Hidden amongst the undergrowth, just a mile northwest of the village of Prickwillow, lies this derelict World War II pillbox. 28,000 of these were built across the British countryside in 1940-41, when Germany was making plans to invade the United Kingdom. Today, fewer than 6,000 remain, silent relics of a (continues…)
Pub: Green Dragon.
Location: Water Street, Chesterton.
Distance: 2 mile cycle ride from Cambridge.
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The Green Dragon is a beautiful Cambridge pub tucked away from the metropolis that is High Street Chesterton. (continues…)
Cycling in the Fens can be very tiring on a breezy day… Spot today’s wind direction from the GPS trace of this afternoon’s bike ride…!
I’ll probably write this ride up at some point — it’s a pleasant route through farming land, with very few cars. I see from my web logs though that (unsurprisingly) people find Cambridge-oriented routes most helpful: if you have any suggestions for short lunchtime cycle rides to add to the site, do leave me a note in the comments — thanks!
So many cyclists seem to completely disregard the laws of the road. It’s really annoying, as it gives the rest of us a bad name. I’ve sometimes wondered whether there’s actually a secret, separate set of rules for cyclists, that no one’s shown me. And then the truly excellent London blogger DiamondGeezer revealed…
The new Highway Code for cyclists (© 2006)
reproduced here with his very kind permission
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... is a collection of cycle rides around the Ely and Cambridge area. If you follow in my tyre tracks, have comments on the places that I've visited or suggestions of future rides, do leave me a comment!
