Hortus Loci Garden Centre from FBC

A steady ride to Hound Green, where we'll visit the Hortus Loci Plant Centre and stop for coffee at their lovely Casa Hortus Coffee Shop. Starting at Finchampstead, we'll ride via Observer Way, Arborfield and Swallowfield to Heckfield. Then down Laundry Lane and a short section on a busier road takes us to our coffee stop. After coffee we'll explore some pretty country lanes to Dipley, passing Dipley Mill and then an uphill stretch to Hazeley Heath. We'll then take our time riding up Plough Lane and return across the main Bramshill Forest tracks and over the ford to Park Lane. Although there are a couple of hills on this route, they are not too lengthy or steep and we won't be going fast.

To avoid unnecessary delays, please check the night before that your tyres are correctly inflated, brakes working, and chain oiled. Cycle helmets are compulsory. Please bring a bottle of water, a spare inner tube to fit your tyres and a pump and bike lock if you have one. For the coffee stop, please also bring cash or card for drink payment

We always welcome new faces, and never leave anyone behind.

We never leave anyone behind