blog

Liz Palethorpe writes…

What, a pub with no beer!

Beautiful day and magic ride through Alice Holt and on through Bentley past Jenkyn Place and up over hill towards Crondall with the most amazing views. Coffee at the delightful Crookham Village Post office and on to Dogmersfield, Winchfield, Mattingey, Rotherwick by this time the common question was ‘Where is Lunch’.  Onto Up Nately past the pretty church with the churchyard covered with snowdrops and eventually to The Fox and Goose at Greywell where we were greeted with “The beer hasn’t been delivered” so no beer – what a disappointment. It had to be lager!

What a wonderful day, no much traffic, no wind and warm sunny weather.

A group of about nine rode the 90km circuit from Mimbridge, although the number varied from time to time. There were plenty out on the other two rides also and we all came together briefly again at the Windsor Farm Shop where elevenses were taken.

The conditions were perfect: it was a really good day for riding – quite mild, very little wind and bright for the most part. There was still an amazing amount of water around though fortunately we were only forced to splash our way through a large-ish puddle once. The Thames looked very full still.

Although there’s a lot of built up areas to pass through, John Murdoch led the group along some delightful lanes once we had escaped the Windsor and Eton area. We headed off into Buckinghamshire and passed through some pretty villages, notably Cookham with its many pubs, and up and over a few small hills, which broke up the rhythm of this mainly flat ride. Taken at a good pace, several of us will remember the ride for some time, I feel! A great day!

To view the route in more detail: http://www.strava.com/activities/117960553

Passing through Eton

Crossing the Thames at Cookham

Cookham Village

Today’s Route