Teddington - Chobham - Walton
Summer had arrived! Under bright blue skies, 16 A's left Teddington (or was it Twickenham?) through Bushy Park to emerge by the Thames. Down the well trodden route of Lower Sunbury Road through Shepperton to Chertsey and a brief diversion over St Anns Hill to stretch the legs.
Then Almers Road, Longcross and Staple Hill to cross Chobham Common and the backroads of Chestnut Lane and Sparrow Row to Halebourne. Thence Pennypot and Lovelands Lane, although to the disappointment of the leader none ventured through the ford, and on to Castle Grove for lunch where we were joined by Ray Dare who had gone direct. Ample platters, promptly served, accompanied by reasonable ale, satisfied the inner man (plus Pam of course, who had made a welcome return to the A's for the day). Then heading south via Goldsworth Park we took the Basingstoke Canal to West Byfleet and through Woodham and Addlestone to Walton Bridge. For a change we took refreshment at Cafe Gino's, where the scarcity of cakes was amply compensated for by lashings of ice cream, whilst we surveyed progress on the new bridge before making for home.
Pete
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