On the first completely dry Sunday in living memory, 11 of us left elevenses and took Blakes Lane to East Clandon and climbed Staples Lane. On the descent towards the A25, Dave punctured with a loud bang. He said we should go on without him and that he would catch up and re-join us at lunch, but that alas is the last we saw of him.
From the A249 at Chilworth Station we turned left uphill to Blackheath, then thru Wonersh and Bramley to Thorncombe Street. Here we turned right up the very steep Alldens Hill-only two of us felt the need to dismount and walk. We then took the Hambledon Road to Hydestile and passed Milford Station to reach the White Hart at Witley sharp at 1 p.m.
After lunch we rode South and then South East along the A283 for a couple of miles before turning North East thru’ Hambledon and then North thru’ Hydestile. At Munstead Heath we stopped to admire the two lavatories mounted high on pillars at each side of the entrance to a house designed by Lutyens! We were engaged in lengthy conversation by the owner of a neighbouring house (also designed by Lutyens) who made some highly colourful allegations about his neighbour and regaled us with lengthy stories about his own cycling and mountaineering exploits many years ago. Escaping in mid-sentence, we took Munstead Heath Road, Unstead Lane, Trunley Heath Road and then the main A281 into Guildford. We took tea at Weatherspoons, with many taking advantage of the special offer of a cup of tea and two toasted tea cakes with butter and jam for £1.95.
John Gould
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