The official ride today was 10 miles starting at Finchampstead Baptist Church (FBC). Kelly cycled across from Ascot, Gabby from Sandhurst, Carole and Sally from Crowthorne, Kirsty just a few hundred yards, and I cycled across from Wokingham. A new member of our group Karen also drove across from Basingstoke.
My ride from home and back, a total of 19 miles. The most I have done in years!!!
Fabulous weather for 1st October, and with little rain recently, it allowed us to do lots of off road tracks to places I had never been before. Thanks to Carole our leader for the most scenic ride yet.
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| Riding through the Gorrick Plantation, Hatch Ride |
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| Around the back of Ludgrove School area, where the royal Princes studied. |
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A stop off at Henry Lucas Hospital, the only Grade 1 listen building in Wokingham.
Recent research suggests that the architect may have been Sir Christopher Wren. |
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........ and Carole give a short history of the house (which I missed because I was busy
taking photographs!) |
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| The beautiful house now a private residence since 2001 |
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| A final photo call at the edge of the lake at California Country Park....... |
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| Where we could smell the coffee! |
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Some weaker members of the group had lemon cake with their coffee. (mentioning no names)
You know how you are! |
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| All 7 of us Carole, Kirsty, Karen, Kelly, Gabby, Sally and me. |
