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On Sunday 25th of August, at 9:00 AM, twelve Westbury Wheelers embarked on  this year's pilgrimage to Newbury, departing from the Marketplace.   The route is approximately 50 miles there and 50 miles back and relatively flat for the most part. The trip was organised by by Westbury Wheeler Sean Price, a great concept,  taking advantage of good value accommodation, the  long weekend, and the likelihood of warm weather afforded by the late August bank holiday. This trip provides

Westbury Wheelers Isle of Wight Trip 2024   The decision to offer a higher standard (than normal) accommodation proved popular and made the booking quite easy. The manor house near Yarmouth certainly looked very nice and with it’s rustic historical appearance it felt like we were going to stay in a National Trust property. With 10 bedrooms we had quality accommodation at very reasonable cost for such a beautiful place. Within days all the payments were made and the property b

On Bank Holiday August Sunday at 9am we met in the Town Hall Square. There were loads of Wheelers there – us lot going on the trip and all the other rides meeting as well. Us ‘Newbury Trippers’ lined up with our shiny bikes and photos were taken. We then split into 2 groups and off we set. In my group Sean and John took turns in leading; they were great, always checking to make sure the group was together and adjusting the speed as necessary. – thank you both. Our first stop

A couple of months ago I posted onto Facebook my idea of riding the Wiltshire Cycleway route and I was quite surprised there was, in fact, perhaps a dozen people as mad as me! The route is approx. 160 miles around the edge of the county excluding Swindon.  I am not even certain Swindon is in the county, but I guess geographically it is? Anyway , as the proposed date approached we all looked at the weather and in typically British fashion the forecast was poor. The weather on