80ish fixed-friendly miles from London Fields to Dedham Vale, with swimming at the end for those who want it.
Suggest we meet 8am again (and really will get there for 8am this time) as it's quite a long ride and worth maximising swimming time.
There's a Co-op and pubs in Dedham for stocking up on beer and food (and a handily placed river for chilling beer), and a National Trust tea shop by the river, if that's your thing.
Trains back from Manningtree (about 20 mins ride) every half hour.
Disclaimer
I'm kind of resigned to the fact that the weather probably won't be as amazing as last year, and hey, you'll get wet at the end anyway, but if the weather is really horrible it probably isn't worth doing (and I'm keeping 1 September as a back-up, just in case)
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80ish fixed-friendly miles from London Fields to Dedham Vale, with swimming at the end for those who want it.
Suggest we meet 8am again (and really will get there for 8am this time) as it's quite a long ride and worth maximising swimming time.
There's a Co-op and pubs in Dedham for stocking up on beer and food (and a handily placed river for chilling beer), and a National Trust tea shop by the river, if that's your thing.
Trains back from Manningtree (about 20 mins ride) every half hour.
Route (with many thanks to Fox, who made it much better)
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2947235
Disclaimer
I'm kind of resigned to the fact that the weather probably won't be as amazing as last year, and hey, you'll get wet at the end anyway, but if the weather is really horrible it probably isn't worth doing (and I'm keeping 1 September as a back-up, just in case)