Headley Road from Epsom is closed @ Headley Common near the
junction with Hurst Lane, with a big fence you won’t get around, over or under.
So, if like me you were thinking of getting to Dorking on Wed this way, go via Leatherhead
instead.
On a recce today I had the misfortune to have 2 punctures in
100 metres at the top of Bagden Hill (one flint, one thorn through a sidewall).
I limped to Pilgrim Cycles to find that they close on Mondays, a fact that I
knew but had forgotten. Still their porch is a nice place for tube changing.
Getting both tyres on was a bit of a struggle, but coffee
& cake at Box Hill NT café, sitting in the sun restored my spirits.
Home via Headley was out of the question, so down Pebble
Hill to Dorking Station beckoned. Halfway down came the third puncture, a
lifetime first for me. The following cars were tolerant of my sudden deceleration
and wobbly search for a place to stop, which I found to be nicely sunny and
flat. This time it was a damaged tube, probably the result of my earlier
struggles at tyre mounting.
Not many miles today, but warm in a January-ish sort of way.
Hope to see you Wed for a less eventful ride.
3 comments:
Sorry to hear about the punctures.
I went through Headley a couple of weeks ago but only yesterday realised that the road is to be closed for several months. There is a bridle path as a bypass but the access opposite Hurst Lane is steep enough to require two feet rather than wheels.
It was a lovely day to be out riding but what a terrible day you had. Lots of sympathy but no prize for achieving a Personal Worst in your skirmishes with the PF.
Here is the map showing the location: basically Church Lane, Headley by the Headley Tea Rooms. It will be shut somewhere along that stretch until October(!) for replacement of nearly 3km of water main.
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/roadworks-and-maintenance/roadworks and search for location "Church Lane, Epsom (Headley)"
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