Colchester Cycling UK
Great Wenham Ride Report
October 14, 2012
Eleven of us left Colchester Leisure World to head out to a new elevenses stop in Weeley. Apart from cycling through Essex University, along Boundary Road, we stuck to Route 51 of the National Cycle Network all the way until Tendring, where we saw this pair of driving Shetland ponies.
The Homestead Cabin Cafe gave us a warm welcome and despite the large number of us coped admirably with our and other customer’s orders.
Onwards to our destination, “over the border” in Suffolk, via Great Bentley, Great Bromley, Dedham — where Steve punctured on his new bike — and Higham. We arrived at The Queens Head a little after 2 pm (when they stop serving food) and were initially disappointed that we wouldn’t be able to get any lunch. However, as it became clear there were quite a number of us wanting food, they obliged to serve us either jacket potatoes or baguettes (with a choice of fillings).
As some of the group came from Tiptree, there was a split before the final leg, with Alan taking some back an alternative route, while the rest headed back to Colchester with me, through Capel St Mary, Bentley, Brantham, and Little Bromley.
Other Reports
- Maldon, February 25, 2018
- Little Baddow, September 17, 2017
- Great Notley, May 14, 2017
- Wivenhoe, January 1, 2017
- Maldon, January 31, 2016
- Earls Colne, January 24, 2016
- Great Totham, January 1, 2016
- Langford, October 18, 2015
- Tollesbury, September 20, 2015
- Wherstead, September 13, 2015
- Polstead, February 8, 2015
- Bures, November 30, 2014
- Earls Colne, October 12, 2014
- Stratford St Mary, September 28, 2014
- Colchester 40/40, August 10, 2014
- Woodham Mortimer, July 27, 2014
- Littley Green, July 13, 2014
- Castle Hedingham, June 29, 2014
- Copford, December 29, 2013
- Goldhanger, December 22, 2013
- Hadleigh, November 17, 2013
- Shotley Gate, August 25, 2013
- Woodham Walter, August 18, 2013
- Great Bardfield, July 28, 2013
- Great Wenham, June 9, 2013
- Kersey and Hadleigh, June 2, 2013
- Coggeshall, April 21, 2013
- Greenstead Green, November 11, 2012
- Great Wenham, October 14, 2012
- Heybridge Basin, September 2, 2012
- Colchester 40/40, August 5, 2012
- Stisted, June 24, 2012
- Walton on the Naze, June 10, 2012
- Wickham St Pauls, June 3, 2012
- Colne Engaine, May 27, 2012
- Rayne, May 20, 2012
- Harkstead, May 13, 2012
- Long Melford, May 6, 2012
- Bures, April 15, 2012
- Tolleshunt D’Arcy, April 1, 2012
- Harwich, March 25, 2012
- Kersey, March 18, 2012
- Stisted, November 27, 2011