. Current All-day Sunday Intermediates page .
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| Date | Start | Time | Coffee | Lunch | Remarks |
| 27 Dec | Frimley Green | 0930 | Next Door at the George, Odiham, was CLOSED! But we got coffee at the nearby filling station. | Fur and Feathers, Southrope, near Herriard. Good. | A cold west wind. In the afternoon the sun came out and the wind blew us home. |
| 20 Dec | Woking (Boots) | 0930 | Fego Caffé, Sunningdale | Bacon butties chez David & Libby | Overnight snow/sleet/rain had frozen making side roads lethal. Main roads had been treated and were OK. |
| 13 Dec | Woking (Boots) | 0930 | Mytchett Canal Centre | Jolly Farmer (Harvester), Puttenham | It was standing room only in the Good Intent, Puttenham |
| 29 Nov | Chobham | 0930 | Birds Hill Golf Centre, Hawthorn Hill | The Horns, Crazies Hill (good food, Brakspears, friendly) | Cool, some heavy showers but also some sunny intervals. Tea chez David & Libby. |
| 22 Nov | Ash Station | 0930 | Frensham Garden Centre 186 SU855428 | The Cedars, Binsted | Roads very wet, and a particularly heavy shower 2½ miles before coffee. This was the Sunday after Cockermouth got flooded! Sunshine between coffee and lunch. Tea at Seale Craft Centre |
| 15 Nov | Woking | 0930 | Café Rouge, Dorking 187 TQ167495 | King's Head, Holmbury St Mary | Mainly sunny and mild, but the roads were very wet from recent bad weather. See photos above. |
| 8 Nov | Woking | 0915 | Polesden Lacy | The Hand in Hand, Box Hill | |
| 1 Nov | Winchester Stn | 1010 | Caffe Nero, Romsey | The Green Dragon, Brook, New Forest - good. | 0928 train from Woking. Awful wet, windy weather till mid-day, then fine. Wind-assisted return up the Test Valley from Mottisfont to King's Somborne and Ashley, the last few miles in the dark. |
| Sat 31 Oct | Woking Town Square | 1730 | Cycle Woking’s Neon Night | Weather was dry and mild. Fun! | |
| Sat 31 Oct | Mayford Green | 1030 | AGM at the Bird in Hand, followed by the Annual Lunch. | ||
| 25 Oct | Chobham | 0915 | Wren Chocolate Theatre Café, Windsor | The Stag, Wexham Street (still good - see 22 Feb) | Tea back at the Chocolate Theatre Café. A lovely sunny, warm day. |
| 18 Oct | Guildford Spectrum | 1030
onwards |
Guildford Spectrum | William IV, Little London, Albury | Cycle Promotions' One-day Sale. Went for a ride afterwards with saddlebag well filled with purchases. Tea (excellent cakes!) at Capel church. |
| Fri 2 Oct | Drive to Montacute, W of Yeovil. | - | South Somerset Cycle Route in a weekend. | Whole route good - lovely quiet roads. | |
| Sat 3 Oct | Montacute | 0945 | Chapter House Books, Sherborne | The Camelot, South Cadbury | Eastern section. Many lovely villages. Superb view from Cadbury Castle (but nearly blown off ramparts). Tea at Café Solo in interesting Somerton. |
| Sun 4 Oct | Montacute | 0945 | Produce market, Blake Hall, South Petherton | The Dolphin, Ilminster | Western section. Many more lovely villages. Cycled past Dillington House in its extensive park. Good cycle route using disused railway S of Ilminster. |
| 27 Sep | Bentley Station 186 SU792431 | 0925 | Cafe @, West Meon. Good! | White Lion, Soberton. Good! | 0849 train from Woking. The lovely Meon Valley and Hampshire downs. Tea at The Queens, Selborne. Excellent weather. |
| Sat 26 Sep | - | 9am | - | - | Veteran-Cycle Club's cycle jumble, Ripley Village Hall |
| 20 Sep | Seale Craft Centre | 1030 | CTC W. Surrey Benstead Cup Events: Pace-Judging (1) and Freewheeling (2) competitions. | Organisers: Dane Maslen & Clive Richardson. (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. | |
| 13 Sep | Woking | 0915 | Notcutts, Cranleigh. ('Bricks' was closed again!) | The Foresters Arms, Kirdford | Tea with wonderful home-made cakes at Capel church. |
| 30 Aug | Woking | 0915 | Lucky Duck, Shere. This has become rather pricey. | The Blue Ship, The Haven | Went to the top of Holmbury Hill to see the view. We able to have a good look at a 'Stanley Steamer' car (1911) at Rudgwick. |
| 23 Aug | 27 York Road, Woking
Shalford Park, S of Guildford Shalford Green, A281 |
0730
0800 0805 |
Wiston Tea Rooms | Shoreham. Some went to 'Tosca' Italian restaurant while others went to 'The Marlipins' PH. | August audacity! Ride to the coast and back. Mileage Woking-Shoreham-Woking 90-ish. Excellent training for charity rides. Perfect weather - sunshine and blue sky but not too hot! Shoreham Airshow provided some interesting aircraft to watch. |
| 16 Aug | Shere Village Hall | 1000, 1030 |
CTC W. Surrey Benstead Cup Event: Audax rides: ‘Tour of the Hills’ (110km) and ‘Tour of the Greensand Hills’ (53km). | Organiser: Tim Bar. | |
| 24-7 July | Rhayader | Welsh Festival of Cycling | 3 days good weather out of 4. A good time was had by all. | ||
| 28 June | Pirbright Village Hall car park | 0800- 0900 |
CTC W. Surrey Benstead Cup Event: Reliability rides: 100, 75, 50 or 30 miles. | Organiser: Rico Signore. | |
| 24 May | Winchfield Station 186 SU763545 | 0915 | Cassandra’s Cup, Chawton 186 SU709375 | The Woolpack, Totford - 185 SU571380 - recommended! | 0850 train from Woking. Fantastic weather - a golden day! Tea at Next Door At The George, Odiham. |
| 17 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 1 May -
Mon 4 May |
Forest of Dean Weekend, based at Welsh Bicknor YH. | Organisers: Derek & Anne Tanner. | |||
| 26 Apr | Pyrford Common or Godalming | 0800- 0900 |
CTC W. Surrey Benstead Cup Event: 50 mile reliability ride | Organiser: Phil Hamilton. | |
| 29 Mar | Micheldever Station | 1000 | Stockbridge | Five Bells, Nether Wallop, an old favourite. | By 9:28 train from Woking or by car. Plenty of sunshine in the afternoon, with splendid views from the high spot, Chute Causeway. Pots of tea at the George Inn, St Mary Bourne. |
| 22 Mar | 4 Quarry Hill, Godalming. GU7 2NW. 186 SU959434 | 0900 | CTC W. Surrey Benstead Cup Event: ‘Bicycle Icycle’ | 70 scenic kms. Organiser: Mark Waters. Good weather, excellent ride. | |
| Saturday
21 Mar |
Four Marks Village Hall, Lymington Bottom, Four Marks. 186 SU667345 | 1000 | Phil Hampton Memorial Ride -- visit CTC North Hampshire’s event page for further details and to download the route and entry form. | 30 or 50 scenic miles. All entry fees go to the CTC Cyclists’ Defence Fund. Contact Ron Liptrot: prklip@btinternet.com. Good weather, excellent ride. | |
| 15 Mar | Godalming, Waverley BC Car Park 186 SU971440 | 0930 | Grayshott Pottery, Grayshott 186 SU870355 | Hamilton Arms, Stedham | With Guildford and Godalming Wayfarers to coffee. A beautiful warm, sunny spring day. The lanes at the foot of the South Downs from Didling to Heyshott were delightful. |
| 22 Feb | Chobham War Memorial | 0930 | Windsor Farm Shop 175 or 176 SU981753 | Stag, Wexham Street (A good find!) | Tea at Savill Garden |
| 15 Feb | Ripley Post Office | 0930 | Café Rouge, Dorking 187 TQ167495 | The Star, Rusper | Tea at Abinger Hammer |
| 18 Jan | Godalming, Waverley BC Car Park 186 SU971440 | 0930 | Bricks Restaurant was closed so we went to Notcutts Garden Centre, Cranleigh. | The Haven | With Guildford and Godalming Wayfarers to coffee. |
| 11 Jan | Ash Station | 0930 | Frensham Garden Centre 186 SU855428 | Milford, with Sunday Riders | |
| Thur 1 Jan | - | - | Manor Farm Craft Centre, Seale 186 SU896479 | Cricketers, Pirbright | The usual New Year’s Day get-together. |