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Yeah, I want to do the Chiltern Ridgeway thing with the missus but I don't think we're up for 350k round trip and she doesn't have enough bivvy kit/bikepacking bags to sleep out with me.
I've got time off for a wedding that didn't happen so I was thinking about early weekday morning riding to Harrow & Wealdstone and taking train to Tring. 5:46->6:17 and that leaves a large chunk of the day to ride the route.
Then work out how to get back - maybe a train from Marlborough. Nope just looked, no trains, so maybe ride 13mi to Swindon and then train back from there. 23:19 is the last train to Paddington, then ride back from Paddington.
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Some train operators are being arsey about letting obvious leisure travellers on - e.g. people with bikes. I had some friends refused at Oxford by GWR last week, which would be the same operator as Swindon.
It'll probably all change after July 4th mind.
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Nope just looked, no trains, so maybe ride 13mi to Swindon and then train back from there. 23:19 is the last train to Paddington, then ride back from Paddington.
It's 7 miles to Great Bedwyn from Marlborough, which has a station. Don't know what time the last train is, but it's a much shorter and more pleasant ride than to Swindon.
Added: it's also less likely to be manned at that time of night. Swindon is a mainline station, with associated staffing levels, Bedwyn isn't.
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They're great, I've never had an issue. No need to book a spot, just show up and hop on (assuming you're not traveling at peak times).