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3Down London - New Forest Beaconsfield Services Ian Oliver

300Km

Summary

312Km cycling event starting from Beaconsfield Services.

Controls at

Start
Pangbourne
Longstock
Fordingbridge
Alresford
Winnersh
Beaconsfield Services
Plus 3 information controls

Description

The event is closed, completely. Entrants have been sent full details by email of the event on Saturday 18/03. If you have not seen the detail please let Ian, the organiser, know right away.
The outward scenery is varied and attractive û the Chilterns to Pangbourne with a shop and Costa. Next, through the Kennet Valley, the Hampshire Downs, the Test Valley with its string of pretty villages and ponds to Longstock. It's a garden centre on a farm set up by John Lewis of shop fame. You will be offered hot drinks, cake and a banana to take away. Last year's cakes were described by some riders as the best ever.
Then the northern and western fringes of the New Forest via an info control to Fordingbridge. Linwood is an info next to a good pub.Sparsholt Info is where you can wonder at the bus shelter with a mosaic. Alresford is a small country town, terminus of the Watercress Line, with a big range of eating options. One last control at Winnersh and a run back through Maidenhead to the end with long stretches lit.
Highlights of the ride include the alpaca farm just before Pangbourne, the view from the top of White Hill after Kingsclere and the Grade 1 Listed Hale Hall before Fordingbridge. For the slower riders the view of Basingstoke after dark can be spectacular (honest).

Route is subject to minor change. Routesheet and GPXs will be emailed around two weeks ahead of the event.