The Little Roodee Café Chester was the designated elevenses meeting place today. As this was the first time we had met there, it came as something of a relief to find three members already waiting when I arrived after a two minute ride from home. Over tea and coffee we engaged in an interesting discussion of iPhone problems, blogs, the Chester & North Wales CTC website and the proposed rail assisted ride planned for June. After a full hour of debate those out for the days ride left heading south towards Wrexham via Eccleston, Rossett and Gresford with the intention of sticking, as far as possible, to the gritted roads. At Gresford we took the Old Wrexham Road to Pant-yr-Ochain where with little hesitation, given the late start, we stopped for lunch at the impressive country house pub of Pant-yr-Ochain. Good beer, excellent service and food to match made it a good choice. We were even invited to bring our bikes round to the back where they would be safe. 
Photograph by Ray Hardman
On leaving the pub we continued to the footbridge and then made our way along the eastern edge of Wrexham past the entrance to the Industrial Estate to eventually emerge at Cross Lanes. With plenty of time in hand we joined the main road to Bangor on Dee before turning for home via Shocklach and Aldford. No afternoon tea stop today, but the uplifting quality of the light from the sinking sun behind us against a cloudless sky made the home leg particularly enjoyable nonetheless.
Distance from Chester and back 36 miles.
BW
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