Touring and dinner
Touring
On the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (August 18/19/20th) following the weekend of racing, there will be guided rides from the WC2008 site into the countryside of Suffolk.
Routes are currently being test ridden. Each day, rides will be available at two distances: an easy local ride of about 25 miles (40 kilometres), and a ride venturing further afield, between 50 and 60 miles (80-100 kilometres).
In addition, there will be a short ride on the afternoon of Friday August 15th - to stretch your legs before the racing starts.
We will visit castles, a Tudor manor house that is now a brewery, cafés and teashops, pubs for lunch . . . and as far as possible we will avoid busy roads. The countryside is gently rolling, so no big hills, with lots of quiet lanes, pleasant scenery and plenty of things to see.
For visitors who have GPS and wish to ride the routes independently, .gpx files will be available to download.
For information, contact Nick Marshall using the contact page
Exploring
If you go riding on your own, places to visit include:
Woodbridge Tide Mill, Framlingham Castle, Orford Castle, Leiston Abbey, Saxtead Green Post Mill (windmill), Dunwich (lost village and nature reserve), Orford Ness (nature reserve with old military research buildings), Sutton Hoo (Anglo Saxon burial site), Rendlesham Forest, Long Shop Museum (Garrett steam engine museum. )
Low riders keep a lookout above; according to local lore, there have been sightings of UFOs - unidentified flying objects!
Dinner
On Saturday night, if the weather is good, there will be a bring-your-own barbecue at the BHPC campsite. We will provide a big BBQ and coals for cooking (open fires on the ground not allowed), you bring food and drink. If the weather is rotten, then let's all go to nearby pubs and restaurants - there are plenty - and have a nice evening that way.