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Sun Jul 5th 2026

The Betjeman Ride	1*

Leader: John Tranter	Start Time: 2:00 pm	Start Location: Betjeman Millennium Park, Wantage, OX12 9AB
Description: In partnership with the Trustees of the Betjeman Park in Wantage, this is a gentle beginners bike ride from the Park to Uffington, where John Betjeman lived during the 1930's. Any bike will be fine as long as it is in working order. The same applies to the riders! This ride is particularly suitable to invite friends and family to try out. We leave the Park and cut across to Grove, then Denchworth, Goosey and Baulking to the Parish Church in Uffington, where delicious drinks and cakes await. It is a beautiful flat route on quiet lanes through the Vale of White Horse and we will go at a leisurely pace of around 10mph / 16kph. We offer two options: - 10 mile ride to Uffington Church for drinks and cakes. Get yourself collected from there. - 20 mile ride to Uffington Church for drinks and cakes and then back to Wantage. NB: in previous years we have found that most riders manage the 20 mile route fine even if they have not done a long ride before.
Riders: Alan Fisher Angie Fisher Anke Otto Brian Hipwell Carin Tranter Chloe Legate Diana Whidborne Jayne Wensley John Leggott John Tranter Laura Legate Matthew Legate Mike Legate Paul Wensley Steve Legate Riders = 15 Weather: Report: Another successful community Betjeman Ride on a glorious summer afternoon - maybe a little too hot at times. It was great as always to welcome a lovely set of people wanting to join the ride and get out into the glorious Vale. It was particularly nice to welcome back the Legate family, this time with grand-dad Mike involved as well. It was also really good to see Di back riding with us. We were sent off by the Mayor of Wantage, Iain Cameron, who very kindly gave up his time to do that. It was also nice to see John Vandore and Terry Gashe from the Park Trustees there to wave us off. It was lovely to introduce everyone to the Vale, including the mysterious village of Baulking and of course the wonderful cakes and drinks provided by the team at Uffington Parish Church. All went well and everyone completed the full distance there and back. Many thanks to Anke for leading the second group.
Distance: 32.19 km (20.00 mi)
Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51308321"
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Start Locations: WMP
Wantage Market Place; OMH
Old Mill Hall, Grove

Categories: 1* - Suitable for irregular, social, beginner or family riders, pace will match the slower riders. Not hilly or long. Expect rides up to 3 hours. Gentle exercise.; 2* - Suitable for regular riders who prefer to cover some distance but at a more relaxed pace. Likely to be half-day rides. Solid exercise.; 3* - Suitable for experienced riders, may be hilly, long, quick, or any combination! Likely to be half or full-day rides. Challenging exercise.; 4* - Suitable for athletic riders who can ride safely above the 3* standard. Quick rides for the fit.; More Information