Ride from Beaumont to Casterton via Ingleton, Sunday 17th November 2019

The weather forecast was spot-on; it drizzled all day, in the aftermath of the overnight deluge which put the rivers in angry mood. Nonetheless, it didn’t put off the six riders who gathered in waterproofs at Beaumont for the Cyclists Touring Club Sunday ride to Ingleton and Casterton.  It was mainly church-goers who shared the sodden roads with us through Wray and Bentham, glancing down on the  foaming brown waters of the Wenning. 

Bentham hadn’t yet woken up, so we pushed on out of the village, along Tatterthorn Lane to Ingleton for an extended coffee stop, joined by two more of our “friends awheel”. 

The lightening sky promised some improvement, but it proved a false dawn and puddles were still being topped up as we journeyed on via Burton, Ireby and Cowan Bridge to Casterton Golf Club where we enjoyed another sojourn in the warmth of the clubhouse, before the  homeward- bound leg through Kirkby Lonsdale, over Hutton Roof and muddy lanes through Keerholme and Capernwray. 

A total of 45 miles, and slightly more for our south Lancaster friends. 

It doesn’t rain on all our rides!    Check them out at   www.ctclancaster.org.uk

Len Howard