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- Location
- West Somerset
I was chatting to @Maggot on the Merry Monks Audax a couple of weeks ago and we thought it was time to have another go at putting on a South West ride.
So ... assuming the weather's decent(ish), does anyone fancy meeting up in Taunton for a 40 mile jaunt up into the Quantocks for lunch at Blackmore Farm, heading for home via Burrow Mump and the Levels? There's also an option for a second stop at the excellent community coffee shop in North Curry.
A steady pace - nobody gets left behind. Mostly on quiet, if potholed, country lanes with a couple of stretches on busy main roads and a few miles on the canal tow path (fine for skinny tyres if ridden with care).
Meet at the benches outside the (sadly closed) Brewhouse Theatre on NCN3 - free parking on Sundays at the Coal Orchard car park next door. Click here for a map.
Not sure what time - 9.30 / 10am?
None of my favourite (independent) coffee shops close to the Brewhouse seem to be open on a Sunday morning but if anyone needs a pre-ride coffee / toilet stop, we'll be going past Hestercombe, just a couple of miles on the way out of town.
Any takers?
So ... assuming the weather's decent(ish), does anyone fancy meeting up in Taunton for a 40 mile jaunt up into the Quantocks for lunch at Blackmore Farm, heading for home via Burrow Mump and the Levels? There's also an option for a second stop at the excellent community coffee shop in North Curry.
A steady pace - nobody gets left behind. Mostly on quiet, if potholed, country lanes with a couple of stretches on busy main roads and a few miles on the canal tow path (fine for skinny tyres if ridden with care).
Meet at the benches outside the (sadly closed) Brewhouse Theatre on NCN3 - free parking on Sundays at the Coal Orchard car park next door. Click here for a map.
Not sure what time - 9.30 / 10am?
None of my favourite (independent) coffee shops close to the Brewhouse seem to be open on a Sunday morning but if anyone needs a pre-ride coffee / toilet stop, we'll be going past Hestercombe, just a couple of miles on the way out of town.
Any takers?
Thought I'd keep it short to test the waters. You could always go round twice? Or get the train down and cycle home? 
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