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Inter Branch Ride Out to
Lulworth Cove and Tyneham Village, 19.04.09
An inter branch ride out took place on Sunday 19th of
April organised by Wiltshire and Oxfordshire Branches, with a few of us from
Reading tagging along. The weather forecast was very good as I left home a
little later than planned and headed to the assembly point at the Countess
Services on the A303 at Amesbury. Never the less I arrived five minutes
before the start of the ride having covered the 82 miles in good time! Bob
and Jayne, Roger and Krys, David and Diane, and Diane's son Darren met at The
Swan and had a nice cross country ride to Andover before joining the A303.
At Amesbury I was amazed by the number of bikes present but it turned out that
there were more than one ride heading out today, whew! Don from Wiltshire
led the ride and soon 23 bikes were leaving the services with Theo as tail end
charlie.
We skirted Salisbury and arrived at our first planned stop
at Compton Abbas airfield near Shaftsbury. This airfield is approximately
700 foot above sea level and offered stunning views. A lot of aircraft
were active, probably due to the excellent conditions. After drinks and a
comfort break, we remounted and headed towards Lulworth Cove for our lunch stop.
We travelled some lovely roads and arrived at Lulworth
Cove spot on time. It was very busy with visitors but we had no problem
parking up the bikes before heading for the eateries. A good choice of
food was available with quite a few of us taking the fish and chip option, which
I found very good. We had time to walk to the cove and relax for a while
in the sunshine which was great. Soon however it was time to saddle up and
move on to our next stop at Tyneham Village. This village, set in the
middle of an army firing range, was abandoned during the second world war and
has been uninhabited ever since, with only the church currently used. It
was extremely peaceful here and allowed you to gather your thoughts.
Soon we were on the road again and heading for our final
stop, the Hungry Horse pub in Salisbury. Several of the bikes skipped this
last stop and headed directly for home. After a cold drink I also left the
main group and headed towards Andover and the M3. I got home about 8.00pm
and was quite tired after covering 290 miles but it was a great day out.
Thanks to Don and Theo from Wiltshire for marshalling the
ride and all the HOC members who made it possible.
Some of the bikes at Compton Abbas Airfield
More bikes at Compton Abbas
Coffee time for Bob, Krys and Roger
Wiltshire Branch Members
Plenty of air traffic
David peeling off in the car park at Lulworth
Lulworth Cove
Plenty of visitors at Lulworth Cove
Rock and fossil shop and ice cream parlour at Lulworth
Bikes at Lulworth
House ruins at Tyneham Village
The Church at Tyneham Village
House interior at Tyneham Village
Please contact Chris Ward if you would like more information about the
Branch
either e-mail reading@hoc.org.uk or ring 07899 967327 |
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