Meet at Burnt Honey 9am for coffee for 9.15am depart. Out past Cary Station to Alhampton and onto Chaingang Route. Turning R round the back of the Tor, onto Polsham, Godney, up the hill towards Wedmore then L to Sand and over to Mark. Then more levels looping round through Woolavington and onto Langport. Back to Cary via Kingsdon, Lytes Cary, Keinton Mandeville.

Likely refuel at Langport Bridge Canteen at 80km

106km 587m elevation 27km/hr + pace likely, please download route to your GPS

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Meet at Desi Cafe from 8.30am for a 9am depart, bring a rain jacket and mudguards. Heading out up Wyke, Ditcheat, Parbrook. Up to Keinton Mandeville then main road to Somerton to refuel at Alfredo’s Bakery. Loop home via Charlton Adam, Babcary and Castle Cary.

55km with 528m elevation, 22km/hr pace out to cafe ideally, splitting into packs for return leg.

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Meet at Burnt Honey 9am for 9:15am depart. Up to Cary Hill, R to whizz past the Newt and onto the R turn to Holton. Along old A303, L to Mapperton, Blackford, though to Charlton Horethorne, down through Milborne Wick to Sherborne, round on New Road and out to Thornford. Then Stoford, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, the Chinnocks and into Merriott for refuel at The Feed Station. Back via Over Stratton, Bower Hinton, Martock, Long Sutton, Bineham, Kingsdon, Charlton Mackrell, up to B3153 and through to Cary.

92.2km with 990m elevation. Majority of elevation in first half. Expect 27+km/hr but dependent on riders present.

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Meet from 8.30am for coffee at Desi Cafe, for a 9am depart. Expect a longer Saturday ride down to Pips Railway Carriage in Lopen today. Out via Wyke, turning L onto the A371 towards Cary Station then R onto B3153 to Somerton, down to Long Sutton and Long Load, out to East Lambrook, turning L to South Petherton and over to Lopen. Refuel at Pips before returning via Norton Sub-Hamdon and Martock, through Long Load again, over to Kingsdon and up to Keinton Mandeville to retrace our outbound route back up to Bruton.

88km route with 724m Elevation - 22km/hr pace likely out to the cafe keeping the pack together, splitting into different pace groups for the return leg if enough riders of similar paces.

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Meet from am at Burnt Honey for coffee at 9:00am for 9:15am depart. Taking A371 to Wincanton, out to Buckhorn Weston, up Hartmoor Hill. Onto Fifehead, Manston, Hamoon and Okeford Fitzpaine. Up Bulbarrow and onto the View Cafe at Milton Abbas. Return leg via Ansty Cross, Hazelbury Bryan, Kings Stag, Caundle Marsh, up to Goathill and Milborne Port. Through to Charlton Horethorne, Blackford, across to the Cadbury’s and back to Cary.

93km with 1170m elevation - pace will be decided by the riders present - anything between 25-28km/hr

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Meet from 8.30am at Desi Cafe, Bruton Convenience Store for coffee for 9am depart. Out via Shepton Montague, Verrington Lane to Wincanton, up the High Street and R to climb Cucklington. Then onto Fifehead & Todber. L turn to Stour Row and the back lanes loop to Child Okeford. Refuel at the Cafe on Gold Hill Farm. Conventional return via Todber, Fifehead, Hartmoor Hill, Wincanton and back into Bruton.

71Km route with 676m Elevation - we’ll stick together to the cafe (22km/hr +) then if enough riders split into 2 pace groups for the return leg.

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Meet at Burnt Honey 9am for coffee for 9.15am depart. Out past Cary Station to Alhampton and onto Chaingang Route. Turning R round the back of the Tor, onto Polsham, Godney, past Sweets and up to Mark. Then more levels looping round through Woolavington and onto Langport. Back to Cary via Podimore Roundabout, Queen Camel and main road from Sparkford.

Likely refuel at Langport Bridge Canteen at 80km

106km 459m elevation 28km/hr + pace likely, please download route to your GPS

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Meet from 8.30am for coffee at Desi Cafe, Bruton Convenience Store, for 9am depart. Heading out past Sunnyhill, Holton, Mini sigwells into Charlton Horethorn, down to Sherborne and out to Yeti via Thornford. Refuel at Old School Gallery Cafe, then return via Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, Sandford Orcas, Corton Denham, the Cadburys, Woolston and up to Bruton.

68km with 918m elevation, aiming to keep the group together to the cafe, pace 22Km/hr +, then return in pace packs.

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Meet from 9am for coffee at Burnt Honey, Cary, for 9.15am depart. Out past the station, Alhampton, Ditcheat. Onto Baltonsborough, Street and out to Westhay. Turn south here to Pedwell, round the back of Ham Hill and into Bere Aller Cider Farm for refuel. Return via Langport, Somerton, Charlton Adam, Keinton and back up to Cary

80km with a meagre 530m elevation, 26-28km/h + steady

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RIDE CANCELLED - due to glum weather.

Meet from 8.30am at Desi Cafe, Bruton Convenience Store for 9am depart. Up to Sunnyhill, Shepton Montague, and onto Gibbert Road down to Holton. Along the Old A303 to Blackford, up Mini Sigwells into Charlton Horethorne, Milborne Wick and down to Sherborne. Refuel at Bean Shot. Return via Oborne, Poyntington, Sigwells before retracing the outbound route back to Bruton.

54km with 789m elevation - group to keep together on outbound leg, 22km/hr + then if enough riders split into pace groups for the return.

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Meet from 9.00am Burnt Honey, Castle Cary for 9.15am depart. Out via Alford, Hornblotton, Parbrook into Glastonbury. Out on Meare road past Sweets and up to Wedmore, then main road to Wells - refuel at Loaf Bakehouse. Return leg via Launcherly, North Wootton, Baltonsborough, Keinton Mandeville and back to Cary.

80km with a meagre 507m elevation, steady summer miles pace 26-27km/h likely due to strong headwinds.

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Meet from 8.30am at Desi Cafe for coffee in the back of Bruton Convenience Store for a 9am Depart. Reminder - don’t park your bikes in the Vets car park (unless you want to incur their wrath). Out via Sunnyhill, Cary, North Barrow. Over A37 to Charlton Mackrell and onto Somerton, then back lanes to Langport - refuel at Bridge Canteen. Return via Muchelney, Bineham, Podimore, Queen Camel and the Cadburys before returning to Bruton on back lanes again through Shepton Montague.

81km route with only 670m elevation, group to stick together at around 22kmph on the outward leg with split into pace packs if enough riders present.

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Meet at Desi Cafe for coffee from 8.30am for 9am depart from the back of the store as usual.

ALSO please note the Vet practice doesn’t want us to park our bikes in their car park on the right - do so at your own risk of a telling off.

Head girl away so please sort a ride leader amongst the massed riders.

Out via Sunnyhill, Hadspen, into Cary - if North Road Cary still closed go via Ansford Rd into town centre, out via Torbay Road, onto Lovington, R to Hornblotton and Lottisham, Baltonsborough to Street, onto the lumpy lanes round the back of Glastonbury and into Middlewick for refuel. Return via Coxbridge, Wraxall, Ditcheat, Wyke to Bruton.

56km route with 401m elevation - 22km/hr pace keeping group together to the cafe, splitting into pace groups on the return if enough riders.

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Meet at Desi Cafe for coffee from 8.30am for 9am depart from the back of the store as usual.

ALSO please note the Vet practice doesn’t want us to park our bikes in their car park on the right - do so at your own risk of a telling off.

Head girl away so please sort a ride leader amongst the massed riders.

Out via Sunnyhill, Shepton Montague, Yarlington, Woolston, under the A303 to Blackford. Into Charlton Horethorne, down to Milborne Port, Goathill, Haydon, over A3030 and down to Boys Hill for refuel at Round Chimneys Cafe. Return leg via Sherborne, Oborne, Sigwells, Holton, and Shepton Montague.

71km route with 1000m elevation - 22km/hr pace keeping group together to the cafe, splitting into pace groups on the return if enough riders

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Desi Cafe may be closed this morning, if so please meet At the Chapel, from 8.30am for 9am depart from the back of Bruton Convenience Store as usual.

ALSO please note the Vet practice doesn’t want us to park our bikes in their car park on the right - do so at your own risk of a telling off.

Head girl away so please sort a ride leader amongst the massed riders.

Route heads out up Druly, onto Maiden Bradley, Longbridge Deverill, hanging L into Warminster and to The Coffee Garden, 4 Silver Street, for refuel. Return leg via Longleat, Witham Friary, Upton Noble and back to Bruton.

60km route with 740m elevation - 22km/hr pace keeping group together to the cafe, splitting into pace groups on the return if enough riders

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Please DM Liz Long via website or WhatsApp BCC Chat if you want to join this ride - leaving Corton Denham at 9am, out to Thornford, over to Glanvilles Wootton, up Bulbarrow, and down into Okeford Fitzpaine and Hammoon. Up to Shaftesbury for refuel. Return via Stalbridge and Milborne Port to Corton Denham.

98km with 1256m elevation - lumpy day out, 24-26km/hr pace depending on riders present.

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Meet from 8.30am Desi Cafe for coffee, 9am depart. Up Druly Hill, out to Maiden Bradley, down to Longleat and back lanes to Frome, then across to Mells for refuel at Mells Walled Garden - which opens at 11am. Cafe at the Garden now being run by Jesse Gilchrist of Burnt Honey Fame. Return leg via Nunney, Witham Friary, Upton Noble and back into Bruton

56Km route with 800m elevation - 22km/hr max pace out to cafe to keep group together, may split into pace packs on the return.

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Meet from 9am for coffee at Burnt Honey, Cary for 9.15am depart. Out via Lovington, Keinton Mandeville and Charlton Mackrell. Right to Long Load, Martock, East Lambrook, over A303 at South Petherton and a loop through Lopen down to Feed Station, Merriott for refuel. Returning via some back lanes to Martock, up to Podimore Roundabout, across to Queen Camel and up the A359 back to Cary.

81km with 533m elevation, 25-27km/h pace

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Meet from 8.30am Desi Cafe for a 9am depart. Heading out via Verrington Lane into Wincanton, down to Buckhorn Weston, up Hartmoor, Todber, Manston then R to Sturminster. Refuel at Sweet Pea Cafe.

Return via Stalbridge, Milborne Port, Charlton Horethorne, Blackford, Holton and Shepton Montague.

71.6Km with 846m elevation, 22km/hr social pace to the cafe, splitting into pace groups on the return if enough riders.

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Meet from 9am Burnt Honey (if open) for a 9.15am depart. I’ve checked online as best as possible but can’t guarantee either cafe we plan to frequent today will be open - so bring your own fuel just in case. Heading via Cole to Bruton, up Druley, down via Horsington to Longleat and up to Frome on the back lanes. Then across to Mells - refuel in the village shop or Mells Walled Garden depending on our timings and what’s open. Return leg skirts Vobster, over to Leigh on Mendip, Cranmore, Lamyatt and back round to Cary.

66km route with 990m elevation - LUMPY, expect 24+km/hr

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RIDE CANCELLED due to poor weather. We’ll aim to do this ride sometime in the coming weeks.

Meet from 9am for coffee at Burnt Honey, Cary, for 9.15am depart. Please be mindful of the food fair today in Cary - we may have to walk the bikes if stalls are already setting up for opening at 10am. Out past the station, Alhampton, Ditcheat. Onto Baltonsborough, Street and out to Westhay. Turn south here to Pedwell, round the back of Ham Hill and into Bere Aller Cider Farm for refuel. Return via Langport, Somerton, Charlton Adam, Keinton and back up to Cary

80km with a meagre 530m elevation, 26-27km/h + steady

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Meet from 8.30am at Desi Cafe, Bruton Convenience Store for coffee for 9am depart. Out via Shepton Montague, Verrington Lane to Wincanton, down Moor Lane, up Hartmoor Hill and onto Fifehead & Todber. L turn to Stour Row and the back lanes loop to Child Okeford. Refuel at the Cafe on Gold Hill Farm. Conventional return via Todber, Fifehead, Hartmoor Hill, Wincanton and back into Bruton.

70Km route with 629m Elevation - we’ll stick together to the cafe (22km/hr +) then if enough riders split into 2 pace groups for the return leg.

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Meet from 9am at Burnt Honey, for a 9.15am depart. Up to Bruton via Cole, on to the Brewhams, Druly, down to Mere, then into the headwind out towards East Knoyle, Newtown, and into Tisbury - refuel at Beatons Cafe. Return leg past Wardour, Semley, Gillingham, Buckhorn Weston, Wincanton and up to Cary.

85km route with 1060m elevation - 23-26km/h depending on riders present and how the legs are feeling.

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Meet from 8.30am at Desi Cafe for coffee, 9am depart. Out via Sunnyhill, and Cary, the Barrows, and Queen Camel. Down to Mudford and over the A30 and down to Yetminster. Refuel at the Old School Cafe. Return via Sherborne, Poyntington, up over Sigwells, Blackford, Yarlington and Shepton Montague back to Bruton.

70km route with 792m elevation - 22km/hr social pace to the cafe keeping the gang together - but mindful we’ll have to split into packs of 8 max if lots of us are out. May split into pace packs for the return leg depending on riders present.

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Meet from 8.30am at Desi Cafe, for a 9am Depart - Keith Lunn leading this ride - up Sunnyhill to Cole and Cary. Out via North Barrow, Babcary and Somerton, round via Low Ham and onto Langport for refuel at The Bridge Canteen. Return via Muchelney, Long Sutton, Podimore, Queen Camel, Sparkford, North Cadbury and Shepton Montague.

82km route with 540m ascent - social group pace around 22km/hr on the way to the cafe, if enough riders we may split into pace groups for the return.

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Meet at the Parking at the start of the Strava Loop - Rockford Common, on the edge of the New Forest. Driving time around 1hr 30 from Bruton/Cary. Please arrive in good time for a prompt depart at 9.30am. If the massed riders wish we may head in the reverse direction to Hockey’s for coffee before starting the route. Sarah and Steve recced this route last month, mainly off road through the trails of the New Forest, gravel bike or mountain bike essential.

93km route with 844m Elevation, expect 18-20km/hr max gravel riding so it will be a long day out. There are several refuel options on the way round.

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Meet from 8.30am for coffee at Desi Cafe for a 9am depart. Up to Sunnyhill, down through Cole to Cary, then head out towards Babcary. Onto the Charltons before heading south towards Martock. Refuel at Priory Cafe at around half way. Return leg via Montacute then outskirts of Yeovil, up to West Camel before heading home to Bruton through South Cadbury and Yarlington.

78km route with 802m elevation - Group ride out to cafe, 22km/hr likely then return leg split into 2 different pace groups if massed riders want - 22km+ and 25km+

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