Category Archives: cycling

Jacobean Dormouse

The Port­land Street Ped­al­lers don’t get as far out of town as they used to.  Crayke or bust had become Huby or bust and is now The Jac­o­bean or bust.  Three of us made it by bike, through quite cool … Con­tinue read­ing

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Lincoln

Apart from the fact that everything in Lin­coln seems to close at 4pm (if it can’t man­age to close at 3) we had a pleas­ant visit.  Noted that the cathed­ral west front has a very hori­zontal feel — bet­ter from … Con­tinue read­ing

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Across the Wolds

Ages since I’ve had a good bike ride — so off on the train to Seamer, head­ing back to Malton, tak­ing the bene­fit of a light NE breeze, Star­ted off quite cloudy and cool near the coast — to CAyton … Con­tinue read­ing

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Portland Street Pedalling — or not

First ride of the sea­son — due to call first at The Ebor in Bish­op­thorpe. I cycled out there early in order to eat, our kit­chen under­go­ing renov­a­tion, and enjoyed an excel­lent poached had­dock in cream sauce with prawns. The … Con­tinue read­ing

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To Pocklington

This time, by bus, with the Port­land Street Ped­es­tri­ans, on the clos­ing tour of the winter sea­son.  First pub was the Black Bull, crowded but only John Smiths cask and a mediocre Bass in the drink­able cat­egory. Digit­ised Juke Box … Con­tinue read­ing

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A Brief Potter

Bus with fold­ing bike to Tad­caster — Wharfe reas­on­ably full, but not excess­ively so.  Off along the lane to Bolton Percy — peace­ful Autumn coun­tryside, very quiet, few birds along this stretch.  Fine col­ours in the hedges, par­tic­u­larly birch.  Bolton … Con­tinue read­ing

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More Pennine Weather

Last Sunday it was extremely blustery half way up the Shef­field Hills, and by the time I got to the top along Long Lane out of Lox­ley it was very very extremely blustery, from the SSW, approx­im­ately.  But one could … Con­tinue read­ing

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Fin de Siecle — as we cyclists have it

So, the ped­al­lers 2008 sea­son came to an end a few weeks ago with a very gentle ride first to the Fox and Roman, which does good food judging by the well-filled and swiftly emp­tied plates of two of our … Con­tinue read­ing

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Wet or what ?

By what serendip­it­ous tele­pathy I know not, but some­thing told me to head to Elving­ton and Sut­ton on Derwent via Hes­ling­ton, rather than cut across to Mur­ton after leav­ing yet another tedi­ous even­ing meet­ing at the office.  A light sum­mer … Con­tinue read­ing

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Blossoms in May

What a delight a May even­ing can be ! Espe­cially after stay­ing late at the office for a meet­ing of the Audit Com­mit­tee, surely one of life’s non-pleasures, but heigh-ho, we still need the bacon. So off into the north-westering sun … Con­tinue read­ing

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