Archive for August, 2013

19/08/2013 – the evening ride to Cuckfield, Lindfield, Gander Hill and home

Monday, August 19th, 2013

Took the racer out for the evening ride,

Rode up to the A272 and headed for Cuckfield

Turned north and then passed some protesters heading for the fracking site, made their day by telling them they had a long way ahead of them (1 1/2 at least, they should have got the train to Balcombe)

Went along Ardingly road to Hanlye lane, then whizzed down the lane followed by the Balcombe Road

Carried on to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

Did the back street loop then head back past the pond and the common

Turned up Gander Hill before returning home via Mill Green Road and Perrymount.

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19/08/2013 A lunchtime wander from work

Monday, August 19th, 2013

Went out for a lunchtime walk with Barry, Morgan and Paul

We went down to the gate through to P&G

Once having gone through the  gate we went across the car parks to the Brooklands Museum

Here we headed across to the playground area

We then followed the old banked track back round

We walked back to P&G, went through the gate and back to work.

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18/08/2013 The usual afternoon / evening trip to Cuckfield, Lindfield and Gander Hill on the racer

Sunday, August 18th, 2013

Took the racer up to the A272 and  headed for Cuckfield

Once there turned into Ardingly road and headed for Hanlye Lane

Whizzed down both the lane and the Balcombe Road

Carried on to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

Did the back street loop then came back to town past the pond and common

Rode up Gander Hill before returning home via Mill G\\reen Road and Perrymount

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18/08/2013 – Walstead, Ardingly, Borde Hill, Haywards Heath, Lindfield and home

Sunday, August 18th, 2013

Went out for a new ride that linked together several smaller ones.

Rode up to the A272 then on past the hospital before turning for Wakehurst

At Walstead turned towards the cemetery before heading out past the golf course and on to Plummerden Lane

Rode up the lane, then along Stonecross Lane before heading for Ardingly

Whizzed down College Road before heading towards Borde Hill

Rode the Balcombe Road through to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

Whizzed down the hill out of the village before riding up to Stonecross Lane

Rode round to Plummerden Lane and returned to Lindfield

Went past the pond and common where it started to rain

Headed to home via Sydney Road

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17/08/2013 – Cuckfield, Lindfield, Gander Hill and home on the racer

Saturday, August 17th, 2013

Went out for the usual evening ride on the racer

rode up to the A272 and turned for Cuckfield

Turned north then turned into the Ardingly Road

Whizzed down Hanlye Lane and the Balcombe Road

Carried on to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

Went round the back street loop and then headed back towards town past the pond and common

Turned and rode up Gander Hill then went to Mill Green Road

Returned home via Perrymount.

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17/08/2013 – Walstead, Ardingly, Borde Hill, Lindfield and home

Saturday, August 17th, 2013

Went for the usual Ardingly ride with the odd twist thrown in,

Instead of riding to Lindfield, rode up past the hospital then turned and rode direct to Walstead,

Turned and rode to Plummerden lane and on to Ardingly

Whizzed down College  Road and on to Borde Hill

Returned to town on the Balcombe Road

Carried on to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

Went round the back street loop then again returned to town, this time past the pond and common

Rode up Oathall Road then went across town before riding home through the Broadway.

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16/08/2013 – A 2nd visit to Cuckfield, Lindfield, Gander Hill and home

Friday, August 16th, 2013

Went out again this afternoon, this time on the hybrid

Rode up to the A272 and on to Cuckfield

Rode to Ardingly Road and then onto Hanlye Lane

Whizzed down the lane and then down the Balcombe Road

Carried on to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

did the back street loop then returned to the Heath past the pond and common

Turned off the main road and headed up and over Gander Hill

Rode back to Mill Green Road where I was chased by a bloody police dog (in it’s handler’s car) barking it’s nadgers off

Returned home up Perrymount.

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16/08/2013 an afternoon ride to Cuckfield, Lindfield, Gander Hill and home on the racer

Friday, August 16th, 2013

Took the racer out this afternoon for one of my usual rides.

Rode up to the A272 and turned towards Cuckfield

At the village turned into Ardingly Road and headed for hanlye Lane

Whizzed down the lane then down the Balcombe Road

Carried on to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

Went round the back streeet loop and rode past the pond and common

Turned up Gander Hill then headed for Mill Green Road

Returned home on Perrymount

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15/08/2013 – Cuckfield, Lindfield, Plummerden Lane, Walstead and home

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Went out for an evening ride on the hybrid (well I can’t let the racer do it all)

Rode to the A272 and crossed town to the Sussex roundabout then went to the Ashenground track through to Isaacs Lane,

Picked up the A272 and went to Cuckfield where I went into Ardingly Road

Shot down Hanlye Lane then the Balcombe Road through to Lindfield via Hickmans Lane

Rode through the village then headed towards Ardingly up the hill until I reached Stone Cross Lane

Rode round to Plummerden Lane and rode back towards Walstead (I stopped to take a picture whilst in the lane – see below)

Rode back to Lindfield then past the pond and common

Rode up Oathall to the sussex Roundabout then headed across town on the A272 to the Sergison

Went down to the Station then returned home on Perrymount.
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15/08/2013 – A lunchtime ride round the Weybridge area

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Went out for a lunchtime ride from work

Rode up Brooklands Road to the Station then turned down the B372

Turned on the A317 and rode into the centre of Weybridge

Turned  towards Chertsey then went into the Bourne Estate

Rode back beside the river to the B374

Went back up to the station

Went into the car park and went through to Locke King Road

Returned to the office.

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