Seventeen riders departed from Claygate to Leigh, and taking advantage of the exceptionally dry tracks we did a fair bit of off road riding starting with Prince's Coverts to Leatherhead and into Mickleham whereupon we visited the grave of Douglas Gilmour one of the earliest pioneers of flight.
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| In the Prince's Coverts |
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| Douglas Gilmour's grave at St Michael and All Angels |
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| On a bridge over the Mighty Mole (Leatherhead) |
Further along the bypass we were confronted by a funny man taking photos of us, it turned out to be Terry hiding under a big floppy hat 😊.
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| Pete being slipstreamed by Annette |
Then it was on to Leigh via Punchbowl Lane and Root Hill lane.
After lunch we proceeded across Reigate heath and up onto Reigate hill via a very steep footpath and then along the North Downs way to the Village Café at Walton for afternoon tea and cake.
Hope you all enjoyed the day.
Regards
Pete
PS It was our pleasure to welcome Sabina and Bernard to our ride and hope that they will enjoy riding with us in future. In recent years they have been frequent flyers on the Beginners weekend rides.
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