FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Burnham-on-Crouch 24th May

[PaulRide]

Email sent - as with the Whitstable jaunt a week later, this is provided we're not off in the Rhine valley then.

 

[Hitchington]

I would love to join in but I may be moving home that weekend. When's the cut off point for registration? Cheers.

 

[dellzeqq]

I would love to join in but I may be moving home that weekend. When's the cut off point for registration? Cheers.

sometime around 14th May. Check out the registration page on the link below.

 

[Wobblers]

well, I have news, and it's not good. The Rose Restaurant is no more. I'm going to have to find another destination - which shouldn't be too hard, but I can't promise elegant Italian tiling, hand made chairs and a terrazzo staircase.

It just won't be the same without ending at the Rose, will it?

 

[User10571]

It just won't be the same without ending at the Rose, will it?

It'll be different.
Embrace the change....
I encourage you...
Burnham-on-Crouch is a good alternative, brekky wise - there's a good chance that it'll also involve a boat with a proper diesel....
The cook in Burnham has had several seals of approval from here.....
What's not to like?
Hmmm?

 

[Becs]

What sort of rehydration is on offer?

 

[ianrauk]

Sorry to hear about the Rose.
But... if they used decent ingredients for their brekkie instead of the yukky cheapp cash & carry stuff then they may have made more money.
Only the Maderia sausages are worse....

 

[User10571]

Ugh!
Ian - put yourself out there and see what sort of return you get for peeps prepared to get up in the wee small hours, or very early.
The quality of The Rose's sausages has little to do with their demise.

 

[StuAff]

What sort of rehydration is on offer?

I'm sure you'd find something to suit. And it's about time you joined us again, right?

 

[ianrauk]

Ugh!
Ian - put yourself out there and see what sort of return you get for peeps prepared to get up in the wee small hours, or very early.
The quality of The Rose's sausages has little to do with their demise.

For sure User10571, I am eternally grateful for the Rose and it's staff for enthusiastically looking after a bunch of tired, sometimes wet, sometimes sweaty, lycra clad cyclists at very early o'clock. But having been to Southend on many a day ride, the majority of the cafes along the front are usually busy, the Rose less so. A couple of times they weren't even open when others were.

 

[Wobblers]

It'll be different.
Embrace the change....
I encourage you...
Burnham-on-Crouch is a good alternative, brekky wise - there's a good chance that it'll also involve a boat with a proper diesel....
The cook in Burnham has had several seals of approval from here.....
What's not to like?
Hmmm?

Oh, Burnham's a fantastic ride and destination, and the brekkie as I remember was quite marvelous - something of a step above the Rose it must be said. But it's not just about posh food, is it? It was the ambience and people there, and the fond memories.

I'm sure the Burnham ride will be a corker - it's just unfortunate that I've got another engagement riding to the Roll Right Stones that night. Shame I can't do both, really.

 

[Hitchington]

sometime around 14th May. Check out the registration page on the link below.

Cheers.

 

[User10571]

For sure User10571, I am eternally grateful for the Rose and it's staff for enthusiastically looking after a bunch of tired, sometimes wet, sometimes sweaty, lycra clad cyclists at very early o'clock. But having been to Southend on many a day ride, the majority of the cafes along the front are usually busy, the Rose less so. A couple of times they weren't even open when others were.

Fair point, Ian.

 

[PaulRide]

Sadly I'm out of the running for this one.

 

[Becs]

So how far is it to Burnham on Crouch then?