Isle of Wight A ride Sun 22 Sept 2024

Dedicated event to sign up for the A ride on the Isle of Wight day trip

Overall coordination (travel arrangements etc) will continue through the main event posting.

Updated route - see post below. DO NOT USE THIS GPX FILE! (I CAN'T UN-ATTACH THIS ONE!)

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What time ferry are we getting? Thinking I should probably get some sort of vague plan in place

I think we should aim for the 9am ferry from Lymington. Which would mean a 6:30 start from Buckingham for a two-hour journey.

Proposed stops:

For lunch, I suggest we stop at Pedallers Cafe:
https://pedallerscafe.co.uk

It appears to be a recommended cafe welcoming cyclists and open on Sunday from 10-4.
It is at mile 28.8 / 46.3km at Langbridge, Newchurch, PO36 0NP
https://w3w.co/premises.loops.flickers

We may also stop for a coffee at Cowes, at mile 51.3 / 82.6km. Many cafes aren't open or close early on Sundays, so PO41 Coffee House Cowes looks a good option: it is open until 4pm, and our route takes us right past it, after having crossed the river, avoided the town centre, and rejoined the seafront.
https://www.instagram.com/po41coffeehousecowes/

Address: 11 Bath Rd, Cowes PO31 7QN
https://w3w.co/shifts.dugouts.organic

Depending on time, and how the other rides are progressing, we may want to have a drink and/or food when we finish the ride at Yarmouth. There are various pubs (I remember one with a large garden overlooking the sea - it may be the George in Quay Street). There is a cyclist-recommended cafe called Off The Rails (https://www.offtherailsyarmouth.co.uk) on Station Road, but it closes at 4 and food finishes at lunch, so probably isn't suitable. A fast food option is Salty's Pizzeria, Bar & Takeaway on Quay Street (pizzas, chips, etc), which is open until 11:30pm on Sunday.

Route now updated to take in the lunch stop (turns out I could do this after all, I just hadn't tried properly before!). USE THIS ROUTE AND NOT THE ONE POSTED PREVIOUSLY!

Distance: 66.5 miles / 107km
Ascent: approx. 4000 ft / 1200m
Stops at mile 28.8 / 46.3km and mile 51.3 / 82.6km as above

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/307928861
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48454016

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