Mystery Ride

It was good to welcome Mick out on this ride but disappointing that no-one else turned up. I had two routes in mind to the mystery destination: one to the south and then west of Horsham, the other to the North and then west. After discussion we decided on the latter and so, off we set. We went past the newly refurbished station and past the Salvation Army centre to reach Depot Road. At the end of the road we decided to see if there was a route through the houses but, after a couple of false endings had to make our way back to St Leonards Road in order to get on to Hammerpond Road.

This road took us past the rugby club, the church, Roosthole pond and Mannings Heath golf club. We then turned onto Grouse Road for three miles of generally up before turning left to head across to Colgate. After a quick breather at Tower Hill, we blasted down the hill and across the A264 into Faygate. At the top of the hill we turned into Wimlands Lane then took Wimlands Road up to the Horsham Road. Here we turned left and then picked up Green Lane and Friday Street to head on up towards Capel. My favourite lane now loomed into view - Weare Street - and, as ever, it was a really enjoyable ride along it. On reaching the main road we turned left and then, after about a mile took the second left onto Northlands Road. Halfway along this road is a house with a quite substantial six-storey tower.  I've no idea on the reason for it to have such a tower, do you?

Anyway, a couple of lanes later we arrived at the mystery destination: The Sussex Oak at Warnham. It just so happened that the pub was hosting a beer festival :-) and we had to try a couple!