CycleChat Ride - 2 May - Manningtree/Colchester/Tiptree (i.e. north-east Essex)

[ChrisKH]

My little OS map printout thingy is now available as a download, because I am a kind lady, from http://www.hancox.org.uk/manningtreeride.pdf

That's cool. Thanks. I spent an hour trying to do something similar on Google.

 

[stevevw]

Yea, it's cut off the return leg straight on down Queen Street, right into High Street and East Hill and substituted a turn right Magdalen Street, left Brook Street, right East hill. I think.

I am not sure how Helen managed to get the other way when she did the first map, every time I tried "Computor says No"

 

[Auntie Helen]

Try this one

http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=45881

AH can you double check it as it is very slightly different in Colchester.

Steve, Google Maps doesn't know that there's a cycle route that cars can't take as you go round the Hythe part of Colchester (right hand side of the town!). Your route has Colne Causeway and then Hythe Quay; this isn't a great section of road at all (busy, irate motorists) so I do the Greenstead Road and then cut across the level crossing bit which is bikes/buses only. I have to do that manually on BRT (i.e. uncheck 'follow roads') for that bit.

Steve, your route is also incorrect on the western side of Colchester; you should go straight down Maldon Road and across Beaconsfield Avenue to Butt Road (the road to Layer-de-la-Haye). Your way adds a bit extra!

I just popped to Manningtree Station to warn them we are coming (to the café, that is). I picked up a breakfast menu whilst I was there. It looks rather like a bar/pub but has some outside seating; we can take our bikes onto the platform where the café is, I should think.

 

[ChrisKH]

Yum!

 

[Auntie Helen]

Current list of people intending to attend is:
Aperitif
Arallsopp
Auntie Helen
Burak
ChrisKH
User1314
FatFellaFromFelixstowe
Gary from Colchester Cycling Group
ilovebikes
User10571
MacBludgeon redjedi
SigSilverprinter
Stevevw
Topcat1
Uncle James (probably for part of the ride, not the whole thing)

Possibles
Delthebike (from YACF)
Dellzeqq
Wowbagger (possibly on tandem with MrsWow, from YACF)

 

[Auntie Helen]

Yum!

Yes, I will be there for you to gaze upon whilst you eat random uninteresting food.

 

[4F]

Yum!

That 1/2 breakfast is looking good. Time to set the alarm clock a little earlier

 

[redjedi]

breakfast is looking good. Time to set the alarm clock a little earlier

Your not really living up to your name are you?
Next you'll be telling me, your not a fella or from Felixstowe [/U]

 

[redjedi]

Yes, I will be there for you to gaze upon whilst you eat random uninteresting food adjust your shorts.

 

[ChrisKH]

I think Uncle James might have something to say about that.

 

[Auntie Helen]

He won't be there at that point, he's going to join us a bit later on (doesn't want to do the full 51 miles so will join us as we approach Elmstead Market).

Assuming he gets home tonight... he's off out sailing on his own at the moment along the wild east coast. He may not be seen again for months...

 

[Auntie Helen]

Gary from Colchester Cycling and I will be leaving my house at 9:15 so should be at the station for 9:30ish.

We will try not to eat ALL the bacon and eggs!

I reckon the tea refill is a rather useful feature if we're going to be there for an hour and a half at least...

 

[Aperitif]

...the x-men cometh...Cyclops, Iceman, The Beast and Jean Greyhair...lock up your teapots!

 

[redjedi]

Keep up CoG

MacB and I will be getting the train there from Ilford. Probably the 8.45ish train aiming to get there about 9.45 and have breakfast.

We'll prob get return tickets giving us option 1. About 100 miles for me and 150 miles for MacB.

I think Chris and Sig are getting later trains from Romford. Sig (and Chris?) want to cycle back to give them their 100m.

I may be tempted to cycle back, but I'm leaving that decision till the last moment.

Aperitif, Allsopp, Ilovebikes, topcat are all cycling there and back, going for he big double hundred.

So take your pick, all options will leave you in good company.

 

[4F]

Thanks Redjedi.

Aperitif, Allsopp, Ilovebikes, topcat - what's your route and times?

Crock, they are leaving in about 20 minutes