Louth Area Rides
Sunday Rides
Our rides usually start from the Meridian Leisure Centre in Louth at 9.30 am from March through to October and at 10.00 am from November through to March (following the changing of the clocks). You are welcome to just ride to the cafe stop and return home or join us at the cafe stop and ride on with us. Through the winter months we usually only ride to a cafe stop but may decide to ride on further to another cafe or public house.
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JANUARY 2020
January 5th
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Farmer Browns Ice Cream and Coffee Shop, Woodrow Farm on the A52 near Huttoft (OS Grid Reference: TF 5187 7823). An opportunity to visit St. Peters at Markby, Lincolnshire's only thatched church.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 37 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Sunset: 15.56 pm. Advisable to carry lights.
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
January 12th
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Northcotes Airfield for their 'Brass Monkey Fly-In'.
Option of refreshments at Wold Newton. Tea and cake!
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 37 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Sunset: 16.06 pm.
Ride Leader Alan Hockham.
January 19th
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Skidbrooke for the annual 'Waes-Hal'
and then onto Oasis Cafe, North Somercotes for refreshments. (An option of further festivities at New Inn starting at 1:15 pm).
The Grimsby Morris Men will do some boarder dances and the Herring Gals some Northwest Morris,
followed by the traditional blessing of the apple trees. Food will be available in the form of a Hog Roast.
Around 1:15 p.m. the Morris dancers will move on to the New Inn, Saltfleet where they will do some more dancing followed by a performance of the Kirmington Plough Play and a session of music and singing.
(The Hog roast will also be available at the New Inn).
*UPDATED ROUTE*
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 34 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Sunset: 16.18 pm.
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
January 26th
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Wold Newton.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 30 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Sunset: 16.31 pm.
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
FEBRUARY 2020
February 2nd
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Horncastle for refreshments (Costa Coffee).
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 39 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Sunset: 16.44 pm
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
*Saturday 8th February Annual Dinner for Club Members and their partners*
February 9th - CAR ASSISTED
10.00 am start from Doddington Hall Visitor Car Park LN6 4RU (alternative car park at rear of Giant Store
LN6 4RU), to meet up with Cycling UK Lincoln for refreshments at the Giant Store Cyclists' Cafe. Then a ride to Torksey Lock for lunch. Option of Torksey Tea Room (alongside the lock) or White Swan Public House.
Return route then takes us across Torksey Viaduct and *off road* along the Green Lane, Byway and Bridleway (Torksey Ferry Road) to Rampton. Could be a little muddy. NCN Routes 647/64 take us from Fledborough along the former railway track to meet up with the Georgie Twigg Track back to Doddington Hall.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 28 miles (45 km). View and Download suggested route HERE and HERE
Sunset: 16.58 pm.
Ride Leader Alan Hockham.
February 16th
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Alford Deli, Alford for refreshments.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 31 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Sunset: 17.12 pm
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
February 23rd
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Darracottes Ice Cream Parlour, Cleethorpes for refreshments (Blighty's Coffee Lounge closed on a Sunday). Tea and cake at Wold Newton on return.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 44 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Sunset: 17.25 pm.
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
MARCH 2020
March 1st
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Woody's Bar and Restaurant, Woodthorpe for refreshments.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 34 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
March 8th
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Wold Newton for refreshments.
MEDIUM RIDE. DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
Ride Leader Reg Bagshaw.
March 15th
10.00 am start from the Meridian Centre, Louth for a ride to Oasis Cafe, North Somercotes, for refreshments.
Option of a lunch stop at 'The Splash', Little Cawthorpe.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 33 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
March 22nd - CAR ASSISTED
10.00 am start from Bardney Heritage Centre Lincoln, for a ride to Royal Naval Association Club, Lincoln to attend the Charity Cycle Jumble. Coulson Rd, Lincoln LN6 7BG.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 29 miles. View and download route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Ride Leader Alan Hockham.
(NOTE: Subject to Water Rail Way being open again following the floods - possible diversion. Updates to follow)
March 29th - BRITISH SUMMER TIME
09.30 am start from he Meridian Centre, Louth, for a ride to Horncastle for refreshments and then onto Woodhall Spa for lunch (various venues available). Option of a stop at Sebastopol Inn, Minting on return.
MEDIUM RIDE. Route distance 48 miles. View and Download suggested route HERE (OS Maps) and HERE
Ride Leader Tim Newbery.
NEW FOR 2019-2020
Wednesday Rides
Meet up at 09.30 am Summer Time, 10.00 Winter Time at the Louth Meridian Leisure Centre for ad-hoc Wednesday Rides throughout the Autumn, Winter and Spring. Riders Choice on the day.
To view full details of other rides/events that occur during this period, see:
GPX-GPS ROUTES
GPX (GPS Exchange Format) files of some of our routes can be found below.
They can be used on devices such as Garmin, Satmap and a number of smartphones.
Simply click on the name to DOWNLOAD.
Humber Bridge (N) and Beverly - Byways and Sustrans
Humber Bridge (S) and Beverly - Byways and Sustrans