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Sat May 14th 2022

New Forest Weekend day 1	3*

Leader: Jo Little	Start Time: 9:30 am	Start Location: Lyndhurst
Description: A repeat of a succesful weekend away in 2019 - lets hope the weather is as warm and sunny as it was then. This is day 1 of a two day visit to the New Forest. We are making it a weekend away and are staying in Lyndhurst from Friday to Sunday. It would be possible, however, to travel down early on Saturday and just treat it as a day ride. The ride starts in Lyndhurst and visits Lepe and Beaulieau then skirts past Brockenhurst and along the ornamental drives then loops back round past Cadnum to Lyndhurst. The ride covers a good variety of the beautiful New Forest countryside. Please note the New Forest is not flat! Although there are no really steep hills, there will be continuous climbing throughout the day. We will have a cafe stop in Beaulieu at The Old Bakehouse Tea Rooms and then a lunch stop at The Royal Oak in Fritham. We can then all meet up for an evening meal in Lyndhurst at La Pergola, an Italian restaurant near the starting place, which we will book beforehand. The starting place for both days is the Bolton's Bench car park on the B3056 Lyndhurst to Beaulieu road. When approaching from Lyndhurst village (on the A35 Southampton Road) the B3056 is on the right hand side, opposite the fire station. The car park is immediately on the left. La Pergola is on the A35 just a bit further on, on the left hand side. It has a large car park. Lyndhurst has several small hotels, including the Ormonde House Hotel and The Penny Farthing. There are also some B&B's. We have booked The Ormonde House Hotel for when we stay in May, but the area is popular so it would be best to book quickly. We are limiting both days to 12 riders, as any more is too much on these roads and will split into 2 groups for ease of riding. Please contact Jo if you would like to put your name down. We will set up a Whatsapp group to help co-ordinate everything nearer the time. Jo has contact details for nearly everyone but please could you ensure you have downloaded Whatsapp onto your phone.
Riders: Andy Pixton Eddie Little Jo Little John Tranter Joy Arthur Katherine Boyce Nicole Pethybridge Peter Brodie Richard Pethybridge Roger Postbeschild Riders = 10 Weather: Report: We split into two groups but were able to keep close enough together to be able to enjoy all the stops together. We had a lovely, warm sunny day for this ride. We enjoyed the stop at Lepe to look at the sea and then moved onto Beaulieu for our cafe stop. Afterwards we had the two ornamental drives to enjoy - one flat, one a 2 mile steady climb. Onto Fritham for a lovely lunch at a pub with a great view, which left us with just 12 miles back to Lyndhurst. We then had an ice cream before going back to the hotel. We were lucky enough to see ponies, foals, highland cattle and also some pigs that decided to cross the road in front of the second group. Nearly all of us were then able to meet up again in the evening for a meal at La Pergola - delicious food and very big portions. Thank you to Eddie for leading the second group and thank you to everyone for being such great company.
Distance: 100.58 km (62.50 mi)
Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38322517"
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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