- Starts: Wednesday 14 May 2025 9:30 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Martine Hebblethwaite
- Supported by: Phil Hebblethwaite
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Terrain: D - Gentle
- A - Severe. Route has extreme elevation change, with both short and longer sustained climbs (e.g. Duncton Hill).
- B - Very hilly. Route has major elevation change, with longer sustained climbs (e.g. Harting Hill from the south).
- C - Hilly. Route is undulating with a number of short climbs involved (e.g. Havant to Bishop's Waltham).
- D - Gentle. Route has minor elevation change on gentle slopes (e.g. south coast cycle route to Chichester).
- E - Flat. Route has little or no elevation change (e.g. Portsea Island).
Our grading scheme
When grading routes we use the following scheme:
Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | The Spring Centre, Havant East Street Havant P09 1BS More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Fishbourne Roman Palace Roman Way Fishbourne PO19 3QR More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Quarterdeck café, Itchenor Itchenor shipyard Itchenor PO20 7AE More details and map |
All rides return to the start unless stated otherwise. Use the 'Map' link below to see a map of all locations
Contact us about this event
Send an email to leader: Martine Hebblethwaite.
Send an email to supporter: Phil Hebblethwaite.
Send an email to both Martine Hebblethwaite and Phil Hebblethwaite.
Map
The alphabet ride for May is for I for Itchenor.
The pace will be about 10 MPH and there will be a few miles of tracks.
We will cycle out via Fishbourne for coffee and then pick up the canal tow path at the Chichester Canal Basin to Chichester Marina. We will then follow the Salterns Way to Itchenor for the customary group photo. Here we will stop at the Quarterdeck Cafe for lunch which is now under new ownership.
Afterwards we will cross over to Bosham Hoe via the ferry.
Please make sure that you have the £3.50 cash for the ferry. Due to the popularity of this ride, it may well take two ferry trips on the return leg.
It will be close to high tide so we will take the inland route round Bosham back to the A259. The route back to The Spring will likely be along the direct lanes. Expected return around 4pm.
Bookings for this ride/event
Booking is required for this ride. Please let the ride leader know if you want to join. Please do not turn up for the ride unless you've had your booking confirmed or your name appears below.
This ride is currently full but we encourage you to ask to join the wait list. That will let the ride leader:
- Find out the demand for that type of ride
- Nominate you as a replacement if someone drops out
- Arrange to split the ride if there is sufficient demand
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
To ask to join this ride, please use the 'Contact us about this ride' link above to send an email to the ride leader.
Ride leader notes
I ride a Thorn touring cycle and prefer to lead or participate in rides at a more leisurely pace of 10-11 miles per hour.
I prefer the shorter day or half day rides or local short tours. I do enjoy going off road and do not mind hills as long as there aren't too many of them.
About Wednesday rides
Wednesday rides usually start from Havant with stops for elevenses, lunch and sometimes tea. If you're unable to keep up or have a mechanical problem, someone will be available to help you - although we obviously cannot guarantee to solve all problems.
Wednesday rides usually provide a range of options to riders as we'll try to arrange multiple rides with different paces, distance and degree of hilliness.
On Wednesdays it is likely that there will be several riders coming back to the Havant area after an elevenses stop - although they might not include a PCTC ride leader. If that is what you'd like to do, please consult the ride organiser before the day of the ride to ensure someone knows and is able to bring you back.
This article describes what you should consider bringing with you on one of these rides.