Category: Rides

We had a joint ride out with the Bulldog RAT group to a new destination, the Spire & Spoke pub near Watlington.

Here are a couple of photos of us having refreshments there.

The day after our successful September Lunchtime Bike Meet four Branch members went on a ride to Wycombe Air Park. Here are a couple of photos.

The poor weather forecast meant that there were only 4 of us meeting up for a short run to Bucklebury Farm on a Sunday morning. There was no rain on the way there, although the roads were dampo The car park is just grass and with all the rain it was very muddy. But we managed to park up without dropping our bikes. The food in the cafe was excellent. Here are some photos of the event.

A small group of us had a Sunday ride out to the Avebury Stone circle and had some refreshments at the Unhenged Cafe in the Clubhouse of Avebury Cricket Club. It was a sunny day and our runs leader chose a route round some twisty country lanes for a fun ride of about an hour and half. We sat out in a marque next to Clubhouse eating and drinking with cricket playing in the background. A great way to spend a Sunday morning. Then we rode home. Here are some photos of the day.

We had fun ride out to a new destination. It had parking for the bikes, good food and drink and a pleasant outside eating area to relax in. We had a good ride there and back as well. Good ride, good company and a nice venue for refreshments before heading for home.

On a sunny, busy weekend with the ride for Dave (Miers) and Triumph Day at the Ace, there were still member who wanted to ride out to a cafe in the countryside on Sunday. So they set off for another old favourite of ours, TJ’s near Salisbury. With all the D-Day anniversary celebrations fresh in people’s minds, the association with the legendary Spitfire seemed appropriate. (nb: the cafe is on the site of a wartime Spitfire factory). Here are some photos.

We rode out to a new destination for our first ride in June, Cholderton Farm, near Salisbury. The sun shone and we rode there on some really nice roads on a varied collection of bikes, including bikes from the 60’s, 70s, 90s and the last ten years. Good breakfast sitting at the outside tables. Here are some photos of the ride.

Dry sunny weather after a number of wet weekends attracted 17 riders for our Sunday ride-out to the ancient stone circle at Avebury. Our runs leader chose a scenic route through twisty lanes which was great fun to ride. We stopped at the Clubhouse cafe just which was between the stone circle and a cricket ground. The car park was full, but there was a grass area that we all parked out bikes in. There was a short drizzle of rain while we were in the cafe, but it had stopped by the time we came out for the ride home. So we all stayed dry. Here are some photos of the event.

We rode out to Longstock Farm Shop and Cafe, owned by Waitrose, one damp Sunday. Instead of our usual diet of bacon rolls we had scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam. Well, it was Waitrose!!.