- Starts: Wednesday 9 September 2026 9:30 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Steve Golding
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Terrain: D - Gentle
- Duration: am - Morning only (finishes before lunch)
- Estimated moving average speed: <10mph (<16kph Easy)
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Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | The Spring Centre, Havant East Street Havant P09 1BS More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Marina Bar, Eastney Eastney Marina PO4 9RJ 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 ride leader/event organiser: Steve Golding.
Map
Leisurely-paced fairly flat ride. Starting at 9:30 at the Havant Spring centre. Route: Farlington Marshes, Drayton Park, Cosham, Hilsea, Southsea seafront to Eastney Marina bar for elevenses. Hayling Ferry 12:10 (£4:00). Return via North Hayling. Approx 25 miles back by 13:45 ish. Pick-up points 10:00 at FMCP Eastern Rd, or 10:25 at Hilsea, all by arrangement. Toilets en route.
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.
The ride leader might increase the size of the ride, especially if they get support from another ride leader. Please don't be put off asking to join the ride if it shows as full.
The ride leader has not recorded any bookings yet.
Ride leader notes
My rides will generally be fairly flat and conducted at a relaxed pace with some stops along the way to take in the scenery and take some water.
When it comes to hills you will probably go ahead of me and wait in a safe place for the group to reform.
My Hybrid Helium Crosstrack purchased from Halfords for £139.99 in 2006 is happy to cover most terrains so my rides may include some rougher surfaces, in which case that will be stated in the ride details.
I try to come up with routes that have some interesting features. It could be cycling through a park, or alongside a coastal section, through quiet residential areas. Often there will be a ferry crossing. Where possible I will use shared cycleways avoiding main roads, though when necessary we will use them in a safe and confident manner.
Above all I will try to make the ride an enjoyable social experience.
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.