Report on A Group ride to Christmas Lunch on 11 December.

As the weather was fine and everyone was keen we had three groups of six leave Claygate at five minute intervals.

We headed into Esher, across the High Street and at Esher Green entered the Esher Place Estate. At the bottom of the hill is Wayneflete Tower, Part of the Palace of Esher established in 1462 by Bishop William Waynflete of Winchester, (More information here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayneflete_Tower )

Then we headed through West End and back to the Portsmouth Road before turning down Fairmile Lane for Stoke D'Abernon and on to Fetcham.

After a mile on Lower Road we reached Bookham and turned North to head for lunch. Bookham Common only had a few muddy patches and we enjoyed the traffic-free route over to Downside. In Cobham we re-joined the Portsmouth Road and it was then just a five and a half mile straight road to The Angel.

All three groups arrived within minutes of each other and in the order they left Claygate.

Thanks to Dave Vine and Clive Janes for leading groups for me.