- Starts: Thursday 9 October 2025 10:00 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Steve Golding
- Category: Pop-up rides
- Terrain: E - Flat
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: <10mph (<16kph Easy)
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Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | Hilsea Lido car park Portsmouth PO2 9RP More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Cafe at Zero 5 The control tower Solent Airport Daedalus PO13 9GA 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
A leisurely-paced ride starting at 10:00 from near the Hilsea Lido bus stop rank. Route via Paulsgrove then south of Fareham, Crofton church, Hill Head, Lee-on-Solent. Lunch at Cafe at Zero 5. Return along seafront, Stokes Bay, Alverstoke. Back via Gosport ferry (£5.20 snr) and Mountbatten Centre. We use mostly shared pathways and quiet roads. Approx 25 miles. Return 15:00 ish
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
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.
If you are a rider who just wants to get there fast or one who is monitoring their performance, then my ride is probably not for you.
My Hybrid Helium Crosstrack purchased from Halfords for £139.99 in 2006 is happy to cover all 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 Pop-up rides
We have certain days when we try to organise regular rides. However, individual ride leaders can create pop-up rides for any day and time.
The small size of some pop-up rides means we might be unable to split a ride if you get into difficulties. We will do all we can to escort you back to the start point, but please be prepared to navigate yourself home or to call for support from a partner, relative or friend.