What better time for a bike ride than a bank holiday morning when traffic is light and those cafés that are normally shut on a Monday remain open for the long weekend.
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| Atop Coploe Hill |
So it was that eight Spokers headed out into the hill country beyond Ickleton and pulled in for refreshments at Compass Courtyard and the Mixing Shed Café. Surrounded by rolling farmland this is a delightful place to hang out on a sunny morning, sup coffee and enjoy some rather good cake.
And it was here while browsing a display of garden knick knacks, that Dom took a shine to a fine garden gnome.
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| Dom and friend |
Meanwhile Jan was rather taken with a sausage dog bench, so much so that later that day she went back and bought one for the grandchildren.
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| Jan's dachshund |
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| 26 miles clockwise from Stapleford |