Meet 09:15hrs, Nonsuch Mansion Cafe. Bring robust padlocks, bikes will not be in, ‘Line of sight’, but venue is low risk. As usual this time of year, check blog Saturday morning for cancellations due to weather conditions that will be posted by 07:30hrs on the day.
Saturday 20th January, off road East Molesey Cricket Club
Five riders out today on a cold and gloomy morning: Ed Pegg, Adam Domaingue, Jenny Lee, Bill Kent and myself leading. Our route took us out through a short section of the Hogsmill River and passed some enthusiastic boffins wading around in the river, health checking for invertebrates – rather them than me in this […]
Saturday 20th January, off road East Molesey Cricket Club
Meet: 09:15hrs, Nonsuch Mansion Cafe. Bring your robust padlocks as this venue could be closed and we will use the rowing club’s café instead. Please blog your intention to ride no later than 07:30hrs Saturday morning. Also please check on the day that the ride is still going ahead due to changeable weather conditions this time […]
Saturday 23rd December, The Waterhouse Café Kingswood
By Ed Pegg Five riders met at Nonsuch for this ride, Ed Pegg, Trevor Kite and Tracey Caudle, Trevor Hughes and Bill Martin leading. We headed off through Epsom towards Epsom downs. On the start of the trails at Epsom Downs, we met a rather over-excited dog, who started chewing on Bill’s overshoe. Glad he […]
Friday 1st December Peas lake and the Surrey Hills
By Ed Pegg Ed Pegg and Bill Martin took advantage of some spare annual leave days to explore the Surrey Hills. We met at Dorking and set out following a route Ed had programmed on his Garmin. The route initially followed some busy main roads, but we quickly connected with the N22 and were in […]
Saturday 13th January, off road Clark’s Cafe
My first ride of the year started well when I discovered on my return that I hadn’t switched on Strava to record the route we took. So my thanks to Adam Domaingue for providing the map shown here. (I’ve chopped off his ride from home.) Bill Kent, Bill Martin, Trevor Hughes, Dave Elliott, Adam Domaingue, […]
Saturday 13th Jan, off road Clarke’s Cafe, Leatherhead
Meet: 09:15hrs, Nonsuch Mansion Cafe. Bring padlocks. Clarke’s, or if that’s rammed out, Leatherhead alternative in the town for elevenses.
Saturday 28th October, off road Bockett’s Farm, well almost!
It was a bit drizzly at Nonsuch, and only two riders were available today, Ed Pegg with myself leading. The route: Horton, Epsom Common, Ashtead, Staine Street and descending into Leatherhead to the south. At that point came the realisation of the date, 28th October which is ‘Bockett’s Farm Halloween, kiddie mayhem of hell weekend!’, […]
Saturday 28th October, off road Bockett’s Farm cafe.
Meet: 09:15hrs, Nonsuch Mansion cafe. Please blog your intention to ride by 07:30hrs on the day. Bring locks for stop.
Saturday 21st October, off road Flitton’s Garden Centre, Woodmansterne
Bill Kent, Ed Pegg, Jenny Lee, Tracy Caudle, Trevor Kite, myself, and Bill Martin was leading. A shortish ride due to the unsociable nature of this storm the media have sensationally called ‘Babet!’ Poor weather, raining at the very start. It became dryer for a while, and we dodged a major drenching as we were […]