알드워스 최고의 라이딩 경로

강과 운하가 이 땅을 가로지르는데, 이는 산업화 초기 시대에 교통 인프라의 매우 중요한 부분이었기 때문입니다. 결국 공장에서는 이전에는 알려지지 않았던 엄청난 양의 원자재를 공급받아야 했고, 완제품도 상인에게 전달되어야 했습니다. 많은 운하가 이 시대에 만들어졌습니다. 이후 철도가, 그리고 나중에는 트럭이 상품 운송을 담당하게 되었습니다. 인공 수로를 건설하고 강을 항해 가능하게 만들 때, 고도 차이를 극복해야 한다는 점을 항상 고려해야 했기 때문에, 운하와 강을 따라 상황에 따라 크고 작은 간격으로 수문이 늘어서 있습니다. 수문의 도움으로만 선박 운항이 가능했습니다.

A church was recorded here in the the Domesday Book (1086) but the oldest surviving part of the current church is the 15th century west tower. In 1864–65, the main body of the church was almost entirely rebuilt by architect Charles Buckeridge in a neo-Gothic style. During this work, original 13th-century flint and stone were reused.

lovely coffee and cakes

Streatley Hill from Streatley is a short but savage climb, averaging 12% with ramps hitting 18%. The narrow residential road quickly heads up through trees, with smooth tarmac but little room to weave or recover. Hit it in your easiest gear from the start and stay seated to maintain traction on the steepest pitches. It’s over in less than half a kilometre, but every metre hurts. Nail this one, and you’ve ticked off one of Berkshire’s steepest ascents.

Cyclist friendly community owned cafe. Good facilities and outdoor seating for the good weather. plenty of space for bikes.

Quiet and Friendly local Cafe.

Quiet lanes, decent tarmac single track toads on the whole. Good hills to whizz down. Blackbird cafe does excellent coffee. The Bladebone pub is next door which is worth a visit. Quirky, good garden, decent food. Sister pub to the Bull at Stanford Dingley

long and slow but forgiving if you pace it well