In the absence of Colin, Paul led the group from Beddington Park this afternoon. Ken, John, Anna, Roy, Steve and Maggie had to circumnavigate a bright pink limousine which had duly dropped a bride at the church and was now attempting a three point turn. Obstacle navigated we met at the Pavilion cafe and agreed to follow one of our favourite 'evening ride 'routes.
We left the Park to cycle up Demesne Road then turn right on Montagu Gardens and left onto the Bridle Way. We crossed the railway on Bridge Road and made our way up through Wallington to the French War Memorial on Promenade de Verdun. We stopped briefly at the avenue of Lombardy poplars for those who hadn't cycled there before to read the plaque and discover the significance of this tribute.
Then through Woodcote Village Green, across the A237, down Meadow Hill and through Woodcote Park Golf Club (where, miracle of miracles, they have filled in some potholes) to Clock House. We made our way through the woods which were not too muddy but where Steve had a minor mishap when he tried to carry a log between his mudguard and his tyre. Struts reassembled, mudguard bent back into shape, we cycled up Rectory Lane and past the Woodman along the top to Pistachio's in Lady Neville Recreation Ground, Banstead for refreshments.
From there, down the hill (where they have definitely not mended any potholes), past the prisons and turning up past the Royal Marsden, cruising downhill to Woodmansterne Road. One last climb up Metcalfe Avenue past the Stanley Park High School and then easy coasting down to Wallington where we parted with Ken; the others had peeled off as we went along.
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