Long Ride to the Coast - Sat 28th May

[Flying Dodo]

Yet another adventure, this time back to Dover. Starting from Hyde Park Corner at 8 am, late breakfast at Andy's in Rochester, pub lunch, followed by fish & chips on the shingle beach in Dover.

95 miles or thereabouts, and not overally hilly (but you know I always say that). Getting back, you can either hop on the HS1 to St Pancras, or slower, dirtier trains are available to other destinations.

I'll sort out a gpx file in due course.

Chelsea aren't playing so Ian shouldn't have an excuse. Anyone else interested?

 

[martint235]

I've been looking forward to this and you choose my birthday! Have a good ride!

Sorry the original sounded more petulant than I meant it to. I really do hope you have a great ride, it should be a lot of fun!

 

[Davywalnuts]

*checks diary, play off dates, birthday, parties, dog-sitting*...

Sounds great to me...

What sort of class of women frequent these "dirtier trains"?

 

[ianrauk]

Count me in.... though I notice you already had..

 

[StuAff]

Sounds good. Capel le Ferne en route? Sadly won't be on this, will be somewhere in Cornwall on day one of the LeJOG. Rerun sometime hopefully, though.

 

[frank9755]

Afraid I will be mountain biking in Wales!
Frank

 

[zigzag]

i'm sure you will have a great ride. i will be doing 600k audax in south west uk (maybe will see StuAff along the way?) that weekend

 

[rb58]

A provisional 'yes' from me too, but will need to check diary proprely when I get back next week.

 

[Aperitif]

AAA2011.HS1OK A faster ride in prospect.

 

[HaloJ]

Trying to work out return train ticket prices but I'm unsure where to catch the HS1 from. Am I correct in presuming that it'll be a ride to either Ashford or Ebbsfleet and then one of the International trains to Kings Cross?

Abs

 

[frank9755]

I think so. But you want Ashford. If you go to Ebbsfleet you would be nearly home!

 

[Flying Dodo]

The HS1 runs in slower mode from Dover, through Ashford, a bit faster up to Ebbsfleet then fast to St Pancras. You can get a normal train from Dover to Ashford to also pickup other HS1 trains on the same line.

 

[User10571]

This is in my diary.

Will you be using The George in Shalmford Street as the pub stop?

That seemed to work better than crashing someone's wedding reception ....

 

[Mista Preston]

what sort of pace Adam....is this quick or conversational

cheers Clive

 

[Aperitif]

what sort of pace Adam....is this quick or conversational

cheers Clive

Learn to speak quicker, Clive!
Happy Easter - no pinching your young uns' chocolate eggs!