Cafe Routes¶
Visit well known venues known to be Cycling friendly for drinks and cakes.
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Melia's Place¶
Melia's Place is a friendly cafe with tasty brownies, flapjacks and assorted cakes.
Long, medium and short routes to the Cafe, each taking the same way back.
Melia's Via Ightham¶
A direct route to Melias Place cafe, especially good on colder days.
Along the A21 before ascending up to Polhill, with a speedy decent all the way to Otford village.
Up to Kemsing and along Pilgrims Way to the bottom of the Exedown ascent.
Decending into Igtham and left through the village to the roundabout, taking Borough Green Road to the Cafe.
Melia's Via Plaxto¶
A slightly longer route to Melia's Place cafe, via Otford, Kemsing and Plaxto.
Along the A21 before ascending up to Polhill, with a speedy decent all the way to Otford village.
Up to Kemsing and briefly along Pilgrims Way.
Down through Landway and Noah's Ark, with a climb and decent to Stone St.
Along to Ivy Hatch and a speedy decent into Plaxto.
Turning left at the Church in Plaxto, venturing along a small country lane to Borough Green.
Melia's Via Sundridge¶
Melia's Place cafe the long way around, via Sundridge ascent and Gracious Lane double climb.
From Green St Green, ascends Cudham until the Knockholt junction.
A shallow decent through Knockholt and a steeper decent down Star Hill.
Along to Sundridge for a long steady climb to Ide Hill Village.
Past the Ide Hill Cafe and along Gracious Lane, taking on the double decent/ascent (the second ascent feels the harder one).
A short segment (20 seconds) on the Sevenoaks Road, taking a left turn up into Riverhill to spot Deer.
A steady decent through the RiverHill woods. Along to Ivy Hatch and a speedy decent into Plaxto.
Turning left at the Church in Plaxto, venturing along a small country lane to Borough Green.
Return route¶
Heading North up to Wrotham then along quiet country lanes, optionally taking the farm road shortcut.
Along Pilgrms way through Kemsing, turning left down into Otford.
A steady climb out of Otford and up Pollhil, before a speedy decent past Knockholt Station and on to the A21 for a quick blast home.
Speedgate Farm¶
A nice selection of drinks and cakes.
A farm shop next door sells products for horse grooming and horse riding clothing.
A fast ride to down Poll Hill, along Pilgrims way, up over Secret Bridge.
A steady climb on the main road and then a long undulating segment along London Road. Turning right for Speedgate cafe, passing Brands hatch racing circuit on the left hand side.
Outdoor seating is at the front and rear of the Cafe, with plenty of room to leave bicycles.
A small country lane starts the journey home (this can get muddy after heavy rain). Climbing up to Crockenham and to the East of Orpington (missing most of the traffic). A nice steady decent from Chelsfield and navigating the A21 roundabout to head up to Farnborough village.