2011-08-07 - Herne Bay

And I'm not a million miles away in Leybourne....

@jaitch i'm in Walderslade, let me know when you looking at doing the ride and I will check my work diary.

If you get good weather for this you'll have a great ride.

A couple of points to consider based on my rides in this direction.
First there's only one train an hour back into London from Herne Bay. Also there may be a limit on the number's of bikes allowed on the train. A bunch of us got a train back from Canterbury last Sunday and were told the limit was 3 bikes only. In fact they wouldn't even sell us tickets in case the conductor didn't let us on. Luckily the conductor was less of a jobsworth and let all 7 of us on!

The route is so easy though, it's worth considering riding back too!

The group will tend to stagger itself on the return leg anyway as some people want to get straight home, some want to drink, eat and check out the area.

We have had this sort of thing before, usually we just pile(respectfully) into the carriage and see what happens.

If the conductor doesn't want to let fully assembled bikes on the train I will personally drop the wheels out of peoples bikes whereupon they become luggage and not bicycles.

Then I will reassemble them when we get back to London.

We should definitely be able to get back OK though.

In my experience, that's one of the best arguments to submit if you come across a jobsworth on the rail network. There would'nt be an issue if someone was boarding the train with two massive suitcases so why would a bike frame and pair of wheels not be permitted?

Oh, in like a muther.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. Hobo
   
4. citygent
   
5. Chainbreaker
   
6. Sam
   
7. conkers
   
8. Cafewanda
   
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
   
10. dave4
    
11. xanderh
    
12. Sumo
    
13. middleofnowhere
    
14. richie
    
15. spybot
    
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
    
17. Deluka
    
18. TheorySwine
    19.Gav86
    
19. Stix
    
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. laner
    
23. nelaii
    
24. BlueQuinn
    
25. stevo_com
    
26. Crispin Glover
    
27. S/J
    
28. Samuelson
    
29. pootsmanuva
    
30. ms.chris
    
31. louis theroux
    
32. Webof
    
33. Yasi
    
34. dimi3
    
35. ziska
    
36. harrong
    
37. Jaitch
    
38. PP
    
39. braker
    

The group will tend to stagger itself on the return leg anyway as some people want to get straight home, some want to drink, eat and check out the area.

We have had this sort of thing before, usually we just pile(respectfully) into the carriage and see what happens.

If the conductor doesn't want to let fully assembled bikes on the train I will personally drop the wheels out of peoples bikes whereupon they become luggage and not bicycles.

Then I will reassemble them when we get back to London.

We should definitely be able to get back OK though.

There's also the Viking Trail along the sea wall to Margate for more train options plus Canterbury is about 6 miles away.

Trains run 1 minute past the hour, every hour up until 23:01.

Leaving at 9 from Greenwich should mean we cover the distance(100km mainly flat) in under 5 hours putting us there for 2 in the afternoon. Weather permitting that is a whole lot of time for sunbathing.

I will be checking out the town/beach eating fish and chips and then drinking heavily thus will probably bring up the rear-guard leaving the town.

Just need to keep an eye out for upcoming engineering works, at present the information available only goes up to 31st July.
If there are engineering works taking place that Sunday then we will switch to the preceding Saturday.

I would prefer to ride down there on a Sunday as the roads should be more pleasant.

There's also the Viking Trail along the sea wall to Margate for more train options plus Canterbury is about 6 miles away.

Well that's everything settled then. Thanks for that.

Rather tempting to stop for lunch at Herne Bay, drink a few pints and then check out that Viking Trail..

I will be checking out the town/beach eating fish and chips and then drinking heavily thus will probably bring up the rear-guard leaving the town.

Liking your style. Beach? Chips? Booze? It's a winning look.

I would prefer to ride down there on a Sunday as the roads should be more pleasant.

Blates - thanks for sorting all this out btw - looking forward to it loads!

Well excited.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. Hobo
   
4. citygent
   
5. Chainbreaker
   
6. Sam
   
7. conkers
   
8. Cafewanda
   
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
   
10. dave4
    
11. xanderh
    
12. Sumo
    
13. middleofnowhere
    
14. richie
    
15. spybot
    
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
    
17. Deluka
    
18. TheorySwine
    19.Gav86
    
19. Stix
    
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. laner
    
23. nelaii
    
24. BlueQuinn
    
25. stevo_com
    
26. Crispin Glover
    
27. S/J
    
28. Samuelson
    
29. pootsmanuva
    
30. ms.chris
    
31. louis theroux
    
32. Webof
    
33. Yasi
    
34. dimi3
    
35. ziska
    
36. harrong
    
37. Jaitch
    
38. PP
    
39. dbr
    

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. Hobo
   
4. citygent
   
5. Chainbreaker
   
6. Sam
   
7. conkers
   
8. Cafewanda
   
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
   
10. dave4
    
11. xanderh
    
12. Sumo
    
13. middleofnowhere
    
14. richie
    
15. spybot
    
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
    
17. Deluka
    
18. TheorySwine
    19.Gav86
    
19. Stix
    
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. laner
    
23. nelaii
    
24. BlueQuinn
    
25. stevo_com
    
26. Crispin Glover
    
27. S/J
    
28. Samuelson
    
29. pootsmanuva
    
30. ms.chris
    
31. louis theroux
    
32. Webof
    
33. Yasi
    
34. dimi3
    
35. ziska
    
36. harrong
    
37. Jaitch
    
38. PP
    
39. braker
    
40. dbr
    

My bad.

viking trail is a nice little ride. seafront all the way around.

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this looks ace

keeping a serious eye on it

keeping a serious eye on it

How are Easties getting to Greenwich Park? Was thinking of trying out the Greenwich foot tunnel but it seems to be intermittently closed for works and stuff.

Tower Bridge then Jamaica Road?

Just putting this here:

Meet Blackheath Ave/ Charlton Way(Greenwich Park Gates)

Left Shooters Hill Rd A2
Over A102
Merge Right Shooters Hill Rd A207 > Dover Rd > Bellegrove Rd > Welling High St > Park View Rd > Crook Log
2nd Exit Roundabout A207 Albion Rd
Left Gravel Hill A220
1st Right Watling St A207 > London Rd > Crayford Rd
2nd Exit Princes Rd B2174
Continue Princes Rd A225
Rouandabout 2nd Exit B260 Green St/Rd > TROLLING DOWN HILL > Green St/Rd
Left Sandbanks Hill B262 > Betsham Rd > Station Rd
3rd Right Dale Rd
At Southfleet Left at The Ship Inn
Immediate Right Red St
Right New Barn Rd
1st Left Broadditch Rd
2nd Left Flowerhill Way
Left Upper Ave > Istead Rise
Right A227
Immediate Left Unnamed Private Rd
Right Church Rd
Fork Left at Both Forks(not Copt Hall or Round St)
Straight Over Jeskyns Rd > The Street
2nd Exit Roundabout Cobhambury Rd
Left Warren Rd > Bush Rd
Left Sundridge Hill A228
Over M2
Bike Path on Left Over Medway Bridge
Left Off Bridge Wouldham Rd > Borstal St
4th Left Shorts Way > Esplanade
Right A2 Corporation St > Star Hill > High St
Left Globe Lane A2
Left Dock Rd A231 > Wood St
After Roundabout 4th Left Prince Arthur Rd B2004 > Medway Rd
Follow Signs A289
Right Barrack Rd A289 > Pier Rd
2nd Roundabout 1st Exit Lower Rainham Rd B2004
Roundabout 1st Exit Otterham Quay Ln > Horsham Ln
Left The Street
1st Right Forge Ln
1st Left The Street > Sheerness Rd
5th Right Basser Hill
Right High Oak Hill
Left Stickfast Ln
Right Sheppy Way
Left Quinton Rd
After Large Park on Right Double Roundabout Straight Through 1st
2nd Exit Roundabout High St
Left St Pauls St B2006
Roundabout 2nd Exit Mill Way B2006 > Eurolink Way
Roundabout 2nd Exit Eurolink B2006 > Eurolink Way
Roundabout 2nd Exit Eurolink
Left Castle Rd
3rd Right Dolphin Rd
Right Church Rd
2nd Left Tonge Rd > Lomas Rd
Right Church Rd
Left Scraps Rd > Lower Rd
After Railway Level-Crossing 2nd Right Bysing Wood Rd
Left Western Link B2045
Immediate Right Bysing Wood Rd
Left B2040 N Ln > Conduit St > Court St > Crescent Rd
5th Left East St B2040 > Whitstable Rd
After Railway Line 1st Exit Roundabout Graveney Rd > Whitstable Rd
3rd Left Head Hill > Seasalter Rd > Faversham Rd
After Railway Bridge 3rd Right St Mary's Grove
Right Preston Parade > Admiralty Wk
Right Over Railway
Left Joy Ln
Left Canterbury Rd A290 > Oxford St > High St
Continue Sea St B2205 > Harbour St > Tower Parade
Left Tower Hill (Castle on Hill) > Marine Parade
Join Herne Bay Rd B2205 > St John's Rd > Whitstable Rd > Sea St
8th Left After Chestfield & Swalecliffe Rail - Hampton pier Ave > To Sea
Western Esplanade > Central Parade = Arrive

CW prints off instructions but makes mental note to stick with the pack as map-reading skills are shite, even with strong daylight and prescription glasses.

@ cafewanda
you could always use a sat-nav, but INHO that spoils the fun!

why the herne bay ride thread bro? was it stolen in the ditch or herne bay? stick it in stolen bikes thread, and also if it was stolen in shoreditch, as im sure you know, brick lane early sat/sun and check bikeshd.com on the reg!

EDIT: looks like that post has been deleted. as you were.

CW prints off instructions but makes mental note to stick with the pack as map-reading skills are shite, even with strong daylight and prescription glasses.

Yay! cafewanda addition! I'd missed that you were coming somehow!

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. Hobo
   
4. citygent
   
5. Chainbreaker
   
6. Sam
   
7. conkers
   
8. Cafewanda
   
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
   
10. dave4
    
11. xanderh
    
12. Sumo
    
13. middleofnowhere
    
14. richie
    
15. spybot
    
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
    
17. Deluka
    
18. TheorySwine
    19.Gav86
    
19. Stix
    
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. laner
    
23. nelaii
    
24. BlueQuinn
    
25. stevo_com
    
26. Crispin Glover
    
27. S/J
    
28. Samuelson
    
29. pootsmanuva
    
30. ms.chris
    
31. louis theroux
    
32. Webof
    
33. Yasi
    
34. dimi3
    
35. ziska
    
36. harrong
    
37. Jaitch
    
38. PP
    
39. braker
    
40. dbr
    
41. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
    

@ cafewanda
you could always use a sat-nav, but INHO that spoils the fun!

You're assuming I can use a sat-nav :-)

Poots, I'll follow you............ again - lol.