After enjoying free tea and cakes at Teddington supplied with many thanks to Fuzz on his 80th birthday, 20 keen souls left for the lunch destination at Harmondsworth, the group included Pam, Jake, Pete, Ray, Neil, Grant, Vic, Mike, Will, Rob, Simon, Jeff, John, Toni, Tony, Dave and 3 Brian’s.
Despite my efforts all made it to lunch, although it was a dead flat 13 miles. The route was south of Fulwell golf course with a short part of the A312 to Feltham with a long wait at the railway level crossing at Feltham station, into Bedfont Lane across the Staines Road and A30 to Stanwell with a slight slow down to allow a fire engine to cross our path into a trading estate. Then Stanwell Moor and over the M25 roundabout, not bothering to use the alternative cycle route into Poyle Village, right back over the M25, across the A4 junction into Harmondsworth from the West.
We enjoyed the meal, all very cosy in our own room upstairs. After lunch it was East through Sipson, the whole village reprieved from the failed 3rd runway project, Harlington, Cranford, Heston, Osterley, Spring Grove, Isleworth then the Tow Path along to Richmond with a slight detour as we would have lost many if we had continued along the cross bar depth of water at Twickenham. Then on to Richmond Park for tea at the Roehampton Gate café. Just 25 miles from 11’s to tea. Many made it back home without the need for lights.
Frank
Despite my efforts all made it to lunch, although it was a dead flat 13 miles. The route was south of Fulwell golf course with a short part of the A312 to Feltham with a long wait at the railway level crossing at Feltham station, into Bedfont Lane across the Staines Road and A30 to Stanwell with a slight slow down to allow a fire engine to cross our path into a trading estate. Then Stanwell Moor and over the M25 roundabout, not bothering to use the alternative cycle route into Poyle Village, right back over the M25, across the A4 junction into Harmondsworth from the West.
We enjoyed the meal, all very cosy in our own room upstairs. After lunch it was East through Sipson, the whole village reprieved from the failed 3rd runway project, Harlington, Cranford, Heston, Osterley, Spring Grove, Isleworth then the Tow Path along to Richmond with a slight detour as we would have lost many if we had continued along the cross bar depth of water at Twickenham. Then on to Richmond Park for tea at the Roehampton Gate café. Just 25 miles from 11’s to tea. Many made it back home without the need for lights.
Frank
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Thankyou to Jake, Grant, Simon & Brian Nixon who all waited at the various right turns to keep me on coarse this unfortunatly ment them getting lost and dropped as the leader was constntly being told we were all up!
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