At the brewery it is possible to take your bike inside or if fair weather then sit outside with it. It is a beardy sort of place so don't worry too much about the fact it's in Totters.do you know what the state of play with outdoor drinking and bike lock up is? can we see bikes from where where drinking? thinking it'd be nice to get one of my nice bikes out that i'm super paranoid about losing bits off if they're locked up in tott'nam
You should be alright at the brewery. You can either drink outside with line of sight, or bring your bike inside (there's quite a lot of room). Other pubs vary, as per the usual.do you know what the state of play with outdoor drinking and bike lock up is? can we see bikes from where where drinking? thinking it'd be nice to get one of my nice bikes out that i'm super paranoid about losing bits off if they're locked up in tott'nam
I'll definitely be along if I've sorted a replacement bike by then
Yes walkers and cyclists would need to start at different places. I would suggest Broxbourne rather than Ware as a meeting point for the following reasons:
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Yes, that's the meeting point I had in mind. Not bad pub (wouldn't rate it any higher than that), great location by the canal, plenty of room, big garden.
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Road wise, the entire ride is on towpaths without traffic, very safe. Distance-wise it's really hard to say. Instinctively I'd say too far for a five-year old to cycle all the way (Hackney to Broxbourne), but plenty of managable chunks within that (Hackney to Tottenham Hale, or Waltham Abbey to Broxbourne, for instance).
When I've got a mo, I'll do some proper distance calculations (Ska did a route map a few pages back). Not tonight though...
Cos the idea is to do something together. What's the point off having one group going one place and another group going somewhere else?
do you know what the state of play with outdoor drinking and bike lock up is? can we see bikes from where where drinking? thinking it'd be nice to get one of my nice bikes out that i'm super paranoid about losing bits off if they're locked up in tott'nam
This would be the plan as it exists in my head:
- Cycle posse assemble outside Princess of Wales pub, Hackney
- Walkers assemble Waltham Cross somewhere
(meet up and departure times are coordinated to get us all to Broxbourne at roughly the same time)
- Cycle posse cycle to Broxbourne (preferably bypassing the brewery, but we'll have to see how that goes
- Walkers walk to Broxbourne
- We all meet up at Broxbourne, including Cyclists, walkers, and (ahem) support crew. Drink, eat, natter, stretch, keel-over, ect.
- Hardcore cyclist posse then set off for Ware (or Hertford!!!)
- Casual cycle, walkers, and support crew can then either stay in Brox., or go on to the brewery, or depart.
- Hardcore cycling crew can either ride back or (more likely) train it back, perhaps meeting up with the others at the brewery or wherever.
That said stopping for half and then abandoning anyone who insists on staying there longer is more than doable.
Calm dowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne dear. I was just asking!
No idea.
It's a great plan...passing the brewery is the only chink in the armour though (Given past knowledge)
Also if I am honest the train to Ware and enjoying the countryside bits is really appealing to me as I know quite a lot of the Lea inside London already.
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Bramble Saison?
What's that?Bramble Saison?
Yeah, perhaps a time-managed sup at the brewery. It's tough to just ride straight past it. Trouble is, it seems to set the tone for the rest of the trip. People tend to want to stop at every pub once they get started drinking
I meant Bramley Saison - it's a beer made of apples. It's actually not as nice as their other stuff.
Yeah, sorry I meant Bramley Saison. It's an appley beer rather than a cider as such. A bit scrumpyish. To be honest, it may not even be on (it wasn't last week).
