The Wellsmobile all gleaming and at the ready.
Todays "gang", fine examples !
A quick blast from Scunny to JNS in Deepest Doncaster, I rode point and we somehow got here !
The real reason we came here !
Can never let a bargain get past him, our Steve.
I've no idea
Bozzer went AWOL near Keadby bridge and took a detour to Luddington, then we had to drop Steve off as he had to got o work.........its not funny Toddy, honest.
We carried on to Cleggy .
We took the really pretty way to Cleggy, definitely no motorways, had a quick look and walk around the mausoleum near Brocklesby.
James Wyatt, probably working at the time at Brocklesby Park, designed a mausoleum near Great Limber to commemorate Sophia Aufrere who died in 1786. The mausoleum stands on a mound which contained Anglo-Saxon burials. The interior is lit from above through coloured glass by Francis Eginton and contains a poignant statue of Sophia by Joseph Nollekens, and three monuments to members of the Pelham family which predate the mausoleum
The supremely elegant and refined Brocklesby Mausoleum. Circular, with rusticated basement, fluted Roman Doric columns, balustrade, shallow copper dome and lantern. In niches behind the columns are delicately-carved sarcophagi. The mausoleum itself is circled by railings punctuated by more sarcophagi decorated with swags and rams' heads. The classical precedents for Wyatt's design are the Temples of Vesta at Rome and Tivoli. Grade I listed.
It was built by Charles Anderson Pelham, 1st Baron Yarborough of Brocklesby Park, as a memorial to his wife, Sophia Aufrere.
There are several permissive footpaths in the vicinity.
An Area of Outstanding Beauty, The Lincolnshire Wolds not Toddy !
And onwards to Cleethorpe we went, down to two now but smiling all the way .
By the seaside, fish n chips are a must, and I spotted the pickled eggs, oh yes !
A great chippy on the sea front, been there for years, I've had many a meal there and have always found them to be excellent.
And up next, a small ride down the coast a little to Humberstone to catch some more sun and views.
Seems to be becoming as much a habit to visit a good old hostelry a our chip shop visits (nothing wrong with that). Just on the outskirts of Humberstone (I think). The Pear Tree, set in lovely grounds, beautifully clean inside and polite staff.
No comment lol
An excellent brew to keep us going for our next short trip.
And the customary visit to Willingham Woods, after all it was on the way home. one or two there and it was still glorious weather.
Chilling , having a nice cuppa coffee.
An absolutely brilliant days riding, the only part of which was planned was the beginning when the four of us set off for JNS, an excellent shop for bike enthusiasts, in Doncaster.
Great weather helped, but it was just such an enjoyable day, not too busy on the roads and the new Road 6 rear tyre getting bedded in very well giving lots of confidence on the twisties, for me anyway lol.
It was one of those days that just seemed to get better and better and easily the best part of the ride was through part of the Wolds from Humberstone to Willingham Woods, just a great road to ride going through or near beautiful villages like Holton le Clay, Ashby cum Fenby and Kirmond Le Mire amongst others, never been on it before, hope to again !
And home .
And, being the ever romantic I am, I never forget the missus when I've been to the seaside (honest), a particularly nice morsel or two from Cleethorpes.
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