Our plan for today was to start a ride from Selbourne, then overnight the forecast changed to possible showers until after 11ish. So, instead, we drove to Wargrave. Took ebikes so we could be carefree and go up any hills we fancied. 😉
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Over Hambleden Weir and a left turn for a short section on the Marlow Road, towards Henley, then up to pass Fawley Vineyard, Oaken Grove. Its a nasty climb, starting out ok, but graduation to 10% plus towards the vineyard. Then it keeps going. So power was very much welcome.
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| Benhams Lane, up to Oaken Grove Vineyard, Fawley. |
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| Views from the top |
We continued towards Southend, passing the Round House Farmhouse on the sharp left bend. Then a couple of down and ups as we got closer to Southend, on Drovers Lane.
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| Views to our left from Drovers Lane, nearing Southend. |
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| Also Drovers Lane, near Southend. |
Straight on still until junction at the top of Dolesden Lane, and then a left turn to Turville Heath, near the Barn, and first left to drop into Stonor Valley, on Balhams Lane. There was a car meet at Stonor today, but we didnt see any apart from normal cars in the car park.
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From Northend, down Hollway Lane into Turville. It was pretty messy today
with lot of branches and large flint stone, so braked hard the whole way down. |
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| John with his camera at the bottom of the hill, opposite the back entrance to Wormsley Estate. |
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| A little further down near the Equestrian Centre. |
Turville was heaving today! It was about 12.45, so I guess lots of people going for Sunday lunch at the pub. We headed down the Hambleden Valley, into a head wind! I used the power which is pathetic, but why not.
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| Hambleden Village Hall driveway |
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| Hambleden Village Hall driveway, the shop in the building in the distance. |
Back over the weir and up Aston Lane back to the start.
