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Id: 1158, Quality: 4/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: Eynsham/br>Postcode: OX29 4HA/br>Map Reference: 51.7803, -1.37357/br>Ride length: 38 km/br>Ride ease: Hard/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | Starting in Eynsham, west of Oxford and Blenheim Palace. There is a free public car park a short way from the town centre where there are cafes for a pre-ride carb boost. Surfaces are all tarmac though some of the smaller lanes have rough surfaces. This ride ramps up with some relatively stiff climb ... |
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Id: 1107, Quality: 4/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Postcode: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Map Reference: 51.3567, -1.13998/br>Ride length: 43 km/br>Ride ease: Easy/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | About 27 miles in all, starting at the Sainsbury's car park (Starbucks Cafe in Sainsbury's) this will take you through Tadley, past the golf course to Baughurst then along relatively quiet lanes to Sherborne St. John. Take care crossing the A340 here. Next leg takes you past the Vyne National Trust. ... |
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Id: 742, Quality: 4/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Postcode: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Map Reference: 51.3811, -1.28202/br>Ride length: 43 km/br>Ride ease: Average/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | Starts at the Greenham Control Tower: The upper floors are usually open with a permanent exhibition and access to the control room with views over the common and to the hills beyond. Well worth spending a little time here, especially if you don't know the significance of Greenham Common when it was ... |
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Id: 687, Quality: 4/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Postcode: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Map Reference: 51.7527, -1.09118/br>Ride length: 54 km/br>Ride ease: Average/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | A 34 mile ride from Waterperry Gardens heading east towards Princes Risborough by way of the Pheonix Trail, but turning south before reaching the town, bypassing Watlington then returning via Great Milton. Mostly flatish with a couple of hills near the middle of the route. Plenty of pubs along the w ... |
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Id: 435, Quality: 4/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: Tadley, Hampshire/br>Postcode: RG/br>Map Reference: 51.357, -1.13984/br>Ride length: 38 km/br>Ride ease: Average/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | Ride starts and finishes at Sainsbury's in Tadley. Not a particularly long ride at around 23 miles but there are a few climbs. Hannington is the highest point of the ride and there's a pub (The Vine) or the village green to stop and take a break. One shortish climb after Hannington up Plantation Hil ... |
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Id: 1001, Quality: 3/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: Wallingford/br>Postcode: OX10 6SJ/br>Map Reference: 51.6188, -1.1122/br>Ride length: 40 km/br>Added by: Neil Wheadon/br> | Nice ride out with the Thameswey group of the Tandem Club yesterday (21st Apr). Cold wind was a bit mean in places. Route was planned by Peter & Shirley but injury meant they were unable to ride to Martin & Pauline took over to lead the ride. Started at the popular and busy Waterside cafe at Benson. ... |
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Id: 904, Quality: 3/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: BA3 5LS/br>Postcode: BA3 5LS/br>Map Reference: 52.1027, -1.91785/br>Ride length: 54 km/br>Added by: Neil Wheadon/br> | |
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Id: 903, Quality: 3/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: BA3 5LS/br>Postcode: BA3 5LS/br>Map Reference: 52.1027, -1.91768/br>Ride length: 52 km/br>Ride ease: Easy/br>Added by: Neil Wheadon/br> | |
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Id: 902, Quality: 3/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: BA3 5LS/br>Postcode: BA3 5LS/br>Map Reference: 52.1027, -1.9178/br>Ride length: 26 km/br>Ride ease: Easy/br>Added by: Neil Wheadon/br> | |
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Id: 592, Quality: 2/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: Ball Hill (Garden Centre)/br>Postcode: RG20 0NG/br>Map Reference: 51.3661, -1.38454/br>Ride length: 44 km/br>Ride ease: Average/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | Starting just SW of Newbury and heading west as far as Great Bedwyn, through the North Wessex Downs AONB. On to Hungerford and return via Kintbury. First half is more strenuous than the second. |
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Id: 586, Quality: 2/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: BA3 5LS/br>Postcode: BA3 5LS/br>Map Reference: 51.6138, -1.60735/br>Ride length: 20 km/br>Added by: Neil Wheadon/br> | |
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Id: 583, Quality: 2/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Map Reference: 51.6705, -1.37797/br>Ride length: 20 km/br>Ride ease: Easy/br>Added by: Pauline Casey/br> | Here is Peter's entry for the flattest, quietest ride of the year! Meet for coffee at Millets Farmhouse Cafe, departing at 10.30 Address: Kingston Rd, Abingdon OX13 5HB Lunch will be at The King & Queen, Longcot after about 16 miles. Address: Shrivenham Rd, Longcot, Faringdon SN7 7TL The return leg ... |
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Id: 579, Quality: 2/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: Tadley/br>Postcode: RG26 3JE/br>Map Reference: 51.3558, -1.14182/br>Ride length: 44 km/br>Ride ease: Average/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | 25 miles with some hills but all within a 200 foot range. Start at Starbucks Cafe in Sainsburys. Coffee shops and pubs in Kingsclere. Mostly quiet country lanes but two short stretches on the busy A339 - take care joining/crossing. Ignore the short spur from Sainsburys. |
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Id: 338, Quality: 2/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: RG26 3NQ/br>Postcode: RG26 3NQ/br>Map Reference: 51.3481, -1.14715/br>Ride length: 42 km/br>Ride ease: Average/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | Tadley to Yattendon by way of the Pot Kiln for pub lunch. Mostly easy with a couple of medium climbs. |
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Id: 188, Quality: 2/br>Group: Thameswey/br>Location: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Postcode: GU,OX,RG,SL/br>Map Reference: 51.1526, -2.78675/br>Ride length: 40 km/br>Ride ease: Average/br>Added by: Robert Bending/br> | This is a route I divised to take in a couple of British Cycle Quest (BCQ) checkpoints. As it was during the CV19 pandemic of 2020/21 we did not stop at any cafes or pubs etc. but there are plenty to choose from in both Glastonbury and Wells. The 'spur' after Wells is where we headed for the BCQ, bu ... |