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| Dreaming Spires |
- 11s at Staines (The George, as per rides list). We will depart at 10.30 prompt.
- About 50 miles, all on road, 2000 ft of climbing. It's a lovely route and an excellent destination!
- Weird lunch arrangements: pit stop at Marlow (20 miles) and late lunch at an excellent cyclist-friendly pub in Watlington, The Spire & Spoke. (30 miles, after the main hills, so maybe 2.30pm)
- See a few of the sights, then a re-hydration stop at a pub in Oxford
- Train home via Reading & then by various routes to Richmond/Dorking etc. (£20 to Dorking with a railcard.) You are supposed to have a cycle reservation on many (not all) trains from Oxford, but I don't recommend this because it doesn't seem to be enforced and I cannot predict what time we will arrive at Oxford.
- Bring lights for the ride home from the station, a lock (we can't see our bikes from the pub in Oxford), and a snack, in case the pit stop in Marlow is overrun by revellers. It is the Marlow Regatta this weekend! (There is also a Wetherspoons in Marlow for anyone who's planning to ride home and has more time.)
If you're desirous of a smaller adventure, Andy has kindly offered to lead a ride home from Marlow passing such places as Windsor, Shepperton, Esher and Ewell. Or you can get a train from Marlow to Windsor (actually three trains: the whole journey takes about an hour and costs £7 with a railcard), and then the world's your oyster.
Please bring:
- Lights (for the ride home from the train)
- a lock (we can't see our bikes from the pub in Oxford)
- a snack, in case the pit stop in Marlow is overrun by revellers. It is the Marlow Regatta this weekend! (There is also a Wetherspoons for anyone who's planning to ride home and has more time.)
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