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Sun May 10th 2015
| Family Picnic Ride - with stickers! | 1* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:11:00 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:A ride for families from Wantage that will explore the local area at a gentle pace, with frequent short stops learn a little bit about local geography and history. Will be 15 to 20 miles and not go too far from Wantage to keep 'bail out' options open. Please bring a picnic for lunch.I'll give the children a small map of the area we will be covering and at each stop will talk to them about a feature and give them a sticker to stick on their map. Route: Wantage Market Place Follow the NCN route east to: W&E Lockinge W&E Ginge (spring of the GInge Brook) Option to go up Hagbourne Hill if the group feels like it Harwell campus (probably have picnic here) Return by same route until turning off to Ardington (and the solar system) Option if group and time permit: past Lains Barn to pass Williams F1 ... and back to Wantage Note that children under 13 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Those 13-17 may ride unaccompanied if a parent or guardian has completed the Parental Consent part of the Guest-and Consent Form available via the 'Resources' tab above. http://www.ctcwantage.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Guest-and-Consent-Form.doc Free parking is available on Sundays in the nearby car park. |
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Report:A very enjoyable ride - but a bit low on numbers.From Wantage Market Place we rode on the NCN route out to Harwell. On the way, we looked at many local sites of interest, starting with Alfred the Great in the Market Place and getting very up to date with the satellite dish and Diamond light source at Harwell. Stan was even happy to add on the climb of Hagbourne Hill to see the very of Didcot and the countryside beyond, before coming back down for lunch on the picnic benches at Harwell campus. We then went back to Ardington to see the Millennium Sundial and model Solar System, and via Lains Barn to Grove to see where the Williams factory was. Stan (age 11) really seemed to enjoy this and was happy to add stickers to the map that I gave out. Andy also seemed to enjoy the change from 4* pace, and the many traffic-free sections  | ||
Distance:35.41 km (22.00 mi) | ||
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Written by : Andy Cowan Posted on : May 13, 2015 at 8:21 PM |
You`re right Robin, we both enjoyed it, thank you very much |
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