LAST MINUTE POSTPONEMENT!
Meet at 10:25 at the Iverson Road entrance to West Hampstead Thameslink for the 10:42 train to Flitwick (10:36 from St Pancras) arriving 11.27. We’ll head east through pleasant countryside including a traffic-free section through Wrest Park and for lunch at the café attached to the Shuttleworth Collection, a museum with a splendid collection of Edwardian and between-the-wars aircraft. Entry to the airfield and the café is free, entry to the museum is £15 (£12 concessions). There are two options after lunch – spend an hour or two viewing the collection and take a short route back, or take a longer route back via Cardington (Grade 2* listed airship hangars that were the focus of the abortive British airship industry in the 1920s. Possibility of viewing the experimental Airlander 1, a modern take on the airship saga). Both groups will meet up for tea at St. Mary’s Church, Haynes Church End, before returning to Flitwick for the train back to London. Total distance 27 or 35 miles.
Caveats
- There are no lifts at Flitwick station and the exit is above the platforms. If your bike is heavy we’ll try to give you a hand, but be prepared to carry it up 20-30 steps.
- The route through Wrest Park provides a convenient alternative to riding on the A507 but it includes about 0.5 mile of very rough track. People with the narrowest tyres (24 mm or less) may prefer to walk the worst bits of it.
You can view the route and download GPX files here:
Map of the short route on Gpsies
Map of the longer route on Gpsies
Here is a report of the last time we did this ride (August 2017).
The ride is open to all. No need to register.
Date: 19th Aug 2018
Time: 10:25 am - 6:25 pm
Location West Hampstead Thameslink
Categories
Contact Name George Coulouris
Contact Phone 07879887663
Contact email george@coulouris.net