The B's 24/4/13

The B's at the top of Priest Hill

Waiting outside the Greeno Centre for the A's to depart and to see who was left it came as a bit of a shock to realise the there were 29 B's on this ride! The Weather had smiled on us and we headed North up Old Charlton Lane and across the cyclable foot bridge and into Nutty Lane, Charlton Lane, Charlton road and Ashford road into Ashford where the last half a dozen of the group got unhitched from the main body but were soon back in the fold.

Across the A30 and through Stanwell Moor and the under passes and onto the Horton Road at Poyle. Datchet soon arrived and on into Eton road, Slough road and onto the Jubilee river cycle track.

As the group was so big there were inevitable delays at junctions and time was marching on. Instead of continuing on to Dorney I took the alley that leads into Bell lane and a right and across the common to the river path and onto Eton for Lunch at the Watermans Arms. There were few customers so we were soon served and relaxing in the Sunny garden and awaiting our lunch and waited and waited! The last of our group (around 20 dined at the pub) got their vittals an hour after arriving! And I did pre-warn the pub. The food was good when it did arrive.

We left after 2:30 and headed across the bridge into Windsor and the left through to Datchet and old Windsor. As the group had spent so long Sunning themselves over lunch I gave them the treat of Priest hill. Through Englfield Green and down Prune hill and the back road/lane to Thorpe and onto Cherstey and Docket Eddy lane to tea at Shepperton lock. Having missed the Sun this year it was hard to leave the pleasant surroundings and company and wend our way home.