Thursday Ride Kellet Lane to Grange-over-Sands 30th September

“When shall we three meet again in thunder lightening or in rain”.

We certainly got the rain and plenty of it.

Gathering at Kellet cross roads in the slight drizzle!!! were a bunch of nut cases on cycles hoping to head for Grange.

We set off hoping, as we moved north, the weather would improve (little chance the rain got harder!). We cycled through the Kellets and dropped down to Tewitfield where we took the main road heading for Burton in Kendal.

In Burton we turned left to follow the railway line into Holme. In Holme we followed our usual route towards Milnthorpe where we took a right and then a left then at the cross road a left turn dropped us down into Heversham

After an enjoyable cup of coffee and a cheese scone we set off going towards Levens village but turning left we headed for Sampool Lane and the quiet road. Walking across the busy Barrow road(A590) we then cycled along the quiet road to Witherslack where we headed up hill past Halecat House to the foot of Tow Top. Ignoring the pleading for going up Tow Top I decided the harder route to Lindale would be a good work out. As we approached Lindale we realised we were behind schedule so a left turn let us join the main road to go into Grange

After lunch the way home was straight forward, out of Grange and right past the golf club over the Meathop lump to rejoin the old road leading us back to Levens.

No stopping us now as we flew over the moss to Milnthorpe then we went through the deer park to get to Silverdale Golf Club for an afternoon coffee.

.Then it was round Warton crag, through Crag Bank into Bolton le Sands and back to Kellet cross roads to get back to Lancaster and home.

All in all a good ride even though the weather was miserable we managed it.  “There were no wrecks and nobody drownded in fact nowt to laugh at all”.
JIm Gardner