West Surrey Cyclists' Touring Club All-day Sunday Intermediate Rides

With effect from 1 January 2011 I handed over the organisation of this riding group to Angela Byrne and David Wood;  see http://westsurreyintermediates.webs.com/.

In 2014 they handed it on to Hilary Stephenson;  see West Surrey CTC homepage.

Chris Jeggo, 27 York Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7XH.  Tel. 01483 728237.

The remainder of this page is historical stuff as of 2010 -- what we did that year plus hyperlinks to previous years.

Introductory stuff

This group of CTC West Surrey aims to cater for those who find beginners' rides too slow and experienced cyclists' rides too fast.  The average riding speed for a day’s ride usually falls between 11 and 13 mph.  We go at the pace of the slowest, no-one gets left behind, we start together and we finish together.  The day’s distance is usually between 50 and 60 miles, less in winter when we start later and aim to be home before sunset (but bring lamps just in case).  We stop for mid-morning coffee and lunch, which is usually at a pub, and sometimes for a mid-afternoon cup of tea.  Sometimes we stop to look at places of interest.

While every effort is made to keep to the itinerary published on the Rides List, i.e. start point, coffee place and lunch place, within that framework the plan can be varied “on the fly” to take into account the weather, participants’ wishes and dealing with problems such as punctures.  The aim is to enjoy exploring the countryside using the quieter roads, to have a good day out on bicycles.  Occasionally short stretches of main road or easy off-road tracks are used where lane routes would be too circuitous.

We are fortunate in having a good variety of landscapes in which to cycle in Surrey and neighbouring counties.  Nevertheless, it is good to get further afield, and you will find a few train/car-assisted rides and the occasional weekend tour offered.

To cater for our scattered membership, and for variety, rides start at various different places around our area.

Notes for newcomers:  If you are not a CTC member you are welcome to join us for a few rides to find out whether they suit you.  You don’t need a special type of bike, but it does need to be comfortable for you and in good mechanical condition.  You also need clothing appropriate for any weather that might reasonably be expected, a spare inner tube and a simple tool kit (at least a couple of tyre levers and a puncture repair outfit) and some food and drink just in case you run out of steam between our regular refreshment stops.  It would be a good idea to take a look at the CTC West Surrey local group’s website if you haven’t already done so.  Note that our various “Wayfarers” rides are our easiest.  There is also useful information on the CTC website.

(The Cyclists’ Touring Club now calls itself simply “CTC” because it is not just about touring.  It also calls itself “the Cyclists’ Association” because it caters for all forms of cycling except racing, including utility cycling and most forms of leisure riding, and it acts to protect the interests of all cyclists.  Also, the “D.A.” in the logo in the top right-hand corner of this web page means “District Association”, the former name for a CTC local group.)

Start points

Where we went in 2010

Date	Start	Time	Coffee	Lunch	Remarks
19 Dec	Woking	0925	-	-	CANCELLED -- snow and ice!
21 Nov	Pyrford Common	0930	Abinger Hammer	Scarlett Arms, Walliswood	Leader:  Chris
31 Oct	Woking (Boots)	0915	Dorking	-	Leaders:  Angela & David.
Sat 30 Oct	Mayford Green	1000	Bird in Hand	Bird in Hand	CTC West Surrey Annual General Meeting at 1030, followed by lunch.
17 Oct	Guildford Spectrum	1030 onwards		Hurtmore Inn, Peaslake	Cycle Promotions' One-day Sale.  Ride afterwards.  Tea at Capel Church. A quite cool but beautifully sunny day.
SAT 9 Oct	Micheldever Station	1015	Whitchurch (The Shop Next Door)	White Lion, Wherwell	This ride was the one postponed from last Sunday.  Trains running, weather mild and dry (but grey), quiet roads, beautiful valleys.  Tea @ John O'Gaunt, Horsebridge.
3 Oct	Micheldever Station	1000	-	-	RIDE POSTPONED  --  (1) heavy rain forecast all day;  (2) no trains because of engineering work;  (3) my right hip was somewhat painful from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon.
26 Sep	Shalford Green	0915	Tiffins, Petworth	The Foresters Arms, Graffham (excellent)	Tea chez Helen & Chris
19 Sep	Seale Craft Centre	1030	CTC W. Surrey  Benstead Cup Events:  Pace Judging (1) and Freewheeling (2) competitions.		Organiser:  Dane Maslen.  (1) Cycle both ways round a short circuit and try to get your two times equal.  (2) See who can freewheel furthest down one of the loveliest lanes in our area.  Fun!  Events over by 1230.  Lunch at 'The Good Intent', Puttenham.  Ride into Hampshire afterwards.  Tea at the Rural Life Centre, Tilford.
12 Sep	Woking	0915	Notcutts Garden Centre, Cranleigh	The Cricketers, Wisborough Green	Tea at Hector's, Farncombe Boat House
29 Aug	Ash Station	0915	Grayshott Pottery	The Foresters, Kirdford	Leaders:  Angela & David
20 Aug - 6 Sep	Tour of French alps - Grenoble, Vercors, Die, Lac du Sautet, Embrun, Col de l'Izoard, Col du Galibier, Col de l'Iseran, Cormet de Roselend, Col du Granier and the Chartreuse, Grenoble.  Good weather, virtually no rain.
15 Aug	Shere Village Hall	1000, 1030	CTC W. Surrey  Benstead Cup Event:  Audax rides:  ‘Tour of the Hills’ (115km) and ‘Tour of the Greensand Hills’ (52km).		Organiser:  Don Gray.
1 Aug	27 York Road, Woking Shalford Park, S of Guildford Shalford Green, A281	0730 0800 0805	Wiston Tea Rooms	Marlipins, Shoreham	August audacity!  Ride to the coast and back.  Mileage from Woking 92.
	On Shoreham Beach On Shoreham Beach
23-6 July	Rhosgoch, 5mi NW of Hay-on-Wye		Welsh Festival of Cycling		-
18 July	Pirbright Village Hall car park 186 SU945559	0830	CTC W. Surrey  Benstead Cup Event:  75 or 100 mile reliability ride		Organiser:  Mark Waters.
4 July	Chobham	0915	Bird Hills Golf Centre	Cedar Coffee Shop, Marlow	Tea at Wren Chocolate Theatre Café, Windsor
9-25 June	Tour of Brittany - St Malo, Côte d'Émeraude, Côte de Granit Rose, Monts d'Arrée, Les Abers, Brest, Presqu'Île de Crozon, Quimper, Carnac and Quiberon, Dinan, St Malo.  Good weather nearly every day.
6 June	Guildford Station	0920	Darnley's, Haslemere	Half Moon, Northchapel	Tea at Hector's, Farncombe Boat House
30 May	Micheldever Station	0900	Stockbridge	The interesting Newport Inn at Braishfield	0828 train from Woking.  Perfect weather.  The Test Valley was as beautiful as ever.  Tea at Stockbridge.
16 May	Woking (Boots)	0915	Notcutts Garden Centre, Cranleigh	The Foresters, Kirdford	Tea at Hector's, Farncombe Boat House
9 May	Elstead Youth Centre	0800- 0900	CTC W. Surrey  Benstead Cup Event:  Audax rides:  200 km ‘Stonehenge and Back’, Danebury 150 km, Elstead 100 km plus various shorter non-Audax rides.		Organiser:  Mark Waters.
Fri 30 Apr - Mon 3 May			Dorset Weekend, based at Lulworth Cove YH.		Organisers:  Derek & Anne Tanner.
25 Apr	Pyrford Common or Godalming	0800- 0900	CTC W. Surrey  Benstead Cup Event:  50 mile reliability ride		Organiser:  Phil Hamilton.
11 Apr	Woking (Boots)	0915	Lucky Duck, Shere	Red Lyon, Slinfold
4 Apr	Normandy crossroads	0915	Hindhead NT café	Dog & Pheasant, Brook	Tea at Seale Craft Centre
Sat 27 - Sun 28 Mar	Basingstoke train station	0940	Weekend trip to Salisbury, train-assisted to/from Basingstoke.		Contact Chris.  0846, 0849 or 0916 train from Woking, 0903 or 0913 train from Farnborough.
	Near Longparish, Test Valley. Mill House, Longparish, Test Valley.
21 Mar	Frimley Green	0915	Next Door at The George, Odiham	Coach and Horses, Rotherwick.  Good.	Birthday tea chez Derek & Anne
Saturday 20 Mar	Four Marks Village Hall, Lymington Bottom, Four Marks, GU34 5AA. 186 SU667345	1000	Phil Hampton Memorial Ride -- visit CTC North Hampshire’s website for further details.		30 or 50 scenic miles.  Contact Ron Liptrot, 10 Chawton End Close, Four Marks, ALTON GU34 5BF.  Tel 01420 563999.  prklip@btinternet.com.
14 Mar	Woking (Boots)	0930	Notcutts Garden Centre, Cranleigh  ('Bricks' was closed yet again!)	Wheatsheaf, Ellens Green	Hector's, Farncombe Boathouse
7 Mar	4 Quarry Hill, Godalming. GU7 2NW. 186 SU959434	0930	CTC W. Surrey  Benstead Cup Event:  ‘Bicycle Icycle’		70 scenic kms.  Organiser:  Mark Waters.
28 Feb	Woking (Boots)	0930	Notcutts Garden Centre, Cranleigh	TBD	Ride cancelled because of weather forecast - heavy rain and gales.
21 Feb	Ash Station	0930	Alice Holt Forest Visitor Centre	The Hawkley Inn, Hawkley	Tea at Frensham Garden Centre
7 Feb	Pyrford Common	0930	Abinger Hammer tearoom	Wheatsheaf, Ellens Green	Tea chez Helen & Brian
31 Jan	Mytchett crossroads	0930	Next Door at The George, Odiham	Fur and Feathers, Southrope, near Herriard.	Leaders:  Derek & Anne.  Tea at Redfields, Church Crookham.
24 Jan	Woking (Boots)	0930	Farncombe Boathouse, 186 SU981445	Onslow Arms, Loxwood
17 Jan	Woking (Boots)	0915	Savill Garden	Sun, Windlesham
3 Jan	Normandy crossroads	0930	Hector's, Farncombe Boathouse	Half Moon, Northchapel	Ice!  Main roads only, so had elevenses at Farncombe instead of Hindhead.
Fri 1 Jan	Woking (Boots)	0930	Seale Craft Centre 186 SU896479	-	The traditional New Year's morning meet at 1030.

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