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Caen Hill locks


boboneleg

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I had a free day today and the weather forecast looked good so time to get out for a ride.  Quick fuel up and grab some sandwiches in the petrol station at Wick and off to the first lane.

Star lane was still a bit mucky , probably a sign of how things might be today...........

 

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Did a couple more lanes and then turned off the A420 at the Crown pub .............

 

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This byway used to go straight on at this point but then somebody plonked a major bypass right across it 🙄

 

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At the end of the lane I came across this, f*cking boils my piss when the lazy bastards do this ..............

 

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Down across the A350 and stopped to take a photo of Lacock Abbey ...............

 

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This lane is called Heddington Steps, it used to be quite a challange many years ago with a chalk surface and steps up it as you climbed the hill.  It has been resurfaced now and they have totally sanitised it .........

 

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I stopped on the top of Roundway Hill and the sun was just starting to brake through the clouds, it had been a drizzle fest up to this point ..............

 

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Rode some lanes around the back of Devizes ...........

 

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and then down one of my favourite holloways down to Potterne ...................

 

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Did some more lanes south of Devizes and then headed to Caen Hill locks to see what they look like nowadays.............

 

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Bull rushes to you .................

 

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Time to stop for a coffee from the trusty flask .............

 

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After the coffee stop I rode some lanes south of Trowbridge, caution was taken here as that bridge is probably slippery when wet  .............

 

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I started to head for home now, so a mixture of lanes and roads took me through Semington , Melksham and Bradford-on-Avon until I got to one of my favourite lanes called Pipehouse ..............

 

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and one more lane on the outskirts of Bath, taking care through the travellers camp at the bottom of the lane  ...................

 

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21 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Wiltshire CC won’t except reports from that site Fred , I’ll report it to their highways department 👍

Probably because its something the public can see and they don't want to look crap at doing their job or should i say not doing their job  lol

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