Meet at main car park in Brookley Rd, Brockenhurst 8.50 a.m for a 9.00 a.m start.
This week’s ride heads west out of Brock via Burley rd then turns left down to the B3055. Turn right towards Sway before taking the left turn along Pitmore lane. Sway is perhaps best known for Sway Tower (not a very inviting name for those suffering from vertigo). It is a known by many as "Peterson's Folly"
Petersons folly is constructed entirely out of concrete made with Portland cement and at 200ft remains the tallest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world, big wows..
It was originally designed as a mausoleum, however this was not allowed as it was thought the light would confuse shipping (doh). It also served to publicise the superiority of Portland cement; even then not fully accepted. All in all, a bit of a howler.
We follow Pitmore down to Sway Rd to meet the A337. After a brief and joyless ride north we exit the road of doom with a right turn up Boldre lane to, unsurprisingly Boldre. According to Wikipedia Boldre boasts a pub and used to have a school and a post office, 'the post box can still be seen today'.. After we have taken the selfies here we move onwards to Pilley and then Norleywood. North to East Boldre, South to St Leonards before heading North once more towards Beaulieu. From here we hope for a tailwind along Beaulieu rd back into Brockenhurst for tiffins and vittels.
Forecast is cold but fair, hope to see a good turnout.
Details of the route are downloadable here;
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