Author Topic: LOFO (plus hangers on) all day breakfast tour 2015 - 29/3/2015 (Read 45703 times)

HarryHornby · « **on:** 17 February 2015, 08:36:41 am »

Hi Guys, I'm about to be a big girl by expecting blokes to plan in advance, BUT you never know it may actually work........ plus, my weekends are already getting filled (April is chocker block so far) so I want to guarantee at least one ride out this year.

Who fancies a ride out on Sunday March 29th? Its the first day of spring so an extra hour of daylight.

I've not got an idea of route, we can let that one morph as this thread progresses and people join in BUT we must stop at at least 10 cafes throughout the day

I'm thinking a couple of hundred miles with a stop by a coast somewhere........

Who's in?

So far:
HarryHornby
mtread
Estuary Biker
Red98
Red Ceri
Kosmic Kartman
Arfa (possible)
Tex
Dazza
Dead Eye
Bri H
Kit Crazy
PunkStig
Grandma
Midden
Stevie -G1968
Nick Crisp (possible)

mtread · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 February 2015, 10:52:49 am »

Me (and Midden by the sound of it

)

Estuarybiker · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 February 2015, 02:17:14 pm »

I'll be up for heading over the bridge (and a few breakfasts

) to meet up with you.

29th is a good day for me.

red98 · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 February 2015, 08:08:26 pm »

Mmmmmmmm...breakfast you say

.......be a good start to the season...well done for getting things moving harry

Red Ceri · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 February 2015, 08:14:41 pm »

I'm up for it

midden · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 February 2015, 08:57:55 pm »

Mmm mm brekkie crawl

I come off nights that morning so could be iffy. The Sunday before would be a guaranteed and Sunday after a strong posible whereas the 29th is a slim positivity

Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 February 2015, 01:21:33 am »

Where are you planning to have the first breakfasts?

HarryHornby · « **Reply #7 on:** 18 February 2015, 07:23:05 am »

Midden...... NOOOOOOOOOOO for pitys sake man sort your work dates out! The week before and the week after are both out for me, this is my only available weekend until end of May

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Kosmic, I was actually thinking about coming your way maybe, we did South Coast last year, we could do east coast this year. Is there anything exciting for Focers round your way?

Would others say yes to going north this time? I'm sure Estuarybiker wouldn't mind, Red, you could pop along the top of the M25 to meet us, would that be ok?

Stiggy, where for art though Stiggy? we need some tiger print (and media star) on the ride........

I got a book for my birthday last year, Bikers Britain, has some good rides. One is The Best of Essex. It's a loop from Saffron Waldon takes in Harwich and a little seaside town called Frinton on Sea (for ice cream) and passes through a medieval village called Lavenham and takes in Audley End, a stately home with a miniature railway in the grounds, choooo chooooo. 125 miles. I'll scan a pic onto this thread, see what people think.

Estuarybiker · « **Reply #8 on:** 18 February 2015, 08:00:04 am »

That route out to the Coast from Audley End is a cracker and can also involve Finchingfield and the Booking Hall cafe at Rayne....good theme of breakfast stops building up. Happy to go with the general preference, South Coast not a problem either.

Estuarybiker · « **Reply #9 on:** 18 February 2015, 08:18:05 am »

Those with good eyes would have seen I said the route from Audley End to the coast is great. Can take in Finchingfield and Rayne for the Booking Hall Cafe for breakfast(s)

midden · « **Reply #10 on:** 18 February 2015, 08:28:58 am »

Quote from: Estuarybiker on 18 February 2015, 08:18:05 am

Those with good eyes would have seen I said the route from Audley End to the coast is great. Can take in Finchingfield and Rayne for the Booking Hall Cafe for breakfast(s)

you actually it was a cracker, not great

Arfa · « **Reply #11 on:** 18 February 2015, 10:25:28 am »

Tentatively stick my name down for this. 29th March is currently free on my calendar, with weekends prior and after busy.

Finchingfield, Frinton etc all sounds good. If you're feeling adventurous we could loop back via Maldon and Burnham-on-Crouch before cutting back via Blackmore/Kelvedon Hatch and finish at Epping High Beach... Just some suggestions, not knowing the full details of the loop you have in mind.

tex · « **Reply #12 on:** 18 February 2015, 12:21:27 pm »

I'll be up for it, nice ride out that way.

HarryHornby · « **Reply #13 on:** 18 February 2015, 02:10:52 pm »

dazza · « **Reply #14 on:** 18 February 2015, 03:45:55 pm »

Nice one Harry, look's like this is shaping up well.
Now which cafe to meet up in Sittingbourne?
How about Station cafe, although they don't open till 10 on a Sunday but their breakfast 6 is the nuts.

HarryHornby · « **Reply #15 on:** 18 February 2015, 04:06:59 pm »

I went there the other week, Dazza, I wasn't too impressed, the food was ok and the tea was a bit rubbish, we need to find somewhere though, we can then head off to Nell's to pick up Midden (that's 2 in an hour which seems to be the correct ratio of breakfasts vs time given our history!)

We could then meet a couple at Thurrock services (another breakfast) and then paint our boots white, stick some heals on them before heading into Essex......

Estuarybiker · « **Reply #16 on:** 18 February 2015, 04:28:51 pm »

Based on dazza's photo I'll meet you at the Cafe in Sittingbourne to ensure I get a few breakfasts in

red98 · « **Reply #17 on:** 18 February 2015, 07:31:41 pm »

Shaping up nicely harry

......lots of use of the magic word to get foccers out.........BREAKFAST

.....got the same book, essex loop looks good.not keen on m25.i could do A40 into london stopping at the ace for a quickie ( read breakie

)and then head north to see who I can meet up with...

Arfa · « **Reply #18 on:** 18 February 2015, 08:31:03 pm »

I assume a stop at Bosworths Tearooms in Finchingfield is on the cards, obviously...

Thurrocks services meetup works well for me too anyway.

Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 February 2015, 11:28:13 pm »

Quote from: HarryHornby on 18 February 2015, 02:10:52 pm

Looks like a good route. Done some of that today on the way back from Frinton (Been to visit Father-in-Law wich is the only reason you'd want to go there).

midden · « **Reply #20 on:** 19 February 2015, 08:03:10 am »

If you have to add chips to an Englishfry up atleast make proper chips and not those wimpy fries

Dead Eye · « **Reply #21 on:** 19 February 2015, 11:06:32 am »

I'm up for this, I'll know closer to the time if I'm actually available or not though as I know that weekend is a friends birthday so there could be plans I've forgotten :P

HarryHornby · « **Reply #22 on:** 19 February 2015, 09:59:06 pm »

Dead eye, we've not met, would be great to put a face to a name :-) Hope you can make it.

bri h · « **Reply #23 on:** 20 February 2015, 07:06:06 am »

Im not working that day so unless they change our shifts again im up for it.could meet red for first breckie at the ace.

HarryHornby · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 February 2015, 08:03:20 am »

Awesome Brian, hope you can make it, I won't be the slowest then!