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Norman went cycling
September 6, 2025
BCQ131, 136 & 146 from Henley
One of our favourites yet of these British Cycle Quest (BCQ) rides! Free car parking at the Henley Hawks Rugby club (normally £4 a day but free today). Great ride out to the Maharjahs Well (BCQ146) at Stoke Row, them some amazing Ox & Berks countryside with a mad climb out of Streatly to reach BCQ131. Then beautiful trails and quiet roads down to the quaint little village of Aldermaston and BCQ136. The finale was a stunning ride along the Kent and Avon canal into Reading, which has quite a rich and beautiful city centre and then quiet lanes and forest trails back to Henley.
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Norman went cycling
August 16, 2025
BCQ373 - Ride to Sledmere
Great ride around the Yorkshire Wolds to pick off this isolated BCQ at Sledmere House. The Waggoners Memorial was great and don't forget to visit the Waggoners Museum beside the coffee shop at the house.
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Norman went cycling
August 9, 2025
BCQ 142, 265 & 266 from Stoke Bruerne
This completed our last two BCQs for Northants and opened the book on our first Oxfordshire BCQ. Great ride starting from the Stoke Bruerne church carpark (bargain @£2 for the day), through Towcester to Culworth and the spectacular and very unique clock there. Then on to Soudern and back to the start via Silverstone, which for some reason our GPS directed us towards the race track, mistaking it for a public road.
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Norman went for a bike ride
July 26, 2025
BCQ181 & 186 - West Mersea
Starting in the Seaview Carpark in West Mersea this was a decent ride to Maldon and then up through Colchester to Wivenhoe to pick off BCQ 181 at Maldon and 186 at Wivenhoe. Road to Maldon was narrow and busy - would look to reroute if doing again.
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Norman went gravel riding
July 10, 2025
Stevenage Cycling UK 70km Off-Road Challenge
This was done on Sunday 13th July 2025
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Norman went for a hike
June 30, 2025
Saint-Émilion – Tertre de la Tente loop from Saint-Émilion
Scorching hot June day on St Emillion - what a treasure of a place!
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Norman went cycling
June 29, 2025
Sunny Sunday at the Gravel Pits near Arsac
Great ride from Castelnau de Medoc to the Gravel Pits on some great forest piste.
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