Rowlands - The Old Dairy - Flowerpots Inn

  • Starts: Wednesday 11 June 2025 9:15 am
  • Ride leader/Event organiser: Chris Turner
  • Category:
  • Terrain: B - Very hilly
Start and stops
Ride start/event venueRowlands Castle
Rowlands Castle
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Coffee stopThe Old Dairy tea rooms
Fawley Farm
Hempland Lane
GU34 3NU
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Lunch/dinner stopCheriton
Cheriton
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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: Chris Turner.

Map

Starting at Rowlands at 09.15, we make our way to The Old Diary tea rooms at Privett for 11's - 16 miles. Then via Ropley and New Alresford to The Flowerpots Inn at Cheriton for lunch - 31 miles.

Ride terminates at Clanfield.
Total distance 50 miles, with 4 hills - up to Sustainability, Drayton, Ropley and Kilmeston.

Weather forecast is sunny, 23 degrees - should be a nice day. Fingers crossed that forecast doesn't change.

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

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 have 2 bikes: an Orbea e-bike and a Specialised Ruby bike that has had Cytronex fitted to provide electric assist. I like to have a pace of around 10-12 mph, preferring slower than fast. I don't mind hills, but try to keep the ascent to a sensible level.

My preferred distance is 40-50 miles, but I'm equally happy to do shorter rides.

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.