Horsham & Crawley CTC Member Group
Our activities
About us
We are a group of Cycling UK members living in the north of West Sussex - ranging from Rudgwick in the west to East Grinstead in the east. We enjoy riding through the wonderful countryside around us and have grouped together in order to provide a programme of rides throughout the year. Our rides are generally unhurried and are planned at an average speed of about 10 mph, thus making them suitable for most riders. We provide a friendly welcome to fellow cyclists on our rides whether Cycling UK members or not, pride ourselves on our knowledge of the local routes and that we never leave anyone behind.
Further down this page you can find more information about us and details of forthcoming rides, but the best place to see what we're doing is our Meetup page.
Upcoming rides feature on our Meetup page and any last minute changes/details can be found there. Joining our Meetup group is free and you can then indicate whether you will be attending our ride and be able to ask questions about it.
Our Facebook Group is a place in which we occasionally post various photos and chitter-chatter. Click on: Horsham and Crawley CTC
Write ups of rides back in 2016 and earlier are available in the Blog that we kept back then: Click on: handc-ctc.blogspot.com
Information about the group rides
Anyone and everyone is welcome to take part in our rides, but we would expect people to join our Group after two or three rides in order to make a contribution towards our costs (membership is only £5 a year).
the latest details and availability for each of our rides is best found on our Meetup page .
n.b. as we are a Cycling UK Member Group, individual Cycling UK membership is also necessary to fully benefit from the insurance and discounts available.
| Horsham and Crawley Member Group Runslist 2025 | Q3 - July, August, September | ||||
| Date | Location | Time | Name | Leader | Mileage |
| 22-Jun-25 | HPP | 10:00 | On Road/Off Road Loop with lunch at the Oddfellows Arms, Pulborough A 39 mile on/off road ride to the Oddfellows Arms in Pulborough. Using tracks less travelled we will ride in a loop to Pulborough and back. The ride is 39 miles and graded medium. Mountain bikes, hybrids and tourers are suitable for this ride. This is our summer solstice ride and we will have all day to take in the scenery and enjoy the ride. |
Adam | 39 |
| 29-Jun-25 | HPP | 09:30 | Cycle summer sunny Surrey lanes, and back on the downs link. Leaving the Horsham Pavilions at 09:30, we head into Surrey following leafy lanes. After a lunch stop we use the Downs Link (a well-surfaced traffic free path, on the track bed of a former railway) to return to our start point. 25 miles, taken at a pace that allows conversation and enjoyment of the summer countryside. Suitable for all but the skinniest of road tyres. |
Celine | 25 |
| 06-Jul-25 | WIS | 10:00 | DA Event - 2 Weald Ride: chose one or more of various looping routes out and back to Wisborough Green. There are four 25 mile loopps and two other 40+ mile loops on offer. | Bob | 25 - 100 |
| 13-Jul-25 | CROW | 10:00 | Strawberry Fields for regular riders. We'll head out north and west of Crawley for a spin around the lovely lanes in these parts before lunch at Strawberry Fields where we will hopefully rendezvous with the beginner group and ride back with them. | Bob/Robin | 25 |
| 13-Jul-25 | CROW | 10:30 | Strawberry Fields Beginners Ride one of this years series of rides in conjunction witrh Crawley Borough Council. | Gordon/Paul | 15 |
| 20-Jul-25 | HPP | 09:30 | Shoreham Beach Summer Ride A 45 mile, medium rated ride, partly off-road ride to Shoreham Beach. We will go out on the Pedlars Way, through the Knepp Estate and return on the Downslink. This ride is suitable for mountain bikes, hybrids and tourers. There is an alternative start point at the junction of Worthing Road and Shipley Road in Southwater at 10.30am. Please add a comment on meet-up if you intend to start at Southwater. |
Adam | 45 |
| 27-Jul-25 | TBD | 09:30 | Roads East to Chiddingstone | Frank | 40 |
| 03-Aug-25 | CHI | 10:00 | Picnic Ride (DA Event). This year sees a new venue for the picnic - once more we will start from (and return to) Chichester Railway Station but this year the picnic will be held at Bosham Quays. We will use a combination of Canal paths, small lanes and Bridlepathgs to navigate our way around the Manhood Peninsula - please bring some cash for the Itchy Bosom Ferry (£3.50 I think). |
Bob | 30 |
| 10-Aug-25 | TBD | 09:30 | Tan House Farm Shop. Publicity Ride | Gordon | 20 |
| 17-Aug-25 | HPP | 09:30 | Leith Hill, lunch at Ruby’s Cafe We will ride on the road (except for 200 yards across the golf course) towards Leith Hill. We will climb Leith Hill to Coldharbour using Broomehall Road. We will then ride a loop around Friday Street and descend from Leith Hill to Ruby's cafe for lunch. This is an excellent opportunity to climb Leith Hill, the highest hill in South East England. We will be using one of the easier of the eight roads up Leith Hill and ride at a slow touring pace (probably about 3mph!). Walking is permitted. All riders welcome. There are only two climbs on this ride which can be walked. 9.30 start. 30 miles Medium - Hard |
Adam | 30 |
| 24-Aug-25 | TBD | 09:30 | Ardingly Tea Rooms and Runslist. Using the Worth Way, Vowels Lane and East Hoathly to a coffee stop at Ardingly Tea Rooms (for those that want to meet us there, aiming to arrive at 11:00- and leave at 12:00). Continuing via Borde Hill and Slaugham to arrive at the runslist meeting between 14:00 and 14:30 for scones and cake. | Gordon | 35 |
| 31-Aug-25 | TBD | 10:00 | Earlswood Lakes publicity ride | Gordon | 15 |
| 07-Sep-25 |
HPP Berrets Farm
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09:15 10:30
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Churches Ride (DA Event). This event will take you around the mid-Sussex countryside and visiting the grounds of several chuches. In each one you will find the answer to a simple clue and quite possibly have the opportunity to see the inside of the church. There are many old and beautiful chuches in the area. The Start point is The Cabin at Berrets Farm, Henfield ( on the Downslink) at 10:30 and the finish point will be The Old Railway pub (formerly the Cat and Canary), just half a mile to the north). Either meet at the start, or ride down from Horsham Pavilions in the Park - I will lead a ride from HPP starting at 09:15. Please be aware that this ride will use both lanes and off road tracks and is not suitable for delicate bikes - hybrid, Gravel and MTB’s are all recommended, skinny tyres are not. The ride from Horsham is 11 miles (and the same distance back), the Churches ride itself will be about 33 miles long. |
Bob | 33 (or 55) |
| 14-Sep-25 | TBD | 09:30 | Cutty Sark ride. Train to London Bridge, ride to Greenwich and then NCN21 back to TBR | Bob | 50 |
| 21-Sep-25 | HPP | 10:00 | A gentle ride to the Camelia Botnar tea shop. | Adam | 25 |
| 28-Sep-25 | TBD | 09:30 | Ditchling and Washbrooks. Taking the flattest route possible from Three Bridges to Ditchling and Washbrooks Farm for Lunch and back. Before lunch, more intrepid riders can make an optional ascent of Ditchling Beacon nefore rejoining the group for lunch. | Robin | 40 |
Start Points:
ARU - Arundel Railway Station
BIL - Billingshurst Railway Station
BHR - Burgess Hill Railway Station
CHI - Chichester Railway Station (north side)
CK2 - Crawley K2 Leisure Centre
CROW - The Crow Statue, middle of Crawley High Street
EGS - East Grinstead Station (at bottom of steps)
HPP - Horsham Park Pavilion (Swimming Centre )
LIB - Crawley Library
Oriel - Oriel School Car Park, Maidenbower
PG - Polegate Railway Station (car park)
PP - Pease Pottage (in front of The Black Swan PH)
PUL - Pulborough Railway Station
PWB - Pulborough Wild Brooks RSPB Centre (cafe)
TBD - Three Bridges Railway Station
WIS - Wisborough Green
