This was the first time that I was to lead the Easy Riders and I was a little wary when I arrived at Walton Centre. However, Fuzz soon had me sitting in the group and by the time we set off I had just about got the names sorted out. There were 12 riders, including two new people, Katie and Sharon, whom I hope we shall see again.
We headed off along the towpath towards Walton Bridge, where we cycled across on the NEW cycle path - are we the first? On the other side, a loop through River Ash Estate brought us out onto Fordbridge Road and we were soon passing through Lower Sunbury. We turned off the Lower Sunbury Road on to a couple of paths which led us towards Hampton station and then via Ormond Avenue to the High Street. Shortly after turning left, we took Dukes Head Passage into Bushy Park. We cycled across to Chestnut Avenue, then picked up Cobblers Walk which brought us out to Park Road in Hampton Wick. The last lap was along Lower Teddington Road/Broom Road to the pub, Tide End Cottage.
After lunch, the sun came out and we had a lovely sunny ride beside the river from Teddington Lock back to Kingston. In the Market Place, there was a general consensus amongst those left that people would head home from here. Sorry Norman, your recommendation for a tea-place in Kingston will have to wait for another time. Thanks to everyone and special thanks to Ron for being back-marker and to Mark for showing me a useful short-cut.
Gill Finlay
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