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Jan 14, 2025
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Updated: Apr 29, 2025
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Sorry, the B2 riders were: Michael and Rosemary Wakefield, Emrys Wilson, Dave Parker, Peter Woods and myself, Linda Kemp
B2 ride Wednesday 30th September
Six riders set off in light drizzle heading for Wetherspoons in Tonbridge. This ride was all about road closures! Having avoided one in the Chipstead area, we took Witches Lane after Dunton Green to arrive at the top of Ide Hill and on to Bough Beech. There were keen bird watchers even in the drizzle. Unfortunately by the end of the road, we came across another road closure at which the workman refused to let us through, so it was a case of retracing the route passed the bird watchers again to take different roads. Eventually, having reached Leigh with a view to using Powder Mill Lane, we came across yet another road closure. Not wishing…
B1 AND B2 7TH OCTOBER
TRAIN FROM OTFORD 0932 ARRIVE AT BEARSTED 1005. RIDE 5 MILES TO COFFEE AT HOLLINGBOURNE . RIDE TO WYE VIA HARRIETSHAM AND CHARING VILLAGES FOR LUNCH AT HUB CAFE, A CYCLIST CAFE RUN BY CYCLISTS. AFTER REFRESHMENT HOUR RIDE TO ASHFORD STATION . BUY RETURN TICKET TO ASHFORD, FOR RETURN YOU MAY USE IT FOR RETURN TO OTFORD OR BACK ON SEVENOAKS LINE..FOR TRAIN TO BEARSTED USE FRONT OF TRAIN AS BEARSTED HAS SHORT PLATFORM. WEATHER FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR THIS SCENIC OUTING
MIKE W
A2 Ride Wednesday 30th Sept:
Peter Martinelli
Seven of us left Polhill in a light drizzle that came & went for the first ten miles or so. The route was Pratts Bottom, Cudham, Downe, Biggin Hill Valley, Clacket Lane (where we were stopped in our tracks by a herd of sheep) Limpsfield Chart, Hurst Green, Popes Lane, Old Oxted, then under the A25 back round to Oxted Station. As a self confessed snob, Wetherspoons wouldn't normally be my first port of call but ham, egg & chips plus a soft drink for £5.69 is a no brainer.
Things to report: Chris got up early for once, Anthony nearly ended up in Shoreham with the B1's, Graham's got a new sat nav…
A1 ride 30th September. After a delayed start on account of a mislaid key we rode to Chevening crossroads where we found the road closed even for pedestrians. We changed our route to Ide Hill going up Back Lane. We descended past Bough Beech reservoir to the B Road where we were joined by Martin H. We climbed up to Chiddingstone Hoath and dropped down White Post Hiil. We were within a mile of our destination but then rode a hilly loop going through Penshurst and Poundsbridge. The Chafford Arms at Fordcombe provided the usual good food and service. Shortly before we reached the pub my freewheel stopped turning freely so on the ride home I had keep th…