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A2 Ride 04/03/26
Present: Graham Parkinson, Peter Martinelli, Barry Barlow and Malcolm McIntyre
Polehill to Bucks Head, Godden Green
Cold start but when sun came out very pleasant riding conditions. . Fast downhill into Brasted watching out for puddles and potholes. Up Chart Lane left onto Emmetts Lane before turning right into Ide Hill. Onto Ide Hill Road dropping down and past Bough Beech Reservoir. Sharp backtrack onto Bowzell Road before turning left onto Longbarn Lane up Hubbards Hill before right turn onto Gracious Lane. Right turn onto Riverhill before left taking us past Knoll Park finally taking us to the Bucks Head. Very nice watering hole with a great garden. Food and service fine as well.
B2 ride on Wednesday 4 March
Five riders set off from Polhill GC on what turned out to be a wonderful sunny March day. Our route took us on a climb towards Ide Hill Village, turning off for Toys Hill, through Pootings, Crockham Hill, Staffhurst Wood and on to The Diamond Inn where we beat the arrival of the Prems. The food was served promptly, was tasty and very good value for money. It was good to support this pub again. Conversation at the table was mainly about holidays, well it is that time of year. Riders were: Trish H, Emrys W, Andrew C, Paul G who turned off at Pilgrims Way, Mike Y who joined us later o…
Nine prems assembled at a misty Polhill in anticipation of a fine day's cycling. An advanced party set off with the intention of picking up a further two riders at Four Elms. Riders had an pleasant and uneventful cycle along Pilgrims and down into Westerham before regaining lost altitude climbing Hosey Hill. The two groups were in sight of each other as an actual closed road was navigated on the approach to Four Elms.
The route continued through Hever and Cowden with the groups converging and then re-dividing. By then it was a glorious sunny spring day with the hardy types who had gambled on shorts starting to feel a little smug.
The second group had become the first group…
The A1 chat in Polhill asked the question: was the route too lumpy, too muddy or just too long? Well, 6 apprehensive AIs set off heading up a foggy Fackenden and then down the dreaded Magpie Bottom (well, 5 did and 1 by-passed it), on to Cotman's Ash Lane and up Watery Lane. A few more lumps, and by this time the sun was beaking through and we enjoyed a long spin down Carters through to Chiddingstone Causeway. Adding a few more (minor) climbs along a mucky Rectory Lane lead us to the Hever Golf Club. After a very tasty, reasonably priced lunch looking out over the golf links on a brilliantly sunny afternoon, we split up for the ride…
9 B1 riders left Polhill: Kevin, Joe, Tim, Chris, Nick, Dave, Paul, Des and Trevor, for a gentle ride to Westerham Brewery. All arrived safely after an uneventful ride. Nice Nepalese food, good beer, cheery weather and cheery company. There may be a deficit of routes out of the brewery; time will tell.