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Go West! (to Kibworth/Tur Langton)

12/11/2023

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This route goes to one of our favorite cafes, Mint and Ginger in Tur Langton, and it passes Windmill Farm Café just outside Kibworth too.  It goes West to Shearsby before looping back to the cafés at some 42 km into the 62 km ride.

​Alternatively you can carry on to Rural Relaxing in Medbourne at 54 km.
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E to Wadenhoe, King's Head 68km

5/11/2023

 
Here's the route in Strava, returning via the North of Corby.
This pub is cycle friendly, has great cakes and a lovely riverside garden.
Their website kingsheadwadenhoe.com
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Cafe Ventoux, Tugby

22/10/2023

 
Café Ventoux in Tugby is a real cyclists 'honey pot', where you'll always find plenty of customers in lycra. 
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The first route takes us out to the North-West via Houghton, before coming back up and round from the North; here's the Strava link.
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And this second route goes North East and round Rutland Water, arriving at Cafe Ventoux after 55 km.
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And here's a shorter route that also goes North-West and is a loop of 60km.
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Rutland Water East

9/9/2023

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Here are a couple of routes that visit the East end of Rutland Water.  The longer route  targets the Harbour Café on the North Shore, while the shorter route stops at Wing Hall.  Both routes hit their café stops after 40km, so are good for a winter run out.

At time of writing though, the Harbour Café has closed down; we hope it opens again soon.
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Wandering Route to Tur Langton

27/8/2023

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Sometimes you don't need to go for distance!  This route wanders around some of the roads nearby that we usually ride past, and targets Mint and Ginger at Tur Langton for the coffee stop.
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Mint and Ginger in Tur Langton

27/8/2023

 
Mint and Ginger is a lovely courtyard café on the edge of Tur Langton, and very cycle friendly.

Here are three routes that can take us there; the first goes South from the clubhouse, around Market Harborough and back up to Tur Langton, a loop totaling 67km.  The second is more direct and Westerly, going via Gumley and Kibworth.  The third is a variant on the first, a loop totaling 63km, shown on the right.
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Loop around Corby

16/7/2023

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Here's a loop if you want z ride to return to the clubhouse.  Just over 60 km (so almost 40 miles) in a clockwise direction, showing how nice the countryside around Corby can be.
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Cafés near Oundle

11/6/2023

 
There are two nice cafés just to the south of Oundle; Kingfisher Café and Boxwood Café.  Kingfisher is in the Barnwell Country Park, while Boxwood is behind the Barn Garden Centre one Km further south.  Both have nice outdoor and indoor spaces.
Kingfisher has a lovely terrace overlooking a small lake and is usually a family favourite.  Find out about it here. 
Boxwood is modern and usually full of adults; here's their webpage.

There are a couple of loops from the clubhouse below, one that's 86km long, is on Strava here, and a shorter one of 67km here.
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Sibbertoft Glider Club

12/3/2023

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This place has a different vibe from most cafes, and with a working aerodrome there is usually plenty to see.  The route takes an unusual path to get to Oxendon, just so that we can use a few rarely-ridden roads near the clubhouse :)

The route is 67km long, with the café stop just about half way round.
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The route is also workable to visit Waterloo Farm near Oxendon, but you'd have to reverse it to get to the stop about 3/4 of the way around.
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Wadenhoe via Deene

5/3/2023

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Here's one way to get to Wadenhoe without going through Oundle.  It includes about 1 km of bridleway, so think about your bike and the ground conditions, but it makes a change.
The route is 69 km, with the King's Head at Wadenhoe coming up after 36 km, or Café Oak at Geddington after 56 km.
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Launde from the East

26/2/2023

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Launde.  The word to strike fear into any whose post-café form is not great.  With it's 18% gradient straight from the stop, it is not to be taken lightly, but it is a lovely place to stop in any weather, so we do it anyway!
This route approaches from the East after rolling around the valley, through Wing and then heading to Braunston.  It's not so long at 60km, with Launde coming up after 40km, so fine for a winter ride.
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Medbourne Winter Warmer

5/2/2023

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Here's a short route that packs in the hills to keep us warm, and get us ready for the summer to come!  There are over 700m of climbing in these 61kms, so bring your lightest self and bike!  Once we reach Rural Relaxing (after 52km) you can do just that, as there's a short 20 min ride back to the clubhouse.
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Wadenhoe/Geddington

22/1/2023

 
This 67km loop runs round the north of Corby, then on a quick run to Oundle (good for a chain gang) before turning to Wadenhoe for the Kings Head.  If you don't stop there, the route continues round to Geddington, so Café Oak is also an option.

​Strava link to the route is here.
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Launde Abbey Clockwise

4/12/2022

 
There are three clockwise loops here of 39, 42 and 51 km to take us to Launde Abbey Café, where the coffee break is tempered by thoughts of the sharp climb immediately after leaving the stop!  The return from Launde is 20 Km.

The first part of the two longer routes are also useful if you are looking for a short ride to Mint and Ginger in Tur Langton, which comes up after 16km/10miles.
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Here's a link to the longest route in Strava.
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Tur Langton

23/10/2022

 
Here's a variation on some other rides posted in this list (search for Tur Langton), with the Mint and Ginger coffee stop appearing at 45km into a 62km ride.
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West loop returning to Geddington

18/9/2022

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The routes here start off West from the club, go anti-clockwise around Market Harborough and end up at Geddington for a café stop.  The shorter 60km route is ideal for a shorter winter ride, the longer one is preferred for summer.

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Brigstock - 'Flat'

14/8/2022

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Here's a summer route that is (relatively) flat, ideal for the 2022 heatwave.  It gets the bigger hills out of the way early, allowing us to enjoy the sunshine without too much toil.  70km with the café appearing after about 50.
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Spokes in Harringworth

26/6/2022

 
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Spokes is a pop-up summer cycling cafe in Harringworth (longest viaduct in the UK).  There are a number of routes that go near there, and it's only 13km back to the club.
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Go West! (and back to Medbourne)

29/5/2022

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Medbourne is close to the club, so this route passes near it, goes West in a clockwise direction and returns for coffee to the Rural Retreats venue.

The loop is about 64 km, with the café coming up at 54 km.
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Oundle 63km

6/3/2022

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This route goes anti-clockwise, via Geddington, Brigstock and Lyveden to Oundle.  There are a couple of cafes in the centre of Oundle, including our favourite, Brew Babu.
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