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Oct
10
POSTPONED 'Maintenance Workshop' - Saturday 10th October 2026
On Your Bike
10:00 – 12:00
Are you and your bike ready for Autumn/Winter cycling?
This Workshop will include checking the basic functions on your bike before embarking on a ride, changing a tyre and inner tube plus much more to get the best out of your bike.
It's a fun workshop with Dereck and his team, where you can get hands on and personal with your bike! :)
This is a maintenance workshop no ride included.
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
On Your Bike, Taunton
Start time
10.00am prompt
Ride Leader
Sue Brooks
Contact number
07791 585395
Places up to 12
12 maximum
Distance*
not applicable
Miles
not applicable
Terrain**
n/a
Height Gain ft
n/a
Pace***
n/a
Average mph
n/a
Route Out
Make your own way to On Your Bike, Taunton
Stopping At
Purplespoon Cafe next door if you fancy refreshments before/after Workshop
Route Back
Make your own way home
Map/gps
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
10
The Big Breakfast Bap Bumble
Neroche Hall
09:00 – 12:30
Its the Neroche Hall Breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, 10th October with West country sourced bacon and sausage baps or a mixture of both! Alternatively you can have toast and marmalade. Both options cost just £5, and both come with bottomless tea and coffee.
In case you hadn't guessed, this ride is all about the food! Monies raised from the sale of the baps will go towards the upkeep of this lovely hall.
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
Vivary Park Bandstand
Start time
09:00
Ride Leader
Ross
Contact number
07588032368
Places up to 12
12
Distance*
Medium
Miles
26
Terrain**
Moderate
Height Gain ft
someupsanddowns
Pace***
Intermediate
Average mph
10mph
Route Out
TBD nearer the day
Stopping At
Neroche Hall
Route Back
TBD
Map/gps
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
10
Ladies, will it be you too for a Brew Two?
BrewTwo
09:30 – 13:30
Short ladies morning ride.
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
Bishop's Hull Church
Start time
9:30
Ride Leader
Audrey
Contact number
07711114465
Places up to 12
8
Distance*
Short
Miles
20
Terrain**
Moderate/ occasional hard
Height Gain ft
900ft (1 short steep hill)
Pace***
Intermediate
Average mph
10
Route Out
Trull, Ford Street, Voxmoor, Rockwell Green
Stopping At
The Cleve
Route Back
Tonedale, East Nynehead, Bradford on Tone, Bishop's Hull
Map/gps
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
10
Summer Saturdays 7 (Last of the Summer Rides)
Vivary Park
09:30 – 15:30
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Two stops... lunch at the Feed Station - tea and cakes at the Bridge Cafe then home via N Curry
Starting at
Vivary Park
Start time
9.30
Ride Leader
Paul Harper
Contact number
07711165696
Places up to 12
10
Distance*
Extended
Miles
50 miles
Terrain**
Moderate - Hard
Height Gain ft
Manageable with Breaks
Pace***
Intermediate
Average mph
9-11 mph
Route Out
Vivary - Stoke - Broadway - Horton - Dowlish Wake - Hinton St George - Merriott
Stopping At
Feed Station
Route Back
Merriott - S Petherton - E Lambrook - Kingsbury E - Langport - Home
Map/gps
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Nov
04
Skittles Evening at The New Inn, Halse
The New Inn
18:00 – 22:00
Come along to a fun evening of skittles against your Cycling friends, followed by dinner and a game of 'Killer' where you can win a prize of £24 cash!
Don't forget to bring your £1 coin to play 'Killer' and put it in to the prize fund!
Starting at
Start time
6.00pm
Ride Leader
Sue Brooks
Contact number
07791 585395
Places up to 24
Book in usual way
Confirm Menu Choice to Sue on the number above stating Chilli/veggie/vegan and your name
Timetable below
6.00pm start
Get yourself a drink
6.15pm Play skittles
Trophy awarded to winner
7.30pm Food served
Chilli & Rice
Veggie Chilli available
Vegan option too
Price of food £12 per head to be paid on the night
Route Out
Make your own way there
Parking available behind The New Inn Pub in their car park or along the street
Route Back
Make your own way back
Map/gps
ESSENTIAL: BRING A £1 coin so you can play 'Killer 'which has a pot of £24 for the winner
Past events
Oct
08
Past Event
Halse Start
French Weir Park
09:30 – 14:00
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
French Weir
Start time
9.30
Ride Leader
Charles Smythe
Contact number
07801151783
Places up to 12
10
Distance*
Medium
Miles
22 miles
Terrain**
Moderate
Height Gain ft
Uppydowny
Pace***
Intermediate
Average mph
9-11 mph
Route Out
French Weir - Bishops Hull - Oake - Halse
Stopping At
The New Inn
Route Back
Halse - Ash Priors - B Lydeard - Kingston - Home
Map/gps
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
07
Past Event
White Post Cafe'...from French Weir Park...20 miles...893 ft ascent
French Weir Park
10:00 – 14:00
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
French Weir Park
Start time
10.00
Ride Leader
Arthur
Contact number
07860 362794
Places up to 12
10
Distance*
Short
Miles
20 miles
Terrain**
Moderate
Height Gain ft
893 ft ascent
Pace***
Leisurely
Average mph
8.5 - 9.5 mph
Route Out
Stopping At
White Post Cafe
Route Back
Map/gps
Route details; https://ridewithgps.com/routes/57424649?privacy_code=ea4KGCrAeTi2Vrb65HkuUBTuVA7nlosy
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
06
Past Event
Vamos a la cuchara morada!
Taunton Brewhouse
09:30 – 14:00
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
Brewhouse
Start time
09.30
Ride Leader
Neil Rudram
Contact number
07989 430179
Places up to 12
10
Distance*
Medium
Miles
28
Terrain**
Moderate
Height Gain metres
370
Pace***
Intermediate
Average mph
10
Route Out
W.Monkton, Thurloxton, Kings Cliff, Dancing Hill, Durleigh, Wembdon, Bridgwater.
Stopping At
The Purple Spoon, Bridgwater
Route Back
Rhode Lane, Woolmersdon, N. Petherton, N & W Newton, CSM.
Map/gps
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/57353213
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
03
Past Event
Meadow Somerset Cafe - Recouperation Ride
10:00 – 14:00
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
Bishops Hull Church
Start time
10 am
Ride Leader
Phillipa
Contact number
07974304520
Places up to 12
8
Distance*
Miles
25 miles ish
Terrain**
Easy
Height Gain ft
not Much
Pace***
Average mph
10 mph ish
Route Out
Oake, Ash Priors, Bishops Lydeard
Stopping At
Meadow Cafe
Route Back
Nailsbourne
Map/gps
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
03
Past Event
Ladies Ride to The Orangery at Nynehead Court and The Old Brick Workshop, Higher Poole, Wellington.
09:30 – 14:00
A Ladies Ride to visit two venues hosting Somerset Art Weeks Festival. The first venue we visit will be The Orangery at Nynehead Court. Exhibiting- Catherine Hounsell - Textile artist and clothing inspired by Somerset, India and Japan. Lucy Rodgers - Printmaker and wood engraver of still life and interiors. Lisa Takahashi - Colourful lino and woodcuts of cyclists and landscapes.
The second venue The Old Brick Workshop at Higher Poole, will be hosting approximately 12 artists providing a large and varied exhibition of paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, sculpture, ceramics and original prints.
Coffee and cake will be on sale at both venues.
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
New members are advised to contact the ride leader if in any doubt
Starting at
Bishops Hull
Start time
9.30
Ride Leader
Christine
Contact number
07596501545
Places up to 12
8
Distance*
Short
Miles
20
Terrain**
Easy
Height Gain ft
not much
Pace***
intermediate
Average mph
9- 10
Route Out
Hele, Bradford on Tone, Nynehead.
Stopping At
The Orangery Nynehead Court and The Old Brick Workshop
Route Back
Nynehead, Bradford on Tone. Hele, Bishops Hull.
Map/gps
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+
Oct
02
Past Event
Back on your Bike: '5 to 50km in 5 rides'
Vivary Park band stand
09:30 – 13:00
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO FRIENDS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
The 2nd of an introductory programme of 5 leisurely rides gradually increasing in distance (up to 50km/30miles) with the final ride going to Langport and back.
These rides are a good introduction to club activities. https://cyclesomerset.tidyhq.com/public/pages/riding-in-a-group is helpful info for riders.
New riders should be able to ride 3miles/5Km before joining this programme of rides
The first ride follows cycle routes and less busy roads.
Further details - Jonathan 01823 288973
Members should ensure they sign up for a ride that is suitable for them
Starting at
Vivary Park band stand
Start time
09.30
Ride Leader
Jonathan +Stephen
Contact number
07745 406419
Places up to 12
12
Distance*
16 miles (26km)
Miles
Terrain**
flat
Height Gain ft
650ft / 200m
Pace***
leisurely
Average mph
8-10 mph
Route Out
River Tone
Stopping At
Hestercombe
Route Back
Nailsbourne
Map/gps
Taunton (north) · Ride with GPS
Take with you: Spare inner tube, Pump, Lights, Water and Snack
*Short up to 20miles, Medium 20 -30miles, Long 30-40miles Extended 40 miles+
**Easy mostly level ground, Moderate occasional gentle hills, Hard longer and/or steep hills,
Tough unrelentingly hilly or has a particularly long, steep climb
***Slow up to 9mph, Intermediate 9-11mph, Brisk 11-13mph, Fast 13mph+