White Horse Historical Tour Sunday 11th May 2008

[Clive]

Visit a few of the Historical sites/sights around Wiltshire.

Uffington White Horse http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/uffington.html

Barbury Castle http://www.swindon.gov.uk/barbury

Hackpen White Horse http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/hackpen.html

The Sanctuary http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=3447

Silbury Hill http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=145

Avebury Stone Circle http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7

Cherhill White Horse http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/cherhill.html

The Battle of Roundway Down 13 July 1643 http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/military/1643-lansdown-roundway-bristol.htm

Devizes White Horse http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/devizesnew.html

Caen Hill Locks http://www.waterscape.com/servicesdirectory/Caen_Hill_Locks

Westbury White Horse http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/westbury.html

Stonehenge http://www.this-is-amesbury.co.uk/enter.html

Woodhenge http://www.this-is-amesbury.co.uk/woodhenge.html

Alton Barnes White Horse http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/altonbarnes.html

Pewsey White Horse http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/pewseynew.html

Wilton Windmill http://www.wiltonwindmill.co.uk/

and some Byways and bits of the Ridgeway of course



Combining these in a circular route starting and ending at Hungerford, takes around 5 hours (plus viewing stops/breaks) and covers approx 150 miles.

Although primarily a road ride, there are also several fairly easy Byways incorporated into the route.

Anyone else interested in tagging along ?

A 10.00am start at the Total filling station (which is the first one you see if coming into Hungerford from the M4)

N51 25.141 W1 30.542

1, Bath Rd, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0HD

Short drink/fag/photo stop at the sites/sights on the route with a Packed Lunch stop somewhere on Salisbury plain.

It will be the drop-off system so I'll be looking for a tail-end
Info on the drop-off system

Details of the 2007 one Here

Details of the 2006 one Here and Here

 

[The White Rabbit]

Yes please!

In the diary.

 

[Berin]

Me too.

 

[Nelsonedit]

Count me in.

 

[Nin]

Booked in - for what it's worth!

No doubt some environmental/family disaster will occur which means I have to be somewhere else, like most of last year.

 

[MikeP]

Me and Ryan too!

 

[blues n twos]

Put me down for this please.

I am due a rota change soon but should be able to swop etc

Jon

 

[TJ]

Visit a few of the Historical sites/sights around Wiltshire.

Anyone else interested in tagging along ?

A 10.00am start at the Total filling station (which is the first one you see if coming into Hungerford from the M4)

Yes please Clive .... It was a great day out last year hope to ride till the end...

T

 

[VAL. H.]

Yes please Clive, Jill and I will be up for this too


Val.

 

[Russ-AFC]

Would like to come too please.
Will be with a pillion so will take your advice on my suitability for the Byways. She can run though so i guess unless there are miles of slippery ruts she should be able to keep up.

 

[Petra]

I'd like to join you all on this too please.

 

[Clive]

Me and Ryan too!

Are you coming up the night before? Let me know if you need a place to kip.

 

[Jeremy]

Clive, would love to join, count me in.

Jeremy

 

[Whele]

Clive count me in Cathy might be three too on her shinny new 800each:

 

[NeilF]

I would have offered to be TEC, but we're away that weekend.


Bon voyage.

Neil.

 

[Possu]

Will be there on my KTM if the shoulder is up to it.

 

[Pumpy]

Will be there on my KTM if the shoulder is up to it.

I'd better look after him then...

 

[Possu]

I'd better look after him then...

About time..

(Copious amount of chocolate & peeled grapes should help)

 

[Metisse]

Clive

Would like to join you for this.

Peter

 

[Clive]

Will be there on my KTM if the shoulder is up to it.

Is that on a pogo KTM

That'll be fun on the road sections - don't come crying to me when your arm drops off from the vibration