LYMINGTON TUESDAY CYCLISTS
Lymington Tuesday cyclists are an informal group of bicycle owners who meet on Tuesday mornings for a cycle ride and coffee. We set off in sub-groups riding at an easy to moderate pace. We are not a club and there is no official membership, but anyone who fits the three "Is it for you?" points below is welcome to come along and join in.
We meet in the Lymington town hall car park at 9:30a.m. in the summer (and at 10:00a.m. in the winter when the clocks go back) and cycle about 20 to 25 miles (30 to 40kms) with a coffee stop half way round. Our regular destinations are the 'Bs', which are 10 miles from Lymington by a roundabout route through the lanes and have a cycle-friendly cafe: Barton, Beaulieu, Burley and Brockenhurst (Click on place for map). Normally we expect to be back in Lymington by 1:00 p.m.
Occasionally, by agreement at the start, we will cycle a bit further (30miles) with a cafe stop in Ringwood or Lyndhurst, or at Lepe beach.
In addition to the regular Tuesday morning rides, we sometimes arrange other longer days out for those who want to cycle on a led ride for up to 60 miles (100km), taking all day to do it at a fairly easy pace.
We meet in the Lymington town hall car park at 9:30a.m. in the summer (and at 10:00a.m. in the winter when the clocks go back) and cycle about 20 to 25 miles (30 to 40kms) with a coffee stop half way round. Our regular destinations are the 'Bs', which are 10 miles from Lymington by a roundabout route through the lanes and have a cycle-friendly cafe: Barton, Beaulieu, Burley and Brockenhurst (Click on place for map). Normally we expect to be back in Lymington by 1:00 p.m.
Occasionally, by agreement at the start, we will cycle a bit further (30miles) with a cafe stop in Ringwood or Lyndhurst, or at Lepe beach.
In addition to the regular Tuesday morning rides, we sometimes arrange other longer days out for those who want to cycle on a led ride for up to 60 miles (100km), taking all day to do it at a fairly easy pace.
WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY? IS IT FOR YOU?
If you have a bicycle, doing nothing, that you always meant to get out on, or would like some exercise in the fresh air, or already cycle and would like to combine it with a coffee stop with a bunch of other friendly cyclists, why not join in?
We try to cycle every Tuesday of the year, with the exception of days in winter when the roads are icy or there is snow. And on very rainy days the group is likely to be few in number.
Either turn up at the Lymington Town Hall (see map), or if you aren't sure if Tuesday Cycling is for you and would like to find out more or check what is happening, contact us.
The origin of LTC, beyond those few of us who started it all, has been to encourage people who are not strong or club cyclists to make a commitment to getting fit enough to cycle LTC distances at the LTC pace. Some of our members have built up to this and others are cyclists who have just got older and slower but still want the sociability of a group ride! While we welcome the rapid recent growth in e-bikes taking more people out of cars and putting them onto the road on two wheels, LTC is not really the place for e-biking, apart from cyclists who have been with LTC for some time and now find that an e-bike is the only practical option in order to stay in the group.
A final word of warning - cycling is fun and can be addictive. Some Tuesday cyclists who joined in thinking that 10 miles was a major cycling achievement have been known to buy shiny new bikes a year later and even the odd item of lycra clothing.
- All bicycles and all styles of cycle clothing are welcome
- No one gets left behind
- If you have a problem, such as a puncture, and aren't sure how to fix it there will be someone there to help
We try to cycle every Tuesday of the year, with the exception of days in winter when the roads are icy or there is snow. And on very rainy days the group is likely to be few in number.
Either turn up at the Lymington Town Hall (see map), or if you aren't sure if Tuesday Cycling is for you and would like to find out more or check what is happening, contact us.
The origin of LTC, beyond those few of us who started it all, has been to encourage people who are not strong or club cyclists to make a commitment to getting fit enough to cycle LTC distances at the LTC pace. Some of our members have built up to this and others are cyclists who have just got older and slower but still want the sociability of a group ride! While we welcome the rapid recent growth in e-bikes taking more people out of cars and putting them onto the road on two wheels, LTC is not really the place for e-biking, apart from cyclists who have been with LTC for some time and now find that an e-bike is the only practical option in order to stay in the group.
A final word of warning - cycling is fun and can be addictive. Some Tuesday cyclists who joined in thinking that 10 miles was a major cycling achievement have been known to buy shiny new bikes a year later and even the odd item of lycra clothing.
View Tuesday Start in a larger map
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LYMINGTON TUESDAY CYCLING ON TOUR
Click on postcards below for tour diaries and photos
Summer Tour 2015
250km (160 miles) but more about the hills than the distance ! |
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In 2016 we also toured in Norfolk, in 2017 cycled the Devon Coast to Coast route, and after Covid in 2023 eight of us on tandems cycled in Suffolk from Bury St Edmunds (but we have not got around to writing them up yet)
