There will be no industrial action affecting train services on 30 July but, unfortunately, engineering works will mean no train services at all to Waterloo East or Charing Cross. For this reason, our planned ride to Cudham with travel back from Orpington to London cannot take place without inconvenience.
Instead, we will meet as planned for elevenses at The Nonsuch Inn, North Cheam, and ride to lunch at The Oxted Inn (Wetherspoons), Oxted (approx 20 miles).
The Oxted Inn is very conveniently situated next door to Oxted railway station (!) and trains will be running at 30 min intervals on Sunday back to East Croydon and Clapham Junction.
As a train-assisted return was always planned for this ride the leader will not be leading a ride back from Oxted, but a return route from Oxted to Banstead (about 20 miles) is included in the gpx route for anyone who wishes to self-navigate home from lunch.
Apologies for any disappointment this change causes!
Strictly an 11.00 am sharp departure from North Cheam please, and please be aware that this is an unusually hilly route for the C & M (mainly steady climbing but there is at least one very steep climb)!
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