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So I did this at the weekend - thanks for the inspiration @Thrasher . I decided on Thursday night then caught the 7.43 from Paddington on Saturday morning to Reading and started and ended from there.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4021528285
The bit from Reading to the South Downs Way is pretty easy and fast but from then on in it gets harder. I rode a rigid Ritchey P29er and was very happy I didn't choose my CX bike. Even though on the flats it was slower, there were a fair few sections on the South Downs Way and Ridgeway that I was very happy I had MTB tyres for. In particular with the recent rain some steep climbs and descents had become very rocky.
It's a really great route, just was harder than I expected. Nothing very technical but it's not all smooth going. A fair bit of sand too in the first half.
Re the firing ranges you pass by them but not through them so I don't think you need to worry about that. They're a bit creepy though.
I had dinner and bivied in the garden of the Black Horse in Hurdcott https://goo.gl/maps/T6zvrSt3pmo9HMC47 and would 100% reccomend this as a plan. The landlord was fantastic, and even put my bike in the lock up so I didn't have to worry about it overnight. Beer was great too and a cute pub dog another plus
I did it in 2 days, but if you want to be more leisurely then 3 would probably be more fun.
a couple of photos attached