The Dell Cafe at Burnham Beeches is now just a flat grassy area with two benches! The Glade Cafe has also been flattened but work is underway to build a new larger building in its place. The section has used The Dell Cafe for over 50years.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Burnham Beeches
The Dell Cafe at Burnham Beeches is now just a flat grassy area with two benches! The Glade Cafe has also been flattened but work is underway to build a new larger building in its place. The section has used The Dell Cafe for over 50years.
Sutton Benger in 1941
A picture from the Picton collection of The Volunteer as used by the club in the past
Monday, March 26, 2007
Sunday 25th March 2007
A good turn out today for Jake's run to Sutton Abinger.
But first we assembled at Henfold Lake: Bob, Terry, John, Richard, Ray, Pete, Daphne, Keith, Mike, Ed, Irene, Graham, new lady - whose name I've forgotton, sorry - Jake & myself.
With good prospects of warmer weather and a few sunny breaks, some sat outside where a mug of coffee will set you back 65p.
We were away by 11.30 only to suffer mechanical in Capel (Keith's jockey wheel parted company and he was only able to continue with a screw that was kindly supplied by a friendly white van man).
A little behind schedule, Keith hit the front (as if he had something to prove) and the speed gradually produced 2 groups which only came together on approach to Holmbury.
Bob was already at The Volunteer looking for a discreet place for sandwich eating.
Soup seemed to be order of the day (£3.95) and the place got a general thumbs up despite the rather exotic menu (Crayfish anyone?).
Up & down Hoe Lane to Shere, Coombe Bottom and tea at West Horsley GC where numbers had reduced by 50%.
The dim wit providing the teas managed to put 1 tea bag in a 2 person pot and filled it to the brim producing a virtually undrinkable beverage then charged me £1.20.
Total 54.4 miles (from Ewell).
Blog of the week: http://adrianfitch.wordpress.com/
But first we assembled at Henfold Lake: Bob, Terry, John, Richard, Ray, Pete, Daphne, Keith, Mike, Ed, Irene, Graham, new lady - whose name I've forgotton, sorry - Jake & myself.
With good prospects of warmer weather and a few sunny breaks, some sat outside where a mug of coffee will set you back 65p.
We were away by 11.30 only to suffer mechanical in Capel (Keith's jockey wheel parted company and he was only able to continue with a screw that was kindly supplied by a friendly white van man).
A little behind schedule, Keith hit the front (as if he had something to prove) and the speed gradually produced 2 groups which only came together on approach to Holmbury.
Bob was already at The Volunteer looking for a discreet place for sandwich eating.
Soup seemed to be order of the day (£3.95) and the place got a general thumbs up despite the rather exotic menu (Crayfish anyone?).
Up & down Hoe Lane to Shere, Coombe Bottom and tea at West Horsley GC where numbers had reduced by 50%.
The dim wit providing the teas managed to put 1 tea bag in a 2 person pot and filled it to the brim producing a virtually undrinkable beverage then charged me £1.20.
Total 54.4 miles (from Ewell).
Blog of the week: http://adrianfitch.wordpress.com/
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Cycling kit at Lidl
I see that Lidl are advertising cheap cycling kit & accessories for the week starting Monday 26th March - if anyone is interested.
http://www.lidl.co.uk
Lisa
http://www.lidl.co.uk
Lisa
Home to Salisbury
Route for Good Friday, from Ann:
START THAMES DITTON, THRU CLAYGATE, SA AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS
A244 THRU GOLF COURSE, BEAR R,
LA307, OVER A3, L FAIRMILE LANE
R @ XRD LEIGH HILL ROAD
R A245 COBHAM
3RD L DOWNSIDE,
R PLOUGH LANE, OVER M25 SA AT XRD
AT T BEAR R, IST L GUILLISHALL LANE
R @ XRDS TO RIPLEY
L IMM R NEWARK LANE
TWD PYRFORD VILLAGE
L @ 7 STARS PH PAPERCOURT LANE TO SEND
R THEN L AT RAB A247
AT 2ND RAB SA THEN L VICARAGE RD
B380 2ND EXIT GUILDFORD RD AT RAB
SA AT RAB B380 TO FOX CORNER
BEAR L ASH RD B380
L ONTO A 324TO ASH
1ST L AFTER LEVEL CROSSING ASH GREEN
1ST R POYLE RD NO SP
L IN TONGHAM, UNDER A31 TWDS RUNFOLD
L @ XRD IGNORE CYCLE ROUTE
@A31 L ON TRACK@ ROCK HOUSE
SA KILNSIDE FARM
R (NOT L ROUTE 22)
L MILL HOUSE
WALK BIKE OVER GRAVEL PAST HOUSE
BEAR R NORTH DOWNS WAY
@ A31 L ON TRACK THEN L ON CYCLE WAY
TO TRAFFIC LIGHTS NEAR STATION
CROSS OVER INTO FARNHAM
FOLLOW ONE WAY SYSTEM, BEAR R
@ T L THEN ON RHS LYONS YARD FOR CAFES
OR R @ T & CAFE ROUGE ON LHS.
OUT WEST IST R BEFORE RAB CRONDALL LANE
ALT ROUTE INTO FARNHAM:-.
SA OVER A31 USING CYCLE PATH ON LGE RAB,
L B3208 BADSHOT LEA,
AT RAB CROSS ROAD CYCLE PATH RHS
INTO FARNHAM
AT XR WHERE NO ENTRY SA GO L
FOLLOW ROAD R, AT T L
THEN SOON R INTO LYONS YARD
PEDESTRIANISED WITH CAFES AND WAITROSE
OUT WEST IST R BEFORE RAB CRONDALL LANE
L TWDS WELL, @ TRIANGLE R WELL
L LOWER FROYLE, R AT T
SA AT XRDS @ GOLDEN POT PH
2ND L LASHAM
GARDEN CENTRE WITH CAFE ON LHS
R IMM L DOWN HILL
SA AT A339 TO BENTWORTH
SA MEDSTEAD , L @ RAB MEDSTEAD
R THEN 1ST L BIGHTON/ ARESFORD ROUTE 23
L AT T TO NEW ALRESFORD (NO SP)
R AT T & DOWN HILL TO TIFFINS CAFE ON RHS
SA THEN R B3047, 1ST L NO SP WEIGHT LIMIT (FORD)
R AT T THEN L BY PUB UP HILL
IST R NO SP BY WALL & PHONE BOX
THRU AVINGTON, R EASTON,
L @ CRICKETERS PUB THEN R NO SP (SW)
(IGNORE SIGN FOR WINCHESTER)
AT XR SA MARKED NO THRU RD
FOLLOW UNDER MAIN ROAD,
BEAR R FOLLOW OVER MOTORWAY,
BEAR L UNDER MAIN ROAD
L WINCHESTER SP WINNALS TRADING ESTATE
FOLLOW ONE WAY SYSTEM
UNION ST / FRIARSGATE / ST GEORGES ST
R WETHERSPOONS THE OLD GAOL HOUSE
11A JEWRY ST SO23 01962 850095
OR LEFT PEDESTRIANISED AREA CAFES
OUT SP ROMSEY UP HILL
PAST HOSPITAL, R @ RAB
IST L SARAM ROAD, (6 MILES OF V QUIET ROAD!)
AFTER 2 MILES SA @ XR
THEN @ 1 MILE FORK R
THRU ASHLEY TWD KINGS SOMBOURNE
R @ T CHURCH ROAD
R @ A3057 IST L (BYWAY) IST L AT TOP OF HILL
MARKED PRIVATE RD (FOOTPATH)
SA WHERE ROAD BEARS R
L AT END TEST WAY (FOOTPATH BUT LIKE BRIDLEWAY)
R AT END (OR L TO PUB AT HORSEBRIDGE, JOHN O GAUNT)
ALT ROUTE TO HOUGHTON AVOIDING TRACK
BUT THIS ROAD CAN BE V BUSY LORRIES ETC
L A3057 SOON GREAT CARE WHERE
A ROAD NARROWS ON BLIND RISE &
NO PAVEMENT THEN SOON
GREAT CARE FORK R HOUGHTON
R SP HOUGHTON (GBG PUB JOHN O GAUNT)
OVER SEVERAL OLD BRIDGES
SA THEN R OPP MOTTISFONT GDNS
L DUNBRIDGE, OVER LEVEL CROSSING
R TWDS LOCKERLEY,
R @ T, L SP EAST DEAN/WEST DEAN
R @ T TWDS EAST GRIMSTEAD
THEN L WEST GRIMSTEAD
TWDS ALDERBURY, OVER A36
R IN ALDERBURY, FOLLOW SUSTRANS ROUTE
L BEFORE HILL SP NO THRU RD
TO A36, SHORT BIT ON PAVEMENT
THEN GREAT CARE PAVEMENT ENDS
V SOON IST R PETERS FINGER WAY (NO NAME AT BEG)
UNDER RAILWAY, BEAR L MILFORD MILL RD
L SHADY BOWER, L MILFORD HILL
L FOWLERS ROAD NO 31 BYWAYS HOUSE B & B
TO GO INTO SALISBURY FOLLOW MILFORD HILL
UNDER A36, SA MILFORD ST / NEW CANAL
R HIGH ST, L BRIDGE ST FOR NON SMOKING
WEATHERSPOONS!
Friday, March 23, 2007
Sunday 18th March 2007
The morning rendezvous was Squires at Godstone where a pot of tea is still £1.
Whilst glancing through "FridayAd", Mike arrived with Andrew, Ed, Pete, Daphne, Steve & Ann with Graham arriving via a different route and much later, John & Terry.
Within 200yds of the entrance to Squires, Pete punctured. This proved to be bad timing when 30mins later we encountered a nasty hailstorm whilst ascending Tiburstow Hill.
Despite this, the day was fine although with a significant windchill.
En route to Cowden, Graham turned back at Lingfield concerned that the N-Westerly may hamper his progress back to Kingston.
The climb up past Dormansland BR was rewarded with the wonderful Smithers Lane, surely one of our most prettiest roads.
I have fond memories of Cowden stretching back to the mid-eighties when we lunched at "The Crown" situated opposite the church. This pub was converted into cottages in the nineties which left the perfectly acceptable "Fountain".
On this occasion there was nothing more substantial than crisps but the jovial landlord and comfortable surroundings made up for the lack of food and it meant I could eat my sandwiches inside the pub.
Mike's chosen route home was blocked at the BR bridge in Edenbridge where heavy cranes appeared to be hard at work.
Remarkably all 7 of us stopped for tea in Tandridge LC then it was straight up Tandridge Hill Lane to join route 21 past Woldingham School.
On nearing home LEDs were activated probably for the last time until October. (BST next weekend - Hoorah!).
Whilst glancing through "FridayAd", Mike arrived with Andrew, Ed, Pete, Daphne, Steve & Ann with Graham arriving via a different route and much later, John & Terry.
Within 200yds of the entrance to Squires, Pete punctured. This proved to be bad timing when 30mins later we encountered a nasty hailstorm whilst ascending Tiburstow Hill.
Despite this, the day was fine although with a significant windchill.
En route to Cowden, Graham turned back at Lingfield concerned that the N-Westerly may hamper his progress back to Kingston.
The climb up past Dormansland BR was rewarded with the wonderful Smithers Lane, surely one of our most prettiest roads.
I have fond memories of Cowden stretching back to the mid-eighties when we lunched at "The Crown" situated opposite the church. This pub was converted into cottages in the nineties which left the perfectly acceptable "Fountain".
On this occasion there was nothing more substantial than crisps but the jovial landlord and comfortable surroundings made up for the lack of food and it meant I could eat my sandwiches inside the pub.
Mike's chosen route home was blocked at the BR bridge in Edenbridge where heavy cranes appeared to be hard at work.
Remarkably all 7 of us stopped for tea in Tandridge LC then it was straight up Tandridge Hill Lane to join route 21 past Woldingham School.
On nearing home LEDs were activated probably for the last time until October. (BST next weekend - Hoorah!).
Monday, March 12, 2007
11 March 2007
It's been a funny old day - very warm but blustery, two points hard earned from 70 miles, not one behind the designated leader. An early start did not deter Richard, Ed, Jake, Mike, Ray D and Steve. They set off past Royal Marsden, Kenley Airfield, Warlingham School and Jackass Lane Tandridge before hitting the flatter roads which lead to Occasionally Yours. There they were joined by Bob and belatedly by Graham after an injudicious offroad on Banstead Heath. Everyone had plans so the party split. Ray was in search of miles before his opening 25 of the season; Jake and Steve headed off to a TdF extravaganza in Sutton, The leader's preference was Penshurst so he went off with Mike (on a visit to Uckfield). Led by Bob the rest went through Edenbridge to a busy Hever (unvisited surprisingly in the last five years). Lunch was taken in the graveyard though Ed popped in for J2O. Numbers were further reduced when Bob went in search of a train. Tea was taken in Squires Godstone; eventually and reluctantly we left. Then it was past Fanny's and Banstead before the long downhills to home.
Monday, March 05, 2007
March 4 2007
All of Irene's rides start at "Chez Lui" so in dribs and drabs and from diverse directions 12 assembled for breakfast and a viewing of Pete M's Hilly 50 2007 DVD. The sausage eaters were: Irene, Andy, Bob, Daphne, Ed, Graham, Ian, Keith, Lisa, Pete C, Pete M and Stephanie. Most had avoided the impending rains but a mile short of Staines, Ian's rear tyre had exploded requiring a LBS visit for Ian and Ed. On the restart Bob and Stephanie headed for home; there was no escaping the rain and the route of two weeks ago was taken through Egham to Englefield Green. In the middle of the Great Park we were overtaken by a very recent Oscar winner(!?) in a Range Rover which headed off down the Long Mile. Could it be? Who knows but the registration was OXR 1. We exited by Cranbourne Gate but it was clear that we would not reach the lunch stop. After brief inspections of Crispin's and Royal Oak (meals only), once again the Duke Of Edinburgh was blessed with our company. The rains would not relent so there were no takers for tea. Back was direct and familiar: Ascot racecourse, Cheapside, Virginia Water and on to Thorpe. Just short of Chertsey Graham's front tyre exploded but his saviour (Pete C) appeared with a spare tyre. Still raining when I got home - a thoroughly miserable outing!
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