Mablethorpe 25-06-2025

Setting out at 10 am we’d have the fortune of a moderate westerly breeze and in no time found ourselves passing through Red Leas on the way to Howdales. Tim was astonished to find that the road from Elevens Green following the Saddleback Drain had been completely re-surfaced and now boasts to be one of the finest sections of road the area. By now we were accompanied by Alan Hockham who had some hours free before his next duties and the group of 4 would head to Mablethorpe. 

 

All Saint’s Church at Theddlethorpe was open but no visit today, instead opting for a steady ride to Hand Puddle Hole Bridge (don’t you love these names), across Meers Bridge (truly the land of drains in this managed coastal ‘Outmarsh’) and finally along Quebeck Road to Mablethorpe. We trooped into The Blitz Tea Room to find plenty of room and ordered hot drinks and for some, beans on toast.

 

Until very recently, our rides had been largely free of thrips or thunder flies but today we’d encounter massed swarms, possibly due to the very warm rather muggy weather and the harvesting of the fields and verges for hay production. A perfect combination.

Departing Mablethorpe, a brief ride up and over the ‘pullover’ for a photo-call alongside the ‘Blue Flag’. Great to have this accolade and international award once more bestowed on the resort, one of 3 Beaches in East Lindsey to proudly fly Blue Flags again this summer.

 

Alan would head for home from here whilst Paul and Ty accompanied Tim inland through Withern and along the back lanes, following the Great Eau all the way to Aby. Paul would head for home whilst Ty aimed at a long ride to visit relations in Huttoft. Tim would continue to Louth via Muckton and Little Cawthorpe to return a little before 2 pm having clocked up 36 miles. 

Thankfully a sea breeze had set in at Mablethorpe and it was a wind assisted journey all day! Many thanks to all.

 

Tim’s flythrough ‘Relive’ video: https://www.relive.com/view/vrqojRBRzK6