RIDE 1, Car Assisted Start: Parking Area off A590 on approach to Sizergh Castle at 9.45am

Coffee: Sizergh Castle

Lunch: Wilf’s, Staveley

Leader: Kenny

Please note slight variation in start time.

Directions. Take the A590 towards Barrow and turn right at the Sizergh Castle sign. The parking lay by is a short distance on that road before the Strickland Arms.

Ride 2, Start : Millennium Bridge at 9.15am (no car required, but bike advised!!)

Coffee: Tewitfield

Lunch: Arnside

Afternoon Tea: Brief Encounter, Carnforth Railway Station.

Leader: Jim

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CHOICE OF 2 RIDES, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LEADERS IF YOU CAN.

Start: Boot and Shoe, Scotforth at 9.15

Coffee: Daisy Clough

Lunch: Ribchester

Leader: Nick

Start: Millennium Bridge at 9.15

Coffee: Beetham Garden Centre

Lunch: Sizergh Barn

Approximately 45 miles

Leader: Paul

Start: Millennium Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Brickhouse Cottages, Hambleton

Lunch: Roots

Tea: Daisy Clough

In memory of our longstanding stalwart Secretary of our club, Mike Hutchinson, revisiting quiet lanes on the Fylde at a leisurely pace with minimal ascents.

Leader: Patience

Start: Boot and Shoe, Scotforth at 9.15

Coffee: Bridge 64

Lunch: Fish and Chips in Cleveleys

PLEASE NOTE we will need to leave Cleveleys no later than 2pm in order to catch the last ferry to Knott End at 3.15pm

Afternoon Tea: Pudding House

Leader: Jim

Please note, the return journey will include the Knott End ferry for which you will need £3.00 in change for the rider plus bike fare.

Start: Halton Station at 9.15 am

Coffee: Bridge House at Wray

Lunch: Casterton Golf Club

Leader: Dave Edge

Please note: This ride has been changed due to Lake District adverse weather forecast

Start: Boot and Shoe, Scotforth at 9.15

Coffee: Daisy Clough

Lunch: Knott End

Afternoon Tea: Pudding House

Leader: Jim

Start: Small Car Park adjacent to Nether Kellet Motorway Bridge at 9.15

Coffee: Casterton Golf Club

Lunch: Sedbergh

Leader: Patience

Start: Witherslack at 9.45am, car assisted.

Coffee: Grange

Lunch: Cartmel

Leader: Kenny

50+ miles and 2000+ ft of ascent to include Bigland Hill

N.B. Slight changes due to weather forecast.

Directions to start: Drive past Gilpin Bridge on A590, turning right at Millside sign then immediately left onto old road where there is plenty of parking on roadside.

Please note variation in start time!

ALTERNATIVE RIDE OF 40 easy miles and 1200 ft of ascent.

Start: Kellet Crossroads at 9.15am

Coffee: Greenlands (via devious route)

Lunch: Cafe Ambio nr J36 of M6 (continuing the devious route)

Leader: Mike Codd

Route home direct.

Start: Halton Station at 9.15am

Coffee: Beetham G.C. ( via Priest Hutton)

Lunch: Kitridding ( via Crooklands )

Home via Barbon, Cowan Bridge, Ireby, Bentham.

About 55 miles and 3000 ft.

Leader: Jasper.

Start: Beaumont at 9.15

Nobody has volunteered to lead the ride this Sunday, possibly because Sunday riders are going on next week’s club holiday. I propose to turn up at Beaumont at 9.15 and possibly go somewhere like Beetham Garden Centre for morning coffee and then, who knows? Join me if you can! Neil.

Start: Halton Station at 9.15am

Coffee: Bridge House, Wray

Lunch: Goat Gap Cafe, Newby. (via Great Stone of Fourstones, Austwick)

Return, possibly, via Burton in Lonsdale, Wray, A683 Lune Valley Greenway ( or Gressingham if preferred)

Leader: Ray Frost.

This is Ray’s first ride lead, please support him if you can.

Start: Cancelled

Coffee: NICK SAYS ‘CALDER VALE COMMUNITY CENTRE IS OPEN FOR DRINKS AND HOME BAKED CAKES FROM 11am SO DRIVING THERE IS AN OPTION’

Leader: Nick

Start:Small car park next to Nether Kellet Motorway Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Settle

Lunch: Slaidburn

Return via Cross of Greet

Leader: Jasper

Start: Millennium Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Daisy Clough, Scorton

Lunch: Chipping

Leader: Mark Pearce

This is Mark’s first lead, please support him if you can

Start: Millennium Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Lunesdale Bakery, Kirkby Lonsdale

Lunch: Inglesport, Ingleton

Afternoon Tea: Bridge House, Wray

Leader: Ian

50 miles, 3000 ft of ascent

Start: Small car park adjacent to motorway bridge in Nether Kellet at 9.15

Coffee: Farleton View

Lunch: Staveley

Leader: Nigel

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Start: Millennium Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Daisy Clough, Scorton

Lunch: Littleton Dairy, Longridge.

Leader: Kenny

Start: Beaumont at 9.15am

Coffee: Beetham Garden Centre

Lunch: Bowland Bridge

Leader: Len

Start: Bridge House at Wray at 10.00 for coffee, depart at 10.30

Brew stop at the shooting hut, Croasdale. (Bring a flask and nibble)

Lunch: Slaidburn

Post ride coffee/tea at Wray

Leader: John Gilbert, Ian Wood, Ian Roberts

The Annual General Meeting of our club will take place at the Gregson Centre, starting at 5pm.

If you want to have your say and support your club and voluntary officers of the club, please attend if you can.

1 MAY 5PM! PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY!!!!

Start: Nether Kellet Motorway Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Casterton Golf Club ( via Gressingham, Wray, Low Bentham, Burton, Ireby, Cowan Bridge.

Lunch: Bob-In, Arnside (via KL, Biggins, Hutton roof, Burton, Yealand.)

Leader: Neil

Hope to be back in time so we can all attend the CTC AGM at the Gregson at 5pm

Please Note new Starting place.

Start: Barbon village Hall car park at 9.45am

Coffee: Dent

Lunch: Hawes

Afternoon Tea (optional) Sedbergh

Leaders: Liz and Dave

Please note START TIME

45 miles of glorious countryside!

Start: Millennium Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Holgates, Silverdale

Lunch: Hanson’s Kendal

Leader: Paul

45 miles at a steady pace.

Start: Beaumont at 9.15am

Coffee: Farleton View

Lunch: Grange over Sands (picnic or cafe)

Tea: RSPB Leighton Moss ( if required)

Leader: Patience

Start: Millennium Bridge at 9.15am

Coffee: Wallings (via cycle track and Glasson Dock)

Lunch: To be decided by participants on the day, probably subject to cooperative weather.

This was going to be Dec’s ride to Dunsop Bridge, but due to Dec’s fall, he is unable to ride this week. Thanks to Jim for standing in.

Leader: Jim

Start: Nether Kellet, small car park next to motorway bridge

Coffee: Kirkby Lonsdale

Lunch: Bob-In, Arnside

Leader: Andy G.

45-50 miles at a steady pace.

PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A CHOICE OF 2 RIDES TODAY

RIDE 1 THE TOUGHER, LONGER RIDE.

Start: Car Park adjacent to Nether Kellet Motorway Bridge at 9.15

Coffee: Levens Hall

Lunch: The Mallard Tea Shop in Cartmel ( route via Lindale Hill )

Afternoon Tea: Levens Village shop ( via Grange over Sands, Lindale )

Leader: Neil

60+ miles, 3000+ ft of ascent

RIDE 2 SLOWER PACED, SLIGHTLY SHORTER ONE STOP RIDE

Start: Car Park adjacent to Nether Kellet Motorway Bridge at 9.30

Brunch stop: Lower Sizergh Barn

Leader: Len

Around 38 miles at leisurely pace

PLEASE SUPPORT US, IF YOU CAN, AS WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE MORE RIDERS OF DIFFERING REQUIREMENTS.

Start: Carnforth War Memorial at 9.15am

Coffee: Bridge House, Wray

Lunch: Settle

Afternoon Tea: To be decided by participants on the day

Leader: John Gilbert

Start: Boot and Shoe at 9.15am

Coffee: Daisy Clough (via Highland Brow and Cleveley Bank)

Lunch: Knott End (via Out Rawcliffe and Hambleton)

Afternoon Tea: Pudding House (optional)

Leader: Mike C.