A&B Sept 26th

A hearty crowd of 18 (too many to name or mention) combined A & B members set off from the Arches, Redhill on a fine and sunny, if a little chilly, morning. A brisk climb through the backstreets and then it was out through Woodhatch and Dawesgreen with a nice following wind towards Parkgate. Just short of there a pleasant track through Hammond's Copse led to the farm road to Mynthurst, fortunately unaffected by the Foot and Mouth. Along Irons Bottom and into Horley where the recently opened Wetherspoon's awaited. After the customary good beer, good service and reasonable food, we were joined by Jen who had parked en route.Venturing a little further south to Fernhill there was a, new to many, track over to Burstow followed by some delightfully unspoilt lanes round the the back of Smallfield and up to Outwood. By now we were exposed to the full force of the northerly wind which made hard work of the trip through Crab Hill and Nutfield Marsh and so we were quite glad to reach Markedge Lane and the climb to Fanny's Farm for a welcome tea stop, before making off our various ways.
From Pete Barnard