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(D) Port Sunlight Ride to Relax at Thornton Hough

11:00 Wednesday September 16 2026

Current Participants: 15 space(s) available


    This will be a grade D ride of about 20 to 25 miles (exact route details to be fully reccied and confirmed later) travelling at 9 to 10 mph in a clockwise direction around our Wirral peninsular. No significant climbs.

    David Brewer will be ride leader starting at the later time of 11:00 from Port Sunlight Station. Pease be there at 1045 for a safety briefing

    The main route will be down the railway path to Eastham, then onto Childer Thornton, Ledsham , Woodbank, Deeside Industrial Estate, Banana break at Burton Marsh, Neston  and on to  Thornton Hough (exact route details to be fully reccied and confirmed later with Garmin / GPX).

    Lunch is arranged at Thornton Hough Village Hall cafe for 1300 to 1330 (cost approximately £10 each including a hot drink .

    After lunch Dave Branch has arranged for physiotherapist Karen, from Wirral Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy. to put on a one hour workout for us all  covering all our aching joints , muscles, our positioning on bikes etc. The club will donate £50 to Friends of Clatterbridge for this session but private donations will also be welcomed. I am sure we will all find this workout to be useful and to be of  good future benefit.

    The route ends at Thornton Hough , but I will be happy to escort anyone back to Port Sunlight if it is needed

     

     

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