The B’s Trip out West to the Farmhouse Café at Fairlands, 10th July 2024

 

On 10 July the B’s met at the Ferry Café in Shepperton for an enjoyable ride out west to the Farmhouse Café at Fairoaks, near to Wood Green Village. I led the first group away consisting of Terry, Dawn, Gill, Tony and John. The second group was led by Arwyn and consisted of Julie, Davy, Liz and Madeleine. The groups felt much depleted compared to our normal 20 + riders. We set off for Chertsey where we took the park and back roads to Guildford Road and onto Gracious Pond Road, Windlesham Road before turning south at White Bridge. Then on to West End, Bisley, Pirbright and onto Fairlands.

The 2nd Group before the start

The Farmhouse Café at Fairlands provided us with our food and a beer for Davey, quickly and efficiently which left us time to chat before leaving on our afternoon adventure.

The 1st Group about to Leave the Farmhouse Cafe

On leaving the café, we turned right, up a slight incline to Worplesdon Road and along the cycle path to The Avenue, which is a road that I had not used before. We then cycled a delightful downhill section of slightly undulating roads before turning left on to Egley Road, towards Woking. At Myford roundabout, we then took the cycle path on the righthand side of the road and then turned left along an unmade track into the woods. This part of the route was recced by Arwyn and was new to me. Apart from one or two spots of mud it proved very enjoyable and took us to Woking Park. From here on it was roads that we have used before but normally in the opposite direction. After Pyrford we joined the Venus route to Byfleet, Tony left us and agreed to meet us at the Ferry Café. Passing by Brooklands where we saw a glimpse of Concorde and then up a steep path to Weybridge station. Here John and Dawn left us for Walton and home. This left just Gill and me of the first group, so we decided to finish the ride with a boat trip across the Thames using the Shepperton Ferry. Arwyn took the second group along the ride route, down to St Georges school and across the meads to the Ferry Café.

Thank you to everyone who came and made such an enjoyable day.

Ray Youlden