With the sudden demise of No.77 Cafe in the Red Lion at Coltishall, this weekend’s club run was rescheduled to the Courtyard Cafe in the busy Wroxham Barns complex. Other commitments once again kept the Pretty Corner contingent numbers down to three riders, which was reduced to two at Tuttington, from where Neil Mc had to head for home to fulfil domestic commitments in the afternoon. On an unseasonably hot day, tempered by favourable breezes, Mark and Chris enjoyed a brisk ride to the Barns, where they chose to refuel at the Farmyard Cafe rather than the larger Courtyard Cafe. During the break, Chris received a ‘phone call notifying him of a boiler problem that needed sorting asap. So it was a quick turnaround and a 16mph ride back to Sheringham.
Five other Wheelers picked up the route at the five miles point for the ride to the Courtyard Cafe and, unusually, failed to coincide with the PC starters. Unsurprisingly on a day such as this, Wroxham Barns was busy, but the group arrived early for a comfortable break before the cafe filled up with families after 12.30. It was a hot, but wind-assisted, ride back to the parting of the ways at Cross Green.
The route was largely on quiet lanes, directly to Tuttington, over Swanton Hill, Sloley, Tunstead church, Cat’s Common, Neatishead, Irstead, Bewiderwood, Ashmanaugh, Belaugh Green, St. James, Little Hautbois, Frettenham church, Hainford, Buxton, Brampton, Allison Street, Cawston, Corpusty, Ramsgate Street, Baconsthorpe and Bodham Hill. This route benefited from a lot of shade from today’s hot sun, especially through the Broads section.
Riders: Mark; Chris; Neil Mc; Jim; Graham J; Neil S; Brian; Harvey.
Distances: – the main plotted route covered 66 miles, but individual distances ranged from 68 miles to 106 miles.
North Norfolk Wheelers 