Colchester Cycling UK
Earls Colne Ride Report
January 24, 2016
Four Valleys and Two Golf Courses
Twenty-three turned up at the container at Colchester Leisure World for the day’s ride. Malcolm set off with 22 of the riders assisted by Des, another ride leader. Alan did his usual Easy Rider ride. The elevenses was at the Brett Vale Golf Club in Raydon just over the border into Suffolk.
The ride to lunch at the Colne Valley Golf Club at Earls Colne, would pass through no less than 4 valleys: the Brett, Box, Stour, and Colne. The ride passed over the Brett at Shelley bridge, after passing Alan just past Shelley Priory Farm, the Box just before Scotland Street, Stoke by Nayland, the Stour at Bures over the bridge and back into Essex, and passed over the Colne after Colne Engaine. Ten of the group went on to lunch meeting up wth 4 already there — Les & Gill with their tandem along with Sarah and Mary. Alan arrived a bit later making 15 in total for lunch.
By Alan Palmer
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