B Group Ride 7th January 2015

In the absence of Pam, who stayed at home to nurse a cold,Vic led 17 riders from Cobham. On  a day blessed with unseasonal weather we set off along Dorking Road through Effingham Junction to The Drift,where the leader exercised his penchant for dispensing gratuitous information on the passing scene to point out North Forest Lodge, another of Lord Lovelaces architectural triumphs. Up The Street the short Pincott Lane led us to the beautiful gate of Dean Place and the yet more attractive. Ripley Lane down which we rattled to Ripley itself. Newark Lane and its recently rebuilt bridges was followed by Church Hill at Pyrford to open the post-Christmas pipes. After re-grouping a short acquaintance with British East Woking led to Basingstoke Canal and the safe way to Horsell,whence Chobham Road and Horsell Rise got us to The Plough for lunch dead on 12.30. With two hours of daylight left some of the party made a bee-line for home, while the rest of us crossed Horsell Common to Philpott Lane and Stonehill Road,Holloway Hill and Green Lane to Addlestone for tea.