Mystery Ride

Pete writes:

This run was a ‘Mystery Ride’.    Until the day before it was a mystery to the leader as well as he couldn’t decide where to go!

In the event The Forester’s at Kirdford was decided upon with the option of going to the café at Wisborough Green if the pub was busy due to it being Father’s Day. 

Norman, Barbara, Michael G and myself set off from Horsham Pavilions across the golf course and along Robin Hood Lane where instead of turning left as usual we turned right and up Bailing Hill to warm up. In Warnham we turned into Friday Street and then back along Byfleets Lane and Strood Lane before joining the A281 for a short distance before heading for Rowhook and Ellens Green. After continuing west via Cox Green and Baynards we headed south down Cooks Hill, crossing the A281 to Tisman’s Common and then into Drungewick lane where we stopped briefly at Southwater Cycles to inspect the new premises. 

Turning right on the main road we headed towards Loxwood and then Ifold before turning south past Foxbridge Golf Course and arriving at the Forester’s Arms at 11.30 to find the pub closed. As it was raining none of us felt like waiting for it to open so we agreed to go to Fisher’s farm at Newpound for lunch and to give Norman the chance to embarrass his daughter who was working there.

After lunch we followed a fairly standard route home via Barns Green and Tower Hill to Horsham with Michael leaving us at the junction of Rowner Road and Okehurst Lane to head back home to Rudgwick. The ride was about 36 miles in total and we arrived in Horsham at around 2.30 just in time for the tennis on TV.

Our next ride is a 10:00 start from Three Bridges Station and will be another attempt to visit the Wings Aviation Museum in Brantridge Lane (£8 entry fee) and so will only be about a 25 mile ride. Lunch will probably be at The Victory in Staplefield.