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Go West! (to Tur Langton)

19/3/2023

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This route goes to one of our favorite cafes, Mint and Ginger in Tur Langton.  It goes West to Shearsby before looping back to the café 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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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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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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Mint and Ginger in Tur Langton

15/1/2023

 
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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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.

The image on the rights shows the different lines for each route.
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82km loop to Buddhist Centre in Thornby

10/7/2022

 
Here's the full loop in Strava

Lovely coffee and cakes from the veggie café in the grounds of an old country house.  It doesn't open until 11:00 though, so worth getting a few more miles in before the stop!
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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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Pennbury Farm - Summer Loop

3/4/2022

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This is an 83km loop, with 50km to the coffee stop at Pennbury Farm.  It's therefore one for the 9:00 start time.  

Here's the route in Strava. 

Wistow Cafe Bistro is passed at 45km, and Pennbury Farm at 50km.
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Wandering Route to Tur Langton

13/3/2022

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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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Loop via Great Glen

5/9/2021

 
This 83km loop goes West towards Leicester, and passes a couple of good coffee stops around just past the half-distance point.

Here's the route in Strava. 

Wistow Cafe Bistro is passed at 45km, and Pennbury Farm at 50km.
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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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Top Lodge, Fineshade Wood

29/5/2021

 
Top Lodge café at Fineshade Wood can get busy if the weather is good, but there's lots of room and an outside courtyard.  Fineshade is one of the last remaining wooded areas left of the old Rockingham Forest.

This loop starts off going West from the club, then swings up North through Uppingham and Rutland before returning across the Welland Valley to Fineshade.  The total loop is 75km; here's the route in Strava.
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Tur Langton 'steady' 34km W

4/4/2021

 
Tur Langton hides the Mint and Ginger coffee shop in a small commercial development around a courtyard.

This route covers 34km (or 21 miles), so is ideal as for steady riders.  Here's the route on Strava.
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W to Mini Meadows in Welford

1/11/2020

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

Link to the Strava route used in November 2020.

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