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.
For information about the Cycling UK Safeguarding Policy, please click here.
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.
| Date | Start | Start Time | Description | Leader | Distance |
| Sun 25-Jan | HPP | 10:00 | Ride to Tanhouse Farm Café. | Adam | 25 |
| Sun 01-Feb | TBR | 10:00 | Leaving Three Bridges Station at 10:00 (from the cycle racks at the western entrance to Three Bridges Station) we cycle East toward Ashdown Forest. A mix of firm bridleways will take us out to the forest for a road ride around some stunning scenery followed by a cafe stop and then return to Three Bridges. Cafe stop expected around Forest Row to be confirmed. |
Robin | |
| Sun 08-Feb | HPP | 10:00 | less than 30 mile, on-road | Adam | 30 |
| Sun 15-Feb | TBR | 10:00 | Leaving Three Bridges station (by the bike racks to the West of the Station) promptly at 10 o’clock, we will ride a medium (about 35 miles) on-road route to the North. | Bob | 35 |
| Sun 22-Feb | HPP | 10:00 | Churnobyl Cheese and Canal Path. Leaving Horsham Pavilions (from the cycle racks) promptly at 10:00, we will cycle south from Horsham using quiet lanes and the Downs Link trail will take us north west to a cafe stop for Cheese-on-toast at the Milk Churn, before returning to Horsham via more lanes. Suitable for all but the skinniest of tyres - gravel bikes ideal. |
Robin | 30 ish |
| Sun 01-Mar | TBR | 10:00 | Picts Lane. A new edition of a favourite club ride - this time with a Three Bridges Start. Leaving promptly at 10:00 (from the cycle racks at the western entrance to Three Bridges station), will will ride approximately 30 miles, mostly on-road and good condition tracks. |
Corinne | 30 |
| Sun 08-Mar | HPP | 10:00 | South on-road, around 30-35 miles | Adam | 35 |
| Sun 15-Mar | TBR | 09:30 | Twin Peaks of Brighton Leaving promptly at 09:30 (from the cycle racks at the western entrance to Three Bridges station), we will ride (all on road)South via Handcross to the Devils Dyke, climbing and dropping to Brighton for a pub or cafe stop. Route back out via Ditchling back to Crawley. A total of 50 miles. For anyone who wants to take a shorter route on the day, there is an option to return to Three Bridges by train from Brighton or Haywards Heath. |
Robin | 25 or 50 |
| Sun 22-Mar | HPP | 10:00 | Short and Slow on-road ride from Horsham Leaving Horsham Pavilions (from the cycle racks) promptly at 10:00, we will follow an on-road route of about 25 miles. |
Dave F | 25 |
| Sun 29-Mar | TBR | 09:30 | Not Kidding, Kidds hill and Kingdom café. Road and gravel route heading out on Worth Way through East Grinstead and to the Kingdom Cafe. Some hills | Robin | 35 |
| Sun 05-Apr | CROW | Explore Crawley's Green Spaces using cycle paths and quiet residential roads. We will gather in Crawley High Street by the Golden Tree Statue (also known as The Crow Statue) from 10:30 for an 11:00 departure. The ride will follow cycle paths and residential roads, with a coffee and ice-cream stop at Tilgate Park. Back for 2026, this is the first of this summer's 6 Crawley By Cycle guided cycle rides, each very slightly longer than the previous ride. These rides are aimed at those new to cycling, or returning after a break, and would like to explore the cycle routes in and around Crawley, in the company of like-minded people. All are welcome, anyone under 17 will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. |
Paul & Gordon + alternate | Easter Weekend | |
| Sun 12-Apr | HPP | DA Event: Freewheel. We will ride south to a refreshment point and meet other West Sussex CUK members before visiting a nearby hill and seeing who can coast the furthest without pedalling. No prize other than bragging rights! | Bob | 30 | |
| Sun 19-Apr | TBR | 09:30 | A morning ride, followed by the Club AGM and Runslist meeting for the Summer programme. Leaving Three Bridges at 09:30, riding 25-30 miles using the Worth Way, quiet lanes and other well surfaced tracks, before returning to Crawley via Pease Pottage for food, drinks and the AGM in the normal location. The AGM is intended to start 12:30. (Anyone who wishes to miss the ride and come directly to the AGM, please message me for the address) | Gordon | 30 |
| Sun 26-Apr | HPP | 09:45 | DA Event: AGM Ride. Ride to The venue (details to come), take part in the DA AGM (usually takes less than an hour), have lunch in pub and then ride back to Horsham. | Bob | 30 |
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)
TBR - Three Bridges Railway Station
WIS - Wisborough Green
Adam Wray: Chair
Caroline Dainty: Treasurer
Gordon Easden: Runslist Secretary
Gail Hill: Safeguarding Officer
