CC Anniversary Ride, Richmond Park/Brighton to Box Hill, 28 Nov 2009

[mike e]

Yeah I will be there. I shall be driving so if anyone has any ideas for somewhere safe / cheap to park the car that would be good ta

I would say parking the car in Suffolk should meet with your requirements...

 

[Aperitif]

Yeah I will be there. I shall be driving so if anyone has any ideas for somewhere safe / cheap to park the car that would be good ta

Park it at the top of Box Hill Tony! Nice car park there, café, conveniences...just hang around and wait for the rest to show up! Walk round the corner and take in the view South too, don't forget.

 

[redjedi]

Where's this pub your going to end up at? I fear another pub no-show based on an early departure from KX at 16:30

Or perhaps not....

Depart Brighton, say 9am, at Box Hill say 1pm, 1/2 hour stop 1.30pm another hour to pub 2.30pm, an hour in the pub 3.30pm leaves an hour to KX...

All of the above is based on not having a clue where were riding, with who, what the weather might be like so the above timings might not be 100% accurate, they probably won't be 1% accurate...

There are always trains from Box Hill to Victoria. 14.28 train gets in at 15.18 or once an hour after that.
Or Leatherhead to Vic 15.04 - 15.48.

Doesn't leave much time for drinking socialising

I guess you've already got your tickets. No chance of moving them back to a later train?

 

[DJ]

Car park at the top - run by the national trust who charge money! But maybe not in the winter. Best to check it out. Car park at the bottom, definatly free.

 

[redjedi]

Yeah I will be there. I shall be driving so if anyone has any ideas for somewhere safe / cheap to park the car that would be good ta

I would say parking the car in Suffolk should meet with your requirements...

This is South West London, lovely down this neck of the woods.

I think parking in Richmond Park will be ok. It was last year and in November should be plenty of space and right next to the cafe/starting point.

 

[mike e]

There are always trains from Box Hill to Victoria. 14.28 train gets in at 15.18 or once an hour after that.
Or Leatherhead to Vic 15.04 - 15.48.

Doesn't leave much time for drinking socialising

I guess you've already got your tickets. No chance of moving them back to a later train?

Tickets booked and paid for, booking a later train was much too much ££££, I will have to wait until the Sig Nature ride to be more social...

 

[Auntie Helen]

4F, any chance of sharing a lift to this one with you?

 

[redjedi]

Tickets booked and paid for, booking a later train was much too much ££££, I will have to wait until the Sig Nature ride to be more social...

How about joining us to Box Hill, bit of lunch and 2.30 train back to Victoria only £7.

I'm sure this one won't turn into a Whitstable type affair. We'll save that one for Sig's secret birthday ride in Dec.

 

[mike e]

How about joining us to Box Hill, bit of lunch and 2.30 train back to Victoria only £7.

I'm sure this one won't turn into a Whitstable type affair. We'll save that one for Sig's secret birthday ride in Dec.

That's the plan Luke, isn't there some sort of wild west saloon bar at the top of Box Hill?

 

[Davywalnuts]

That's the plan Luke, isn't there some sort of wild west saloon bar at the top of Box Hill?

And a foxy italian lady and four ladies in lycra??

I actually want to turn this, for myself, into my first 200 mile jolly, so I wont be getting too pissed! Or even possibly drinking! Shock horror!!

 

[4F]

4F, any chance of sharing a lift to this one with you?

I think that would be a good idea, just got to work out logistics of getting my and your contraption in a car together

 

[Auntie Helen]

Should be able to get yours in my car if you can take the front wheel off; it can sit on top of the trike. We do this with James's mountain bike a fair bit and it works OK.

What horrendously awful time will we need to set off to be at Richmond Park though?

 

[4F]

Should be able to get yours in my car if you can take the front wheel off; it can sit on top of the trike. We do this with James's mountain bike a fair bit and it works OK.

What horrendously awful time will we need to set off to be at Richmond Park though?

OK that sounds like a plan, I would think about a 3 hour drive from yours. I am heading off to Manchester now for a few days so will speak to you when I get back.

 

[stevevw]

Tony & Helen
Why not drive down Friday evening, park at my place and then we can do the FNRttC as a warm up for the elite ride.

 

[Auntie Helen]

I'm not doing the fnrttc!!!

Three hours is a bit horrendous to RP. What time is this ride starting, folks?