Cycling England: Crystal Palace to Lingfield

My latest bicycle touring update: cycling England, Crystal Palace to Lingfield. 25 miles. Another short day of cycling, which, to be honest, is suiting me down to the ground at the moment!

I’ve spent most of the day visiting friends in Oxted today, which accounts for such low mileage, but as I said, that suits me!

I decided to use the sat nav on my phone to get me to Oxted, which was working fine until it took me off the road and through some woods! It was flipping hard work, the track was a nightmare, all bumpy and rutted and it was all uphill!

I was cursing and swearing, wishing I’d paid more attention, rather than just following the phone blindly! But then all of a sudden I was surrounded by bluebells, they were everywhere! I must admit that it was worth the effort of going through the woods, the colour and scent were amazing!

My campsite tonight seems to be directly underneath the flight path for Gatwick! And the campsites annoyed me! Not only is it expensive! But they also charge extra to use the showers! Which in itself isn’t that unusual, it’s more the fact that they never told me, so I didn’t have any change for them! And it was too far for me to walk back and get some! So it was a wet wipe wash for me tonight!

Follow & Support My Bicycle Touring Adventures

If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always support me by buying me a beer. And of course you can always follow me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And for an insight into the gear and logistics that keep me on the road, see my Life at 10mph Guide.