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 are proud of the fact that we never leave anyone behind.
Further down this page you can find more information about us and details of forthcoming rides. This list also appears in the West Sussex Cycling UK Member Group publication "The Pedaller" but the version on this page should always be viewed as the definitive one as it is more up to date.
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
We are running our rides as normal.
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 - January 28th to June 30th 2024 | |||||
| Date | Location | Time | Name | Leader | Mileage |
| 28-Jan-24 | HPP | 10:30 | Café Culture. A medium 30 mile ride with a café stop. | Adam | 30 miles, medium |
| 04-Feb-24 | TBR | 10:30 | Winter Warmer - 1. A hilly morning ride ending with food and drinks in front of a warm fire. Ride via Worth Way, Ardingly, Handcross | Gordon | 20-25 miles. Hills. |
| 11-Feb-24 | HPP | 10:30 | Winter Partridge A Fairly simple loop to the south of Horsham with the potential lunch stop at the cyclist friendly Partridge Inn at Partridge Green. | Bob | 30-35 miles. Moderate |
| 18-Feb-24 | TBR | 10:30 | Winter Warmer - 2. A hilly morning ride ending with food and drinks in front of a warm fire. Ride via Worth Way, Ardingly, Slaugham. | Gordon | 30-35 miles. Hills. |
| 25-Feb-24 | HPP | 10:30 | Westward Ho! Using the nice lanes to the West of Horsham. With a possible pub stop for refreshments. | Dave | 25-30 mile easy |
| 03-Mar-24 | TBR | 10:00 | North then West to Brockham before returning via Rusper - all on hard surfaces. | Bob | 35 miles, moderate |
| 10-Mar-24 | TBR | 10:00 | Flattish ride to Fulking. Heading due south for a Picnic lunch at Poynings. 35-40 miles, flattish. | Gordon | 35-40 miles |
| 17-Mar-24 | CRW | 09:00 | Brisk 20 mile ride to Horsham, leaving from the Crow in Crawley High Street. There will be time for refreshments before starting the main ride. | Gordon | 20 Miles |
| 17-Mar-24 | HPP | 11:00 | A flattish 25-30 mile loop, easy pace south on Pedlars Way and across to Bob Lane before Pease Pottage finish with hot food, drink and an open fire. | Gordon | Main ride - 25-30 mile easy |
| 24-Mar-24 | TBR | 10:00 | Reigate. 30 mile loop, medium, not many hills | Ros | 30 miles, medium |
| 31-Mar-24 | TBR | 10:00 | The Gentle Fulking way to Poynings Picnic Ride | Gordon | 35 mile, moderate. |
| 07-Apr-24 | TBR | 10:00 | Morning Ride Worth Way almost to East Grinstead before taking a loop south, returning via Slaugham. A gentle three hour loop with some hills to keep us warm. |
Gordon | 25-30 mile moderate (slow with hills) |
| 07-Apr-24 | Gordons | 13:15 | AGM and Runslist. Help shape the future of your club and determine the rides programme for this Summer (Q3) |
Gordon | |
| 14-Apr-24 | HPP | 10:00 | DA Freewheel. Looping south and west of Horsham we will rendezvous with other West Sussex cyclists for our first DA event of the year: The Freewheel - see who can roll the furthest down a hill. Café for lunch | Bob | 30 miles, easy |
| 21-Apr-24 | HPP | 09:30 | DA AGM - Ride to Pulborough on quiet lanes. AGM at 11:00 hrs. Lunch stop on way back. |
Bob | 35 miles, moderate |
| 28-Apr-24 | CRW | 11:30 | Watermill Meander - Introductory Ride. Leaving the Crow Statue in Crawley High Street at 11:30, a short ride on cyclepaths and quiet roads with a stop giving plenty of time to explore Ifield Water Mill on their first open day of 2024. Returning back to the start point at around 15:30. | Gordon | <15 miles, Gentle |
| 28-Apr-24 | HPP | 12:30 | Ifield Mill from Horsham. Easy Beginners Ride meeting with Crawley group at 14:00. | Adam | 20 ish miles |
| 05-May-24 | TBR | 10:00 | Heaven Farm. Ride out to lunch in Ashdown Forest. Quiet lanes - some hills | Ros | 30 miles, medium |
| 12-May-24 | CRW | 10:30 | Crawley Circular - Introductory Ride. A ten mile circuit of Crawley showing how to get around Crawley using cycle paths and quiet roads. Lunch stop at Tilgate Golf Clubhouse. Starting and ending at The Crow Statue in Crawley High Street. | Gordon | 10 miles,Gentle |
| 12-May-24 | HPP | 10:00 | Finding the Forests. Ride from HPP meeting with intro ride at 13:00 at Tilgate Golf Club | Adam | 35 Miles, Moderate |
| 19-May-24 | HPP | 09:30 | Darn Sarf. Heading out via Copsale, Picts Lane and Bob Lane for lunch at Washbrook Farm. (those wanting a longer and faster ride can take the longer Fulking option, rejoining the main group for lunch). After lunch return via Hurstpierpoint College, Goddards Green, and Slaugham. |
Gordon | 40 miles, some hills, medium (optional +10 miles) |
| 26-May-24 | TBR | 09:30 | Eastbourne Here We Come! Eastbourne and back - tarmac all the way. | Robin | 50 mile, hard |
| 02-Jun-24 | BIL | 10:30 | I-SPY DA Event. Popular Bicycle Treasure Hunt. Starts from Billingshurst Railway Station (northside) | Bob | 25 miles, easy/moderate |
| 09-Jun-24 | Oriel School | 10:00 | Crawley Family bike ride. Meet at Oriel School at 10:00 for a great family day out riding along the Worth Way to East Grinstead, have lunch and maybe catch sight of a steam train before heading back. |
Gordon | 16 miles,Gentle |
| 16-Jun-24 | HPP | 10:00 | Frank's Gone West. Lovely lanes | Frank | 30 miles, Medium |
| 23-Jun-24 | TBR | 09:15 | North Downs Approach. Lunch in Oxted | Adam | 50 miles, medium-hard |
| 30-Jun-24 | CRW | 10:30 | Summer Saunter to Strawberry Fields. Leaving the Crow Statue in Crawley High Street at 10:30 we will ride along leafy country lanes and well-surfaced bridleways to the tea shop at Strawberry fields. After rest and refreshments we'll take a quiet leafy route back to the start point. | Gordon | 20 miles, Gentle |
Start Points:
BIL - Billingshurst Railway Station
BHR - Burgess Hill Railway Station
CHI - Chichester Railway Station (north side)
CK2 - Crawley K2 Leisure Centre
CRW - 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
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
