Words & Photo by Lee
Crew : PTD & Lee
Pub : Adrian & Spaniel
Notes :
I met Paul for the TNR Halloween special at the bottom of Coalpit lane .
Team Pumpkin then rode up Coalpit lane and then onto the Teggs nose track . PTD took us down the off piste downhill track to the Teggs nose reservoir. We then climbed up towards hacked up way but decided to go Crookedyard road and then turned onto charity lane .
Great, but wet descent to Forest Chapel and then Bottom of the Oven . We became concerned about food options so tried to contact Sutton hall to no avail. (Editors note – a familiar situation)
We headed then to Standing Stone to the classic route through the forest – luckily this is where the light rain started. It had been dry though cool to this point.
We arrived at Sutton hall at 8.53 though still had to endure the “Sutton hall food lottery”. Apparently the chef was in a bad mood.
The mood probably was not helped by me forgetting to turn off my head torch . I blinded both bar staff and some of the punters . Despite my blunder we managed to get food though endured some light-hearted Barman banter .
We were joined by Adrian and his trusty spaniel . A great evening & chin-wag. Definitely a PTD special!