Yesterday son, wife and I rode to Horsham to take in the Farmers' Market, a jazz band and lunch in the square. Rode back too, 30km overall.
Today I again rode to Horsham to the start of a tandem club ride I'm planning. Bought a Mars bar and chocolate brownie at the cafe in the park then off on my way. Found my historical objective of the ride, the site of Shipley Zero Station (WW2 underground bunker hidden in woodland), then on to Dial Post and Partridge Green. My mobile buzzed inmy pocket - my wife suggesting we meet for lunch, so I got my toe down. 10km later I arrived at a tea room/cafe recently taken over by a childhood friend where I scoffed a large portion of cauliflower cheese. Mrs. Hall had salmon fillet on ciabatta. Dead good it was, the only downside being having to contend with 600m of A23 to get to it. Anyway. I'll take the Tandem Club there in two weeks.
Onward and upward, back onto the A23 and off as soon as possible. Slow progress uphill to Colgate, then Faygate and over the top back to Horsham. A swift cappuccino and cake at the cafe then a struggle back towards Colgate - not enough liquid I think. Drained my bidon and felt better and hammered the last bit home. 98km overall.
Then Mrs. Hall cooked pesto and we're watching Casablanca on video. Life is good.
Yesterday son, wife and I rode to Horsham to take in the Farmers' Market, a jazz band and lunch in the square. Rode back too, 30km overall.
Today I again rode to Horsham to the start of a tandem club ride I'm planning. Bought a Mars bar and chocolate brownie at the cafe in the park then off on my way. Found my historical objective of the ride, the site of Shipley Zero Station (WW2 underground bunker hidden in woodland), then on to Dial Post and Partridge Green. My mobile buzzed inmy pocket - my wife suggesting we meet for lunch, so I got my toe down. 10km later I arrived at a tea room/cafe recently taken over by a childhood friend where I scoffed a large portion of cauliflower cheese. Mrs. Hall had salmon fillet on ciabatta. Dead good it was, the only downside being having to contend with 600m of A23 to get to it. Anyway. I'll take the Tandem Club there in two weeks.
Onward and upward, back onto the A23 and off as soon as possible. Slow progress uphill to Colgate, then Faygate and over the top back to Horsham. A swift cappuccino and cake at the cafe then a struggle back towards Colgate - not enough liquid I think. Drained my bidon and felt better and hammered the last bit home. 98km overall.
Then Mrs. Hall cooked pesto and we're watching Casablanca on video. Life is good.
Tim
You're not in Sub Brit as well are you? small world! could you show it to me sometime?
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Yesterday son, wife and I rode to Horsham to take in the Farmers' Market, a jazz band and lunch in the square. Rode back too, 30km overall.
Today I again rode to Horsham to the start of a tandem club ride I'm planning. Bought a Mars bar and chocolate brownie at the cafe in the park then off on my way. Found my historical objective of the ride, the site of Shipley Zero Station (WW2 underground bunker hidden in woodland), then on to Dial Post and Partridge Green. My mobile buzzed inmy pocket - my wife suggesting we meet for lunch, so I got my toe down. 10km later I arrived at a tea room/cafe recently taken over by a childhood friend where I scoffed a large portion of cauliflower cheese. Mrs. Hall had salmon fillet on ciabatta. Dead good it was, the only downside being having to contend with 600m of A23 to get to it. Anyway. I'll take the Tandem Club there in two weeks.
Onward and upward, back onto the A23 and off as soon as possible. Slow progress uphill to Colgate, then Faygate and over the top back to Horsham. A swift cappuccino and cake at the cafe then a struggle back towards Colgate - not enough liquid I think. Drained my bidon and felt better and hammered the last bit home. 98km overall.
Then Mrs. Hall cooked pesto and we're watching Casablanca on video. Life is good.
Tim
Thanks for that, Tim. I used to live in Horsham so the mention of those place names brought the memories flooding back - mostly of being continuously [censored] in The Bear at weekends :-)
You're not in Sub Brit as well are you? small world! could you show it to me sometime?
No not in Sub Brit, but their website is entirely fascinating. I can't remember how I first heard of the Shipley bunker, possibly on a radio four programme. From their a google took me to Sub Brit. Shipley is right on a bridleway and dead easy to find following the website instructions.
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You're not in Sub Brit as well are you? small world! could you show it to me sometime?
No not in Sub Brit, but their website is entirely fascinating. I can't remember how I first heard of the Shipley bunker, possibly on a radio four programme. From their a google took me to Sub Brit. Shipley is right on a bridleway and dead easy to find following the website instructions.
Thanks will have a look; I'm in SB/wcms but more for the tunnels, although any hole in the ground usually has me crawling in to have a nose.
