A Group, 15th January

Walton-on-Thames - Ace Corner - Richmond Park

As the gang was not inclined  to line up for a wet pic, this is the famous Ace Café at 11's on a previous Frank ride.
I'm sure that is Toni I can see through the window.

Leaving Walton Day Centre at 11-15 after tea and cakes supplied by birthday boy John Bassett, as it was my run we of course headed in a Northerly direction with a select group of 14.

Over the new Walton Bridge bearing left to Littleton, skirting the Queen Mary Reservoir, across the Staines Road to Lower Feltham, along the many lights of Feltham High Street to turn right along another Staines Road, (not sure how many Staines Roads there are), then left past Hounslow army barracks, crossing the A4 at Heston and on to Norwood Green, crossing Brunel’s 3 bridges at Windmill Lane and on to the Greenford Road, following the side road that runs parallel with this through Greenford and under the A40 via the subway, we approached the slight climb of Horsenden Hill from the North, along Bilton Road, Perivale to pick up the Grand Union Canal for the last mile to the Ace Café on the North Circular Road arriving just a little before 1 o’clock

Tables were reserved for us and as Ron & Doreen were already there that made 16 in all.

As usual service and food were excellent and we were on our way by 2-15.

The weather deteriorated slightly and we needed to cape up by Ealing Village, it was a back street route via Park Royal, North Ealing, Gunnersbury Lane, Popes Lane, Gunnersbury Park, Kew Bridge and eventually the newly decorated café by the golf course in Richmond Park. Despite my efforts we all kept together with thanks to Jeff as back marker nobody was left stranded.

Door to door for me was 51 miles; it may have been slightly more or less for some.
Frank