Lancashire and Cumbria Group – November Ride to Grange Over Sands

On a bright and sunny November morning 9 tandems and 3 solo riders met at Beetham Nurseries for a ride to catch the last of the autumn colours to Grange Over Sands. We gathered  in the excellent Garden Cafe for refreshments before even putting a foot on a pedal! A great start.

This ride was shorter and a flatter than many of our rides but didn’t lack anything in the scenery and colours on display in the surrounding countryside. We welcomed two new couples along to our group too on what was our last full day ride of the year.

Our route took us around ‘The Bay’ through Dallam Park, Levens, Witherslack, and Meathrop into Grange Over Sands. The pace was easy going and along quiet roads and allowed us to chat and we soaked up the surprisingly warm November sunshine. The sunshine simply illuminated the autumn colours, showing them at their best.  It won’t be long before we lose the leaves that are left so this was really our ‘last chance’!

On the stretch to Grange we ‘collected’ another solo rider from our group who had ridden out from Barrow to meet us bringing the total numbers of riders out from our group to 22 which is an excellent turn out for November. We split up in Grange at lunch time as we thought that a café may struggle with such a large group of hungry riders landing all at once!

We took a slightly different and a bit hillier route back to the Nurseries, exploring the Winster Valley and returning via Heversham. A few couples peeled off on the way back and a smaller group arrived in Beetham in time to finish the day with a bit of Christmas shopping.

Another superb group ride with great company. A special mention must go to Beetham Nurseries for allowing us to start our monthly ride from there and being so accommodating.

Stephen and Jeanette Web