ABC Towns and Villages

[TheDoctor]

Exning near Newmarket

I may have snared X-ning for future usage

 

[Dogtrousers]

Some hilarity first time round as radiologist asked me if I was sure it was the right hand side as the GP has asked for pictures of left hand side. Radiologist turned down my offer of seeing my technicolor road rash as proof of my own awareness of difference between left and right! Not for the first time, I was not impressed with a local GP. OTOH she did set me up with a great physio once on the mend.

Before I went in for my knee op people were dashing around getting things ready, someone came in with a big marker pen and drew a huge arrow on my left leg pointing at the knee. I said "make sure he doesn't do the wrong one" and the person replied "It does happen!"

 

[Shadow]

who would want an average Plumpton when you can have a ....

One of the entertaining aspects of this thread is the proliferation of similar names of places in the UK. There is a small village (pop. 1600) not a huge ride from me where there is an 'average Plumpton'. Here one may find a racecourse and the UK's leading oenological educational facility.

 

[rugby bloke]

Just booked a holiday to Gozo in the summer and will definitely be hiring a bike for the day - its a goldmine for those difficult to find letters. I can collect 3 of my parked letters:
Victoria,
Xlendi
Zebbug
in a couple of hour's riding. Mind you, not easy riding, having hired a bike there before its both very hot and very hilly !

 

[Dogtrousers]

Just booked a holiday to Gozo in the summer and will definitely be hiring a bike for the day - its a goldmine for those difficult to find letters. I can collect 3 of my parked letters:
Victoria,
Xlendi
Zebbug
in a couple of hour's riding. Mind you, not easy riding, having hired a bike there before its both very hot and very hilly !

You're going to need a W too!!

 

[rugby bloke]

You're going to need a W too!!

Sadly, there are no W's to be found on the island. Thankfully there are plenty in Northants. I am going to use the trip to hover up the remaining letters that otherwise would be byes. That would just leave 1 long ride up the ever popular John O Gaunt ...

 

[Dogtrousers]

Sadly, there are no W's to be found on the island. Thankfully there are plenty in Northants. I am going to use the trip to hover up the remaining letters that otherwise would be byes. That would just leave 1 long ride up the ever popular John O Gaunt ...

How about Wistin https://goo.gl/maps/vgJBtEx3irs and Weraq https://goo.gl/maps/4v2B7FyEv4K2 and Wiquefa https://goo.gl/maps/7LrfQ6v9GkA2

Don't know if they have signs tho

 

[rugby bloke]

How about Wistin https://goo.gl/maps/vgJBtEx3irs and Weraq https://goo.gl/maps/4v2B7FyEv4K2 and Wiquefa https://goo.gl/maps/7LrfQ6v9GkA2

Don't know if they have signs tho

I did notice these, however they don't appear on the list of settlements on the island, so I guess they be part of another settlement such as Qala. Gozo is a strange place as one settlement tends to run into another without any clear boundary. They do have a bus stop so may be I can use that !

 

[rugby bloke]

Time to get back to the A,B,C Challenge. Its been neglected as a number of my remaining letters need long rides. The MIL lives on Oundle so as Senior Management was heading over I took the opportunity to take the bike and take in a ride up to Rutland to bag W and X. As has been well documented Exton does not have a village sign so I have had to make do with what I could find. As this sign is at the edge of the village I felt it complied ! It is only a place holder until the Gozo trip when I can bag a proper X.
I love cycling in this part of the world, loads of quite lanes, enough gnarly hills to make it a challenge and loads of happy cyclists. The coffee stop was pretty decent as well. Does anyone else unload a needless amount of clutter when they stop ?

 

[redflightuk]

I fed the horses early and headed out on the bent to bag the next letter.

I left home in glorious sunshine and just a mile down the road it was foggy and cold. After Letchworth it started to clear and it wasn't long before the sun was out again. I may have a go at J tomorrow if the legs are ok.

 

[Katherine]

Taken on my way to watch some of the club TTers.

I didn't have time to find Peover and I got a lift home.

 

[Dogtrousers]

The story so far
Addington Village, Biggin Hill, Cudham, Downe, Edenbridge, Fordcombe, Groombridge, Hartfield, Ide Hill

 

[rugby bloke]

A hot and hilly 56 mile loop to bag Y - which is only 4 miles from home. So you could say I took the scenic route. What was noticeable was the difference in water level of Ravensthorpe reservoir. Contrasting pictures from today and last May. It demonstrates how dry the winter has been in this part of the world.

Today:

May 2018:

 

[redflightuk]

A 42 mile out and back to bag a J. Managed to lift the bent on and off the nettles without getting stung.

In the 70s we used to go banger racing a couple of miles up the road from Jack's Hatch i think the track was near Roydon. We stopped at JH for petrol and sweets on the way.

 

[redflightuk]

A 14 mile loop for K and L this afternoon.