The weather was breezy but otherwise quite mild as we met up on the landing at Tilbury for the short crossing over to Gravesend. The first part of the journey was quite flat but the hills started after Lower Higham. We had a short stop at Upnor Castle with its views over the River Medway. From there it was a short ride into the historic centre of Rochester. By now it was just after mid-day and we made our … Read entire article »

There were 8 of us setting out from the Whitmore Arms in Orsett for a ride around some of the quieter lanes in Thurrock. It was pleasing to see several new faces turn up. Finally we had some decent weather after several weeks of cold and damp. Shortly after 10.00am we set off and headed along the cycle lane down to Stanford le Hope. We were held up as the barrier to cross the railway was … Read entire article »

There were 6 of us intrepid souls at the quayside at Gravesend preparing to journey into darkest Kent. We set of in brilliant sunshine. Soon we had left civilisation behind and we were off road travelling along a trail west wards toward Lower Higham. Our first short stop was at Cliffe a picturesque village over looking the Thames. We moved on and a few miles later we reached Cooling. Cycling past its castle we stopped for a … Read entire article »

There were about 10 of us who met up at the ferry terminal in Tilbury for the short crossing to Gravesend. From there we rode along the bumpy off road cycle lane up to Lower Higham before heading northwards to the bird sanctuary near Cliffe. We had a short stop to admire the views over the Thames estuary before cycling to Cliffe  with another short stop to look around this picturesque village. Retuning to Lower Higham. where we … Read entire article »