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2024 Ride Destinations

Ride leaders arranged 250 rides during 2024. Our ride leaders select the destination and each ride leader has their preferences, whether that is due to how picturesque the route, the food selection and price at the destination, or just the quality of the coffee.   There were 24 popular destinations where rides headed there on 3 or more occasions. 

Destination NameGrand Total
Ruby’s Café, Capel21
Horne Park Golf Club15
Tanhouse Farm13
Charlwood, Cafe 52 The Street.12
Tulleys Farm11
Denbies vineyard10
Tulip Tree, Chiddingstone10
Lullingstone Country Park9
Himalayan Gardens Riverhill7
Olivers, Copthorne7
Polesdon Lacey NT7
Ightham Mote NT6
Archive Café, Snowhill5
Squires Garden Centre, Stoke D ‘Abernon5
Boxhill NT4
Knole Park Sevenoaks NT4
Malabar Coffee Shop Riverhead4
Chartwell NT3
Forest Row, Tablehurst Farm3
High Elms3
Miss Pollys, West Moseley.3
Queens Stage, Effingham3
Tea Pot Island, Yalding3
Walton On the Hill, Village Café3

A further 17 destinations were visited twice, and 45 with just one visit each. That makes a total of 86 different destinations during 2024.

Coastal rides

Several rides went to the coast, bathing optional.   Most of these rides we resorted to a train home, although one of the rides to Brighton was there and back again. 

Rides were led to the Sussex coast at Eastbourne, Brighton, Littlehampton, and Seaford, the Kent coast at Dover, Folkestone, and Broadstairs, and the Hampshire coast at Chichester in 2024.

Other rides

Our members also go on Sportives, Audaxes, and other events with other members met through the club.  These are not official club rides, but meeting ride “buddies” for such an event are another great reason to join a cycling club.