Essex Cycle ride; Hatfield Peverel to Chelmsford via Pleshey 33 miles

This ride is by Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) http://www.clog.org.uk. Non CLOG members can come up to 3 cycle rides or other events to try us out before joining. https://membermojo.co.uk/clog. CLOG is aimed at adults rather than families. A ride through sleepy ancient villages, quiet roads with plenty of stops at cafes and pubs. Saturday 10th June: Essex Cycle ride; Hatfield Peverel to Chelmsford via Pleshey 33 miles Next weekend amazingly the Greater Anglia trains are running! So we are off cycling in Essex through sleepy ancient villages, quiet roads with plenty of stops at cafes and pubs. We cycle out of Hatfield Peverel and our first stop is the Owls Tea Room in the beautiful village of Terling for morning coffee, http://www.owlshilltearoom.co.uk Then back on our bikes to through Great Leighs, Howe St to the moated village of Pleshey with its (remains off) castle, earthworks and moat. We will check out the Leather Bottle in Pleshey as a possible stop for lunch (no website) but if not suitable we will cycle another couple of miles to Snug cafe just before High Easter. http://www.snugcafe.co.uk Back on our bikes again, we cycle through Birds Green and Willingdate (with its side by side parish churches Willingdate Doe and Willingdale Spain) and then through more Greens (Pigstye, Radley and Newney). We pedal into Chelmsford along the beautiful cycle path by the River where we catch the train back to Stratford and London. Meeting up Be on the 10:09 from Stratford getting into Hatfield Peverel at 10:40. This train starts at Liverpool St http://trains.im/schedule/G01491/2017/06/10/ Buy a super off peak day return to Hatfield Peverel for £10.50 with a discount card (eg Network, Gold card, Senior etc). My mobile for use on the day is: 07475639620 Penny NB Central London Outdoor Group is non-commercial and events are organised by other members of the club on a voluntary basis. All participants should make themselves aware of the risks inherent in walking, cycling and other outdoor activities and take responsibility for their own actions and choices of activity. Details of other Upcoming cycle rides can be found here: http://www.clog.org.uk/p/cycl.html Contact: [email protected], Mobile: 07475639620 Please carry a spare inner tube. Other upcoming rides coming up in the next few weeks: Tuesday 13th June: Three Rivers cycle ride: 20 mile to 30miles depending where we finish Saturday 24th June: Midsummer cycling the 5th Continent Sunday 25th June: 27 mile circular bike ride from Croxley to Potten End See: http://www.clog.org.uk for more details Cycle rides, walks and other events are continually added to the our calendar so worth checking regularly. Some photos from past cycle rides near London can be found on our Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clogpics/albums/ Contact details Website: http://www.clog.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CentralLondonOutdoorGroup/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Clogtweets