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Sat Sep 14th 2024
| Heritage Weekend Two Barns Tour to Puttenham Camping Barn | 3* |
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Leader:Katherine Boyce |
Start Time:9:15 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:We have been invited by Sukey from Cycling UK Brighton and Hove to join a ride she has planned to the amazing Puttenham camping barn (https://puttenhambarn.uk/) which provides simple overnight accommodation for walkers and cyclists, right on the North Downs Way, between Farnham and Guildford in Surrey.We will ride from the Market Place to the Court Hill Centre (https://www.courthill.org.uk/) for a short coffee stop before starting the ride of 2 historic barns. The route a little over 60 miles, ending at Puttenham Camping Barn, where there will be warm welcome of an evening meal (free but donations welcome) and the possibility of staying overnight (for about £20). For those returning home the same day, there are regular trains from nearby, Guildford to Didcot via Reading. For those staying overnight we will return via a different route. This would be a great ride for anyone considering touring. As of 7/9/24 there are still a few places left. |
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Report:Well weren’t we lucky with the weather: a perfect, sunny weekend amongst rain plagued, unpleasant weather weekends!We got off to a good start by cycling up Courthill to the cafe for coffee and cake which opened early especially for us to allow us to do an Historic Barns Tour during Heritage Weekend. We then had 2 further cracking cafe stops: the Blackbird Cafe Buckleberry and the Courtyard Cafe, Hartley Wintney. As well as great weather and cakes, Sukey from Puttenham Barns had devised a really lovely route, full of interest, quiet roads and great cycling. Being greeted at the Barn with a selection of homemade cakes, followed by a fab curry for dinner, followed by syrup pudding and custard was pretty perfect too (except for the custard  ). A great end to day 1. | ||
Distance:99.95 km (62.11 mi) | Ride Details:https://www.strava.com/activities/12410669990 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48292114" | ||
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Sat Sep 14th 2024
| Ride and Stride for Churches 2024 | 2* |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:The second Saturday in September sees the annual Ride and Stride event in aid of the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (further details at: https://ohct.org.uk/ride-stride/ ). The idea is to either stride or ride (awheel or ahoof) to visit as many Oxfordshire churches as you like during the day. Many churches will be open between 10am and 6pm (thanks to the generosity of many volunteers) making for an interesting, sociable ride and a great day out. Discovering historic gems, often in hidden corners of local villages, away from the beaten track, is one of the great charms of this event.The intention is for an all-day ride at leisurely 2* pace (17-20km/h or 11-13mph) covering around 40 miles with not too many hills and (obviously) a lot of stops. Some will be brief and some longer depending on particular points of interest and, where churches are open, the chance to look around and the temptation of refreshments. In recent years we've been north to Witney (2021), stayed around Wantage (2022) and northwest to Faringdon (2023). So this year we will head eastwards through the springline villages to Didcot returning through the Vale - see provisional route below. This would enable us to visit up to 26 churches if we manage the whole route, many of which we haven't visited before for Ride & Stride. But we won't be in a rush and there are lots of short-cut options depending how the time goes... We will stop for a café or pub lunch along the way (probably in Didcot). It's not compulsory to do the whole ride and we can advise on routes home. Riders are welcome to join us en-route too. For those who fancy the whole day, we'll expect to be back in Grove between 6 and 7pm - but lights recommended. Participants are encouraged to seek sponsorship or make a donation. This is split between the OHCT and a participating church you can nominate. This year Lorna and I have set up a donation page through Goodhub supporting St John's parish church in Grove: see https://app.goodhub.com/ohct-steve-lorna-ride-stride-2024. Please contact me for more information and/or please let me know if you’d like to come for all or part of the ride. Guest riders will be very welcome. It's an interesting and fun day out and a very social day awheel. Do join us for some or all of the day. |
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Riders:Anke OttoDavid Bridge Gareth Smith Lorna Swanton Roger Postbeschild Steve Swanton Val Smith Riders = 7 Weather: Report:We had a beautiful sunny day for this year's ride. We managed to visit 25 churches over a long day, many of which were open. A big thank you for all the welcomers we met who made this possible. As always, a grand day out.A fuller report and some pics to come... | ||
Distance:59.71 km (37.10 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/221726307 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48176367" | ||
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