Category: Cycling

  • Cycle Ride 4th November 2025

    Four of us for the ride this morning. We chose Swinbrook Road, Kilkenny Lane, towards Minster Lovell roundabout and then into Brize Norton. The coffee and cheese scones at Humble Bumble were delicious Leaving the café, we zigzagged through the Brize Meadows estate where there are many walking and cycling paths. When we reached Monahan Read more

  • Cycle Ride on 6th May 2025

    Just Ian and myself for the ride. It was a dry and cool morning. We decided to ride to Bampton garden centre. It was a good ride and surprisingly not too much traffic on the roads. Here we had our mandatory cheese scone, before cycling back to Carterton via Brize Norton. Thanks Ian for your Read more

  • Cycle Ride 1st April 2025

    3 riders met up on a cool dull morning for a ride. We agreed to cycle to Bampton via Brize Norton.  After visiting Bampton Garden Centre for our mandatory refreshments, we cycled back via Black Bourton and Alvescot. Midway round the sun popped out and it got quite warm. Thank you, Steve and Paul for your Read more

  • Cycle Ride 4th March 2025

    What a beautiful morning it was for a cycle ride. 4 of us met at TOFS car park and agreed to cycle to Bampton.  It was an enjoyable ride, via Brize Norton village to the garden centre.  Cheese scones and beverages were devoured before reversing our route back to Carterton.  We all agreed it was a real feel-good Read more

  • Cycle Ride 4th February 2025

    This was our first ride of the year due to poor weather conditions last month. As we had not cycled since before Christmas, we stayed local and 3 of us rode up Burford Road and on to Kilkenny Lane, then on the main road towards Minster Lovell and then into Brize Norton Village. Our stop Read more

  • Cycle Ride 5th November, 2024

    Just Ian and Pam for the ride today.  As we hadn’t cycled for a few weeks we kept the ride short and will look forward to a longer one next month.  Lynwood was our point of refreshments today.  Pam Read more

  • Cycle Ride 3rd September 2024

    It was a wet start to the morning, so we delay the ride until 10am. Just Audrey and myself this morning. We cycled round Carterton Milestone Road end, and then through Swinbrook Park and that side of Carterton. We cycled down a new pathway to Humble Bumble, Brize Norton where we sat outside, watching men’s Read more

  • Cycle Ride 6th August 2024

    Due to the heavy drizzle, we postponed the cycle ride from 9.30am until later in the morning. Just 2 ladies this morning. We left Carterton via Alvescot Road, through Alvescot and Black Bourton to Bampton. As per usual we stopped at the garden centre for refreshments. We made our way back from Bampton through Brize Read more

  • Cycle Ride 2nd July

    It was a very pleasant morning for a bike ride, just 3 of us this month. We left Carterton via Alvescot Road, then Kencot and Broadwell eventually reaching Clanfield where we stopped for out elevenses. We sat outside and enjoyed our coffees and a piece of fruit cake, cinnamon bun and a smoky cheese and Read more

  • Cycle Ride on 4th June 2024

    It was the Fab five for our ride today. (Ian, Audrey, Paul, Steve, Pam) It was a pleasant morning with the sun shining.  We rode via Wycombe Way, and then onto Brize Norton (here one member had to leave us and return home) and then to Bampton Garden Centre. There was a lovely array of plants Read more