title The BSCC Weekend Away, Holt, Norfolk - 12th May 2018 intro It's time for the first annual Brome Swan Cycle Club bike ride since the Swan itself closed down back in 2017. On the upside, that means that Sylvia can actually join in for the first time in around 20 years, instead of staying behind to look after the pub. The ride leaves the Feathers Hotel in Holt, in the depths of North Norfolk, and winds a circular 27 mile route up to Blakeney on the coast before returning. The weather starts out perfectly, but it's raining for the last eight miles or so from Blakeney and back. imgc0171 The BSCC outside the Beaconsfield Arms imgc0172 There's a warm-up ride to the Beaky imgc0173 Isobel rides off imgc0174 Jill looks over imgc0175 Alan heads off from the Beaconsfield Arms imgp0650 We roam around the streets of Holt imgp0651 Harry and Isobel pass by a proper old-school shop imgp0653 Harry looks serious in the Taste of India imgp0654 The Boy Phil scopes the menu out imgp0655 The Taste of India on Bull Street in Holt imgp0666 Harry chops up a Naan bread imgp0668 Food arrives imgp0672 "Proud to sell Br, it is 'h' meat". Or something imgp0673 Bike-club Indian nosh-up imgp0677 Harry waves something at Phil imgp0680 Fred shows Gaz how to make Origami frogs imgp0682 The legendary Bakers and Larners of Holt imgp0683 We return to the Feathers Hotel imgc0177 Harry's got his head stuck in a magazine imgc0179 It's breakfast time for the BSCC riders imgc0180 The Feathers has a nice reception imgc0182 Fred packs his bag for the day imgc0183 Fred's on a phone again imgc0184 Harry and Isobel while away some time imgc0185 The riders assemble in the car park imgc0189 Spammy looks over as cyclists assemble imgc0190 Sylvia comes out to take a photo imgc0192 A group photo of the BSCC imgc0194 Paul pushes his bike around Budgens imgc0197 Our first pause at Stody Lodge imgc0199 The Sagas and the children catch up imgc0200 Another pause to check for directions imgc0201 Harry must have said something amusing imgc0202 Marc waves a stern finger in Harry's direction imgc0204 Gaz gives it some imgc0206 A pause to re-group in a pretty village imgc0209 We head off towards Binham imgc0210 There's another stop - Colin looks over imgc0211 Fred flakes out for a bit after around 18 miles imgc0212 The Chequers has an art gallery thing going on imgc0213 The lunch pub: The Chequers Inn, Binham imgc0214 Outside the Chequers Inn for lunch imgc0215 Fred and Harry imgc0216 Gaz looks up imgc0217 The Binham village sign imgc0218 Old-school petrol station sign imgc0219 A bit of a wrecked building in Binham imgc0220 A view of the Chequers Inn from across the road imgc0221 Howell's - a great old-school petrol station imgc0224 Howell's petrol station in Binham imgc0225 The optimistically-named Howell's Superstore imgc0226 Great old-style petrol sign imgc0227 A nice house on the village green imgc0228 The BSCC hangs around outside the pub imgc0231 Nice wisteria on the lane to Blakeney imgc0232 The ruins of Binham Priory imgc0233 Another wrecked building imgc0235 The Chequers' pub sign imgc0236 Pansies in a tub imgc0237 Fred looks out as Apple John mills around imgc0240 Jessica and Fred mess around with The Boy Phil imgc0241 The Boy Phil does more child tormenting imgc0246 The Saga group head off past the wisteria imgc0247 Fred goes for a pootle around imgc0248 A Morgan roars past imgc0249 Harry and Isobel go for a little ride imgc0250 Isobel and Harry imgc0253 At the top of a steep hill imgc0255 Alan heads into the King's Head imgc0256 Harry, Fred, Jessica and Sylvia in the King's Head imgc0257 Matthew, Claire and Alan in the King's Head imgc0258 Suey, DH, Phil and Marc at the bar imgc0259 Gaz is outside hiding from the rain imgc0260 Harry runs about the car park imgc0262 The BSCC heads off again, in the rain imgc0263 We cycle through a soggy Blakeney imgc0265 There's a stop at the Wiveton Bell imgc0267 Fred plays guitar in the restaurant imgc0269 Fred lines up some Lego figures imgc0270 Fred plays guitar before dinner imgc0272 Marc looks all 1930s with a wool suit on imgc0273 A bunch of candles imgc0277 Fred reads a spot of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" imgc0278 Gaz has a read imgc0279 The Boy Phil and DH imgc0281 Fred's on guitar again