Sat 25th Ride Wilts and South Glos

[_Stretchie_]

I don't know if any of you remember the ill fated Squirrell Redundancy Ride of 2010 that got spectacularly rained off halfway around in Cirencester and we all ended up back at mine and Grunty Giggles' house drinking tea and eating crisps in the kitchen, it's along those lines but changed a little to allow for a decent lunchtime stop


Saturday May 25th start at 10:00. It is in four legs, each about 30 miles and 1 hour long

Starting from Morrisons in Chippenham (3 miles south and only two turns from M4 junction 17) and ending at the Red Lion pub in Avebury about 16:00.

There is a morning break (20mins), a lunch break (1hr 20 mins), afternoon break (20 mins) open for discussion on the lengths but I think these would be good.

It's about 132 miles all round so fill up before we set off and you should be fine, even on my BlackBird the fuel light will probably ping on just as we enter the car park at the last stop BUT I'll ask at the end of the third leg and if any one wants fuel we will get it when we start the last leg.

Do us all a favour and fill up at Morrison's petrol station before coming around to the entrance to meet us, we will fill up at Morrison's again at a later stop to allow for any thirsty bikes. Meeting point is past the entrance, so follow the carpark all the way around until you find the bunch of lost looking bikers.

Leg 1 – 33 miles, 1 hour




-10:00 Start
-Out of Morrisons and south around Chippenham and towards Melksham on A350
-Take left to go through Lacock and out east past the Abbey then south down Forest Lane towards Melksham and out east on A3102 to the end
-South on A342 into Devizes, skirt around the top of Devizes and out North East on A361, over the A4, through Avebury and into Wroughton
-Stop at White Hart pub for first break
-11:00 Stop

Leg 2 – 31 miles, 50 mins




-11:20 Start
-Take right out of pub car park then immediate left at the lights to junction 16 M4, first exit to head around the top of Royal Wooton Basset and out on B4042
-Under the motorway and take right on to go North on B4696
-Take left onto B4040 towards Malmesbury and go north on A489 as you get to Malmesbury. Follow this all the way up through Kemble until it ends
-Take left on to A433 away from Cirencester and then left again into Cotswold Airport. Keep following the road and keep any buildings to your left when you think you may have taken the wrong entrance, go for another 100 yards and that’s where they have put the building signs to point you towards the AV8 café
-12:10 Stop

Leg 3 – 32 miles, 1 hour




-13:30 Start
-Leave the airport and go left to head South West on A433 towards and through Tetbury to carry on the A433
-Take right up Bowldown Road then left to head South West on A46 through Dunkirk (yes Dunkirk..) and towards the M4
-Take left to head east on the B4040 and go through Acton Turville, over the motorway, passed Castle Combe circuit and the left on to A420 towards Chippenham then right after a few hundred yards into Allington Farm shop
- 14:30 Stop

Leg 4 – 36 miles, 1 hour




-14:50 Start
-Take right to exit farm shop car park, then right again on to A420 towards Chippenham
-Take fourth exit on roundabout with A350 (take care, there is a complete lack of lane discipline on all roundabouts around Chippenham, I kid you not) to head south around Chippenham on the A350
-Across two more roundabouts, the second roundabout crosses the A4 and you will see a McDonalds on your left, carry on straight over to stay on the A350
-The next roundabout again carry on the A350, it is the third exit at apporx 2 O’clock as you look at the roundabout, take EXTRA care here, there are two lanes onto the round about and most people stay in the left lane without an indicator on to effectively take a right like we want to so be careful, it really is that bad around here
-Take left to go through Lacock again and out east past the Abbey but this time we stay on this road until the end
-Take a right to go south on A342, through Sandy Lane, into a 50 limit and take a left on to the A3102 towards Calne
-Take a right tohead East out of Calne on the A4 through Cherill and follow the A4 into Marlborough
-Through Marlborough on the famous High Street, then left to follow Free’s Avenue past the golf course, through some nice twisties to take a left on to the A4361 to head south into Avebury, into the Red Lion car park for a googbye drinky poo
-15:50 Stop

Any takers :gs:

** EXTRA INFO **
Lunchstop is at Cotswold Airport, lunches are about £7-£9 or bring sarnies but they won't let you eat them in the restaurant or on their decking for obvious reasons.

Here is a link to the website for the place, they have free Wifi too
http://www.av8-cotswoldairport.co.uk/menu-full/
Here's the view from the decking

Gutted but i can't make this. Am in Oxford this weekend to see my nephew.

[squirrel_hunter]

I'm in.

[_Stretchie_]

All the way, or just the tip?

[_Stretchie_]

YOOOOOOO, c'mon guys, the weather appears to be on our side, dust off yer leathers and COME AND PLAY OUT

[Grant66]

Got visitors this weekend

Bumz. Would have loved to play but running in Bristol till 10am

[_Stretchie_]

Running? Dude, a fellow manc is requesting your presence

I could join at the start of the 3rd leg if you have a postcode or something

This looks like a great route. On this occasion I'm doing some maintenance this morning but please keep posting up rides over the summer as I would like to attend one in the South West.

Have a great day out fellas.