Meet from 8.30am Desi Cafe for coffee, departing 8.50am for steady group, just after 9am for faster group. Up Druley Hill, to Maiden Bradley, the Deverills, skirting the edge of Warminster, up to Imber for a visit to the Church - Cash Only for refreshments here. Returning to Warminster - stop at either The Garden Cafe or Coffee One here if the Church refreshments don’t suffice. Out the back of Warminster and into Longleat, up the main drive to the Bath Arms, out to Witham Friary/Upton Noble and back into Bruton.

83.3km route with 1056m elevation - 21km/hr steady group, 25km/hr max for faster group

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Meet Burnt Honey from 9am for a 9.15am depart. To Bruton via Cole, up Druly, onto Maiden Bradley, The Deverills, and onto the Wylye Valley - possible early stop at The Ginger Piggery, then rolling on to Wylye to hang right up and over the hill to Telfont Magna and Fonthill Bishop. Down to Semley, possible stop in village shop, then up to Mere, west to Hunters Lodge and back up to Cary via Redlynch and Shepton.

100km loop with 1345m Elevation - Sunday pace 26km/hr + likely

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Meet from 8.30am Desi Cafe for coffee, departing 8.50am for steady group, just after 9am for faster group. Up Druley Hill, down through Kilmington Common past Stourhead to Mere, across to East Knoyle and past Pyt House to Semley for refuel at Compton McRae. Return leg via Gillingham, down through Cucklington, Moor Lane to Wincanton and back to Bruton via Verrington Lane.

68km route with 735m elevation - 21-22km/hr steady group, 25km/hr + for faster group

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Meet from 9am at Burnt Honey for coffee, for a 9.15am depart. Up the hill to the Newt, Verrington Lane to Wincanton, Cucklington, Fifehead, Manston, Okeford Fitzpaine, across to Hazlebury Bryan, Kings Stag and to Round Chimneys Cafe. Back via Bailey Ridge, Sherborne, Corton Denham and the Cadbury’s to Cary.

85km with 968mm elevation- main pack likely to be 26-28km/hr, possible slower pack depending on the massed riders.

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Meet for coffee at Desi Cafe from 8.30am for 8.50am depart for the steady group, just after 9am depart for the faster group. Head out of Bruton via Wyke and go through Castle Cary via the unusual way via Wyke Road, and picking up any Cary riders by the Horse Pond around 9:20am. We then set off towards Baltonsborough, out on the Lydford road via Hornblotton before skirting around Glastonbury via Middle Wick. Head over to Godney and snurgle our way via the back lanes to Wells Loaf Bakehouse. Following the refuel stop we go back out of Wells out on the Shepton Mallet road turning right towards Launcherley, then heading back to Bruton via Dulcote, West Pennard, Wraxall and Wyke.

73km Route with 550m elevation - Steady group around 21-22+km/h, faster group 24+km/hr

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Currently looking rather soggy this Sunday, so a shorter route posted.

Meet from 9am for coffee at Burnt Honey, Cary, for a 9.15am depart. Out on Torbay Road, up to B3153 heading though Lovington, Keinton Mandeville and carrying onto Somerton. Out to Long Load/Long Sutton, down to Martock. Over to Stoke Sub-Hamdon, up Ham Hill. Over to the south of Yeovil, into Stoford, Bradford Abbas and up to Sherborne, for a quick refuel at Bean Shot. Return to Cary via Poyntington, Corton Denham, the Cadburys.

73km route with 780m elevation - 26+km/hr pace

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Sarah Barnes and Liz Long welcome any one returning to riding their bike for a gentle 17miler around quiet Dorset lanes this Saturday Afternoon - meet 1pm at Round Chimneys Cafe just south of Sherborne. Please click on the link below to sign up to ride if you’re planning to join us

Lets Ride Round Chimney

Meet from 8.30am at Desi Cafe, Bruton Convenience Store for coffee for 8.50am depart for steady group, just after 9am depart for speedier group (see below). 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’re going to try running 2 groups this morning, the first (22km/hr max) to depart 8.50am, with the second group (24km/hr +) departing just after 9am. If enough riders and this works out we’ll return in 2 groups also.

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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 8.30am Desi Cafe, for coffee for 9am depart. Lumpy route out - up towards Batcombe, Stony Stratton and Pylle, over to Pilton, North Wootton, skirt the edge of Wells and picking up back lanes out to Godney for refuel at Double Gate Tea rooms. Please note the cafe officially opens at 11am. Return much flatter via Glastonbury, Baltonsborough, Lovington, and Castle Cary.

68km route with 687m elevation - heading out to the cafe in one group 22+ km/h, returning possibly in 2 groups of differing paces. .

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Meet from 8.30am for coffee at Desi Cafe for a 9am depart. Up Druly, onto Maiden Bradley, down to Bath Arms and Longleat, out towards the Safari Park then off right to take some main roads into Frome. Refuel at Tool and Gauge. Return via Witham Friary, Upton Noble and back to Bruton.

50km route with 638m elevation, 22km/hr group ride to the cafe then we’ll split into 2 groups if number of riders dictate 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, 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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