Author Topic: Mid-Essex Mid-Week Nocturnal Series (Read 1750086 times)

Carlosfandango · « **Reply #11675 on:** 25 January, 2018, 08:22:32 pm »

The Kings Head, Pebmarsh has re-opened, its in a very central location for us, but I don`t know if it`s more foody than beery now. Could you check it out on one of your lunchtime rides Jiber?

jiberjaber · « **Reply #11676 on:** 25 January, 2018, 09:33:02 pm »

Maybe Monday (I need to get a square over that way I think)

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #11677 on:** 26 January, 2018, 05:25:28 am »

Quote from: jiberjaber on 25 January, 2018, 06:58:37 pm

Open to suggestions!

The Forward Planning Baton gets passed to The Professor

huggy · « **Reply #11678 on:** 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm »

The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #11679 on:** 29 January, 2018, 02:12:28 pm »

Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm

The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.

Nice. Getting the train home is an option!

huggy · « **Reply #11680 on:** 29 January, 2018, 02:13:20 pm »

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 29 January, 2018, 02:12:28 pm

Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm
The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.

Nice. Getting the train home is an option!

Stock doesn't have a train station

Jem · « **Reply #11681 on:** 29 January, 2018, 02:40:30 pm »

Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm

The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.

NOO!!!

huggy · « **Reply #11682 on:** 29 January, 2018, 02:42:12 pm »

Quote from: Jem on 29 January, 2018, 02:40:30 pm

Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm
The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.
NOO!!!

jiberjaber · « **Reply #11683 on:** 29 January, 2018, 04:35:07 pm »

Quote from: Carlosfandango on 25 January, 2018, 08:22:32 pm

The Kings Head, Pebmarsh has re-opened, its in a very central location for us, but I don`t know if it`s more foody than beery now. Could you check it out on one of your lunchtime rides Jiber?

Checked it out today, closed Monday

Also its at the bottom of a big hill...

Curtains were drawn so couldn't see inside.... it's a long way out to Pebmarsh for a school night!

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #11684 on:** 29 January, 2018, 04:49:23 pm »

Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 02:13:20 pm

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 29 January, 2018, 02:12:28 pm
Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm
The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.

Nice. Getting the train home is an option!
Stock doesn't have a train station

Chelmsford does.

psyclist · « **Reply #11685 on:** 29 January, 2018, 04:52:40 pm »

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 29 January, 2018, 04:49:23 pm

Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 02:13:20 pm
Quote from: Oscar's dad on 29 January, 2018, 02:12:28 pm
Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm
The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.

Nice. Getting the train home is an option!
Stock doesn't have a train station

Chelmsford does.

Is that the same Chelmsford that is a short cycle from Witham?

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #11686 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:00:13 pm »

Quote from: psyclist on 29 January, 2018, 04:52:40 pm

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 29 January, 2018, 04:49:23 pm
Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 02:13:20 pm
Quote from: Oscar's dad on 29 January, 2018, 02:12:28 pm
Quote from: huggy on 29 January, 2018, 01:54:41 pm
The forward planning calendar suggests the Hoop @ Stock this week. From the dusty archives this route is offered. It can be tweaked to take in TMNH if necessary.

Nice. Getting the train home is an option!
Stock doesn't have a train station

Chelmsford does.

Is that the same Chelmsford that is a short cycle from Witham?

A short but boring ride. Its the boring bit which bothers me most.

tedshred · « **Reply #11687 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:01:03 pm »

The Hoop seems a particularly inconvenient venue for everyone except Jiber - ah, hang on

tippers_kiwi · « **Reply #11688 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:08:15 pm »

Ingatestone is very close....3.2 miles close

jiberjaber · « **Reply #11689 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:18:48 pm »

Quote from: tippers_kiwi on 29 January, 2018, 05:08:15 pm

Ingatestone is very close....3.2 miles close

Less trains stop there though, pretty much all trains stop at Chm apart from some Norwich trains iirc.

jiberjaber · « **Reply #11690 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:20:00 pm »

Quote from: tedshred on 29 January, 2018, 05:01:03 pm

The Hoop seems a particularly inconvenient venue for everyone except Jiber - ah, hang on

It was on the list, I've never been so no idea what it's like

Given the science I used last time to sort the forward planning out I thought I had all bases covered

tedshred · « **Reply #11691 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:21:22 pm »

My memory of the Hoop is that it is quite an expensive eatery mainly but did carry a reasonable range of ales.

I hereby submit a bid for somewhere north of Chelmsford for Wednesday.

psyclist · « **Reply #11692 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:25:13 pm »

Quote from: tedshred on 29 January, 2018, 05:21:22 pm

My memory of the Hoop is that it is quite an expensive eatery mainly but did carry a reasonable range of ales.

I hereby submit a bid for somewhere north of Chelmsford for Wednesday.

Even though I had a route planned out to get to the Hoop, it would by 100km in total so I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make it. A less extreme location would get my vote.

tedshred · « **Reply #11693 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:29:59 pm »

From home I would be 58 miles not including the actual ride from Spa to the pub.

Six Bells @ Boreham ?

psyclist · « **Reply #11694 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:37:04 pm »

Quote from: tedshred on 29 January, 2018, 05:29:59 pm

From home I would be 58 miles not including the actual ride from Spa to the pub.

Six Bells @ Boreham ?

75km round trip. Better for me.

jiberjaber · « **Reply #11695 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:38:50 pm »

Quote from: tedshred on 29 January, 2018, 05:29:59 pm

From home I would be 58 miles not including the actual ride from Spa to the pub.

Six Bells @ Boreham ?

GK pub - 1 none GK ale on tap. It's OK but we could do better... I'll have a think.

tedshred · « **Reply #11696 on:** 29 January, 2018, 05:40:00 pm »

As we are still in the depths of winter, why not one of the pubs we agreed were central - eg the Chapel at Coggeshall.

psyclist · « **Reply #11697 on:** 29 January, 2018, 06:05:58 pm »

Quote from: tedshred on 29 January, 2018, 05:40:00 pm

As we are still in the depths of winter, why not one of the pubs we agreed were central - eg the Chapel at Coggeshall.

Eh?

I will await jiber's consideration, he's good at suggesting 'central' locations

tedshred · « **Reply #11698 on:** 29 January, 2018, 06:47:23 pm »

Quote from: psyclist on 29 January, 2018, 06:05:58 pm

Quote from: tedshred on 29 January, 2018, 05:40:00 pm
As we are still in the depths of winter, why not one of the pubs we agreed were central - eg the Chapel at Coggeshall.

Eh?

I will await jiber's consideration, he's good at suggesting 'central' locations

I think you mean "West Central" ie closer to the outer rim.

jiberjaber · « **Reply #11699 on:** 29 January, 2018, 07:07:17 pm »

I'm too tired for forward planning tonight so here's the current MEMWNS scientifically derived map with the MEMWNS Center Of Gravity (COG) and the pubs listed.... (I'll add some more over the next week or 2)
I did sprinkle the planning with a mix to try and balance all interests using a spreadsheet based upon distance from both Spa RBT and the COG but the last month looks like it was a case of dumping whatever was left on the list after trying to share out the pubs on a split around the COG. This was basically 20 pubs out of a list of 50 (all 50 have the distances on them but I went for a selection of ones we hadn't been to in the last year plus some old favs.)

So there's the method in my madness.... perhaps someone who doesn't want to go to The Hoop could solve the equation for both Andrew & Grahame and suggest a solution...

It's about 10 miles from the Six Bells (Boreham) to The Hoop (Stock)
It's 5 miles from the Six Bells to The Queens Head / Orange Tree (another alternative)

Off ya go!

I'm also happy to receive other pubs to put on the list