Tomorrow's Ride

Currently it looks like we'll escape the rain tomorrow but just in case the course will feature a lot of Woking!

AFAIK there's no facility at Pirbright but below are a dozen alternatives taken from the council's website.

Queen Elizabeth Gardens High Street Horsell
Wheatsheaf Recreation Ground Chobham Road Horsell
High Street Knaphill near to junction with Anchor Hill
Waterers Park Anchor Hill Knaphill
St Johns Lye St Johns near to car park
Sheerwater Recreation Ground Blackmore Crescent
Woking Park Kingfield Road at rear of Pool in the Park
High Road Byfleet (near to junction with Hopfield Avenue
Lavender Park Road, West Byfleet (near to junction with Parvis Road)
Victoria Way Car Park Woking town centre
Heathside Car Park Heathside Crescent
Lock Way Woking

Author: RaasayWarden

Sunday 21 June 2020 - Plan

Sunday's ride will depart from Churchfields Recreation Ground, Weybridge (behind the day centre).  There are public toilets (open) on site, and plenty of coffee shops open for take-aways in the High Street nearby.

Graham will has very kindly offered to lead us to Pirbright, where The Cricketers has recently been refurbished as a pub and cafe (which we hope to find open).    It's still advisable to bring your own refreshments, however.

Author: David W

14 June 2020 - Cobham & Guildford

Nine of us gathered at Leg O'Mutton Field, Cobham for elevenses.   Not the best of venues for seating, but there is plenty of space, toilets across the road, and a couple of coffee shops open a short walk away.   As we enjoyed our refreshments a steady, human tide of cyclists passed in both directions along the road behind us.

Maureen, Pam and Lynda and Christina returned home, leaving Simon, Graham, Terry, Lilian and me to continue to Guildford.   Mindful of the large numbers out and about on two wheels, we took a quiet, flattish route with a couple of long stretches of off-road, way off the beat of the segment chasers!   Terry punctured at the start of one of these tracks and we left him planning to fix the flat then ride straight home.  Lunch was at Stoke Park, Guildford.   Toilets were open and good, but the 'refreshment kiosk' tantalisingly promised by Google did not materialise!   Never mind, we had come prepared!

We took the standard route back to Ripley, hoping to find Pinnocks open.   Alas it was not, although the car park toilets were, and we had passed an open refreshment stall at Luff's farm shop near The
Jovial Sailor, where we had been tempted to stop, and which is noted for future reference!    At the A3 junction the others headed for Ockham Bites (photo courtesy of Simon), while I headed for Wisley and home, noting as I passed the Wisley RHS gardens that they have now re-opened for pre-booked visits.   It looked a bit busy, so a check on whether the cafe and toilets are also back in service will have to wait!

Next week's ride will be from Churchfields Rec, Weybridge.

Author: David W

Sunday 14 June 2020

Sunday's ride will convene at Leg of Mutton Rec, Cobham (west side of Downside Bridge Rd, across the road from the car park and RBL).  Toilets are available across the road, by the RBL, and take-away drinks are a short walk away in the High St.

The provisional lunch stop is Shalford Park, Guildford.   There are toilets there, but no handy cafe, so far as I know, so bring your own lunch.   If you have a better idea, I'm always open to suggestions!    (There is apparently a refreshment kiosk in Stoke Park, Guildford, and the park has toilets also.  I'm happy to change to this as a lunch stop if you prefer, but I haven't tried it myself).

Dave

Author: David W

1 Comment:

Terry 11 June 2020 at 15:09 BST

The Snooty Fox at Shalford will be open - is that on our route ?

Elevenses at Walton Bridge

Keeping our distances

Author: Terry

June 7 2020 Starting All Over Again

To "But what if there's less than two metres?", we can now add "but what if 6+ turn up?".  Answers cannot be expected soon! It was the best of times, it was the worst of time. The best was a group ride, the first since March 15. The worst, the obvious:  no shelter, no toilets, no fitness, and no short term solutions. Fortunately it was summer, cooler than recently so no seas of sun worshipers.

I wasn't surprised when nine arrived which I assigned to two imaginary groups using my version of a Chinese wall. Five (Graham, Dave, Ed, Pam and Tony) opted to continue whereas four (Maureen, Ray, Simon, Terry) headed home.

The short circular ride was : Nutty Lane, Ashford, Stanwell Moor(large group in breach of the rules), Wraysbury (seats so much better than damp grass!), Staines and Shepperton (take away in rain).

Author: RaasayWarden

C & M are back...

Hooray, C & M Sunday rides will begin again from Sunday 7 June!   The meeting place on that day will be Walton Bridge (Cowey Sale).   Please keep in groups of no more than six at the meeting place and remain two metres apart within groups, with groups well separated.   It is advisable to bring your own refreshments. 

Wraysbury Green has been tentatively suggested as the lunch stop for an onward ride on Sunday for any who wish to continue.   We will ride in groups of no more than six with separate leaders, keeping ten metres apart within groups where possible.   Groups will set off separately, either taking different routes or else leaving a ten minute gap.   Again bring your own refreshments, if required.

We will be developing our own, detailed guidance for rides under the new regime, but, for now, the Midweek Wayfarers' blog has much more detail about the protocols to follow.   As we in the C & M have much smaller numbers and less complex rides, I do not think we will be posting routes in advance, or formally booking places in groups.

Rides programme from 14 June onwards available in due course.

I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Author: David W