and Sue T all day, Angela & David to coffee. Mainly sunny and mild, with a few minutes rain around midday. 40 miles. |
| 22 Nov 08 | Ash Station, Ash Green, Tongham, Sandy Cross, The Sands, Tilford, Frensham Garden Centre (C), Millbridge, Frensham, Dockenfield, Bucks Horn Oak, Binsted (L @ The Cedars), Wheatley, Kingsley, Sleaford, Mellow Farm, Spreakley, Millbridge, Old Farnham Road, Lower Bourne, Dene Lane West, Dene Lane, Moor Park Lane, Compton Way, The Sands, Seale (T @ the craft centre), Ash Green, home. With Rachel B, David & Libby and Sue T all day, Anne & Derek and Arthur T to coffee. Roads very wet, flooded occasionally, from recent and today’s rain, a particularly heavy and blustery shower hitting us 2½ miles before coffee. Less than a mile from a longish coffee break the sun came out, and the rest of the day was dry. 51 miles. |
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