Category: SW

Pitsford Reservoir

1/10/2023

Heading South West from the clubhouse, this route visits the café next to the Pitsford Reservoir.

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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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W to Mini Meadows in Welford

6/8/2023

Mini Meadows is a modern café attached to a family-friendly farm near Welford. Here's their website.

Here's a link to the 77 km Strava route used in November 2020, and a longer ride of a little over 80 km is downloadable below.

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Cafés near Church Brampton

23/7/2023

It is a small café at a stables with a lovely outdoor verandah, but sadly Cafe Monde is not open on Sundays or Mondays now... :( so an alternative is Smith’s Coffee Shop a couple of miles down the road.

Longish 84/92 km round trips from the clubhouse, but worth it.

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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.

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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Open Day Loops

19/2/2023

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Here are two 55 Km loops that leave the clubhouse, go West around Market Harborough and then return to the start point for refreshments. One loop goes clockwise, and the other simply reverses the ride and goes anti-clockwise - make sure you download the right one!

For a Sunday club run, go anti-clockwise and stop off at Waterloo Farm, just North of Great Oxendon.

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Buddhist Centre at Thornby 71 km

12/2/2023

This is a shorter loop to Thornby, it's ideal for a moderate paced, or a shorter, winter ride to the Buddhist Centre. It goes clockwise and is 40 km out and 30 km back.

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Cafe Monde - Direct Route

1/1/2023

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Here's the direct(ish) route to Café Monde in Church Brampton. It gives a 75km round trip from the clubhouse. Strava link here

Sadly Cafe Monde is not open on Sundays or Mondays now... :(

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Riding the Historic boundary of Rockingham Forest

1/1/2022

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Here's a challenge! The map on the right shows the full historic extent of Rockingham Forest, an area defined by William the Conqueror. You can read up more historic information on the Cottingham History website, if you want to.

The challenge to us is to follow this boundary (as best as the roads/tracks allow). This gives a ride of about 150 Km/90 miles, including a bit of gravel along the Brampton Valley.
Here's a link to a Strava route for you to follow.
If you prefer you can break the route near Islip Furnaces and head back via Grafton Underwood.

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The Workhouse, Brixworth

19/6/2021

This is a busy cafe with a great selection of food, with lots of local trade. The 79km route starts off going West then drops South to loop round to Brixworth.

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Mkt Harborough/Gt Bowden 71km SW

21/3/2021

This loop goes SW and comes back through Harborough for Welland Park Cafe, or Great Bowden for Weltons. Here's the Strava route.

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Manvell Farm, Walgrave, 81km

14/3/2021

Manvell Farm has a lovely little café with outdoor picnic tables, based in a fishing lakes facility. It's tucked away, but the cake selection is usually well worth hunting it out. Unfortunately it is now closed on Sundays and Mondays!

This route heads South West via Thornby and Brixworth, where there are other café options available at the Buddhist Centre and the Workhouse respectively.

Here's the Strava link.

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Pitsford Reservoir

Mint and Ginger in Tur Langton

W to Mini Meadows in Welford

Cafés near Church Brampton

Sibbertoft Glider Club

Open Day Loops

Buddhist Centre at Thornby 71 km

Cafe Monde - Direct Route

Riding the Historic boundary of Rockingham Forest

The Workhouse, Brixworth

Mkt Harborough/Gt Bowden 71km SW

Manvell Farm, Walgrave, 81km

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