SATURDAY 8 April 2006 - Ride to Littlehampton (Look-Sea Centre)
In conjunction with WSCC's Walks and Rides programme, a coastal ride was arranged for today, commencing from Bognor Library. Unfortunately the publicity showed a 1pm start in the WSCC programme, but a 2pm start in The Pedaller and our local runs list. Luckily your dutiful leader was there to meet two visitors from Lewes who had arrived for 1pm , and persuaded them to sample the delights of Bognor Regis until the ride left at the re-arranged time of 2pm.

Seven of us eventually set out in deceptively warm weather, only on the return leg was it clear exactly how windy it was!

Our route ran via Felpham, Ancton, Elmer, Climping Beach, Climping School, and Rope walk, to Littlehampton. Our guests from Lewes had done most of the south coast run and were interested to find a route westwards from Littlehampton, so for the return I decided to show them a 2nd alternative as we went via Wickbourne, and under the railway to reach the “official”, if isolated, cycle track between Littehampton Tesco and Ford Lane. From there we went via Horsemere Green, Yapton, Bilsham, Middleton and back through the Felpham estates to Bognor. Mileage start to finish was 18.4.

Graham