2026 Cycling
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Stilton Cheese Inn, Somerby
A dozen Embers met at Houghton-on-the-Sunnyside and cycled through Tilton-on-the-Mend, to reach the Stilton Cheese Inn at Somerby. We then returned through Burrough-on-the-Off-Chance.
Two cafe stops, several roadside repairs, walking up steep inclines all kept our pace suitable for enjoying the sunshine and views.
Whatever you do — don't mention the hills!
This week many Embers cycled miles between them.
Red Lion, Market Bosworth
Eight Embers braved the high winds and met at Desford for today’s ride.
We started by heading south west into the wind towards Kirkby Mallory then onto the Sutton Wharf café just past Sutton Cheney. With hills and high winds it was tough at times but those on electric bikes came into their own. After coffee we passed up through Ambion Wood on muddy tracks going north to Bosworth Country Park buildings. From there we wended our way roughly northwards to the Red Lion pub in Market Bosworth.
Due to shortages lunch was a little slow but we finally charmed the staff and got our food and beer. Our return route to Desford took us south back to Sutton Cheney then thankfully east and north with a following wind through Kirkby Mallory to the car park. It was good to get out despite the weather. We were also lucky as most of the rain fell while we were either in the café or the pub.
- Simon Over
This week many Embers cycled miles between them.
The route of our latest ride is shown on the index page map as a blue line.
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A possible route from here is shown on the index page map as a pink line.
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