A Blast Around The New Forest

Another FREE ride and, by popular demand, this is a 30 mile gravel route in the New Forest, This route takes us past the Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary, where we might spot, erm, deer, and through the natural beauty of Roydon Woods Nature Reserve. We'll also encounter sections of 'champagne gravel' paths, perfect for fast riding and also the occasional singletrack. Normally we take more time on our New Forest rides but this has been designed to be a shorter and faster ride taking into account the limited hours of daylight - a Thrash in other words!

For those who are driving please park in the Station Car Park at Brockenhurst (SO42 7TW), which is £4.30 a day payable by RinGo. Brockenhurst is approx 77 miles or 1.5 hours from Richmond so please give yourself plenty of time for the journey.
The 30 mile ride departs from Brockenhurst at 10am, and for those arriving early please make your way to the Terrace Cafe (58 Brookley Road) just around the corner from the station. We can have a quick coffee before departure but please be there on time or slightly before. We stop for lunch at the New Forest Inn after 16 miles, This is a highly respected pub with excellent food at good prices, the menu is shown below:

https://www.thenewforestinn.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Main-Menu-Feb-Update-2026.pdf

The ride finishes around 4.30pm back at Brocklehurst.

A map is attached for your personal use on the day but please don't pass this on to rival cycle groups or I will set the forces of darkness on you.

https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5636366.html

IF THERE IS RAIN ON THE DAY THIS RIDE MAY BE CANCELLED

CYCLING IS DANGEROUS SO YOU JOIN THIS RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK