Let's sit in the sun and chat - Painting No 201

Here some customers outside Bleadon cafe, next to the village post office. Bleadon is just off the A370 south of Weston super Mare.

At the Boathouse Cafe No 202

Coffee in the seating area outside the cafe at Uphill Wharf, on the edge of Weston super Mare. Alongside a popular walking and cycling track that goes towards Brean to the south.

The Mendip Pantry Cafe - painting No 203

At Chewton Mendip. A cafe and village shop, cakes are baked on the premises. See the paintings on the walls. In this picture Tuesday cyclists leave the cafe.

The Victorian cafe, Weston super Mare No 204

On the sea front in Weston super Mare. We stopped here on a Tuesday after finding that Uphill was closed that day.

Riches Cider, Watchfield - Painting No 205

In this painting Clevedon and District Road club Group 5 cyclists arrive at the cafe at Riches Cider Farm on a Sunday.

No 5 The Beach, Clevedon No 206

Outside under an umbrella in a shower

Nanny Ida's Wedmore No 207

A painting of thursday cyclists at Nanny Ida's, cafe now closed down unfortunately

New Manor Farm, Sutton Wick No 208

Popular cafe and farm shop near Bishops Sutton

New Manor Farm, Sutton Wick No 209

We moved inside when it started to rain

Sweets, Westhay No 210

A very popular cafe on the Somerset Levels. Try the Victoria sponge, made by Victoria Sweet! The place is full of cycling and other miscellaneous bits and pieces. There's also a museum.

Rocky Mountain, near Binegar No 211

High on the Mendips. From here you can drop down to Wells. A garden centre and cafe.

Lion Rock Tea Rooms from Cafe Gorge, Cheddar No 212a

In Cheddar Gorge. I sketched this while inside the Cafe Gorge - excellent coffee and tea cake. We've also been to Lion Rock Tea Rooms many times. See the Lion Rock above the building.

Banwell Garden Centre No 213

On the road from Banwell to Winscombe.. Nice view of the Mendips Hills if you get a seat near a window.

New Manor Farm Cafe and Farm Shop No 214

Clevedon ladies leave after coffee. The bric a brac in the foreground is outside a shop on the right.

The Mousehole, Cheddar Gorge No 215

Admiring John's new bike. Plenty of choice for cafes in Cheddar Gorge. Here in the courtyard behind the cafe, next to the model cheese workshop.

Costa Coffee, Portishead Marina No 216

Another Tuesday venue.

Costa Coffee, Portishead Marina No 217

Customer at an outside table, viewed from inside

The Bishop's Palace, Wells No 218

Their chocolate cake is good to get me homeTheir chocolate cake is good to get me home. .

At Scarlett's, Clevedon No 219

Customers at the next table

Clevedon Pier from Scarlett's Cafe no 220

Bird watchers - the man had a telescope and was looking at a rare bird on the rocks.

Scarlett's , Clevedon No 221

Cyclists arriving

The Mousehole, Cheddar Gorge. No 223

Same day as no 222. More of the group have arrived .

The Mousehole, Cheddar Gorge No 222

Waiting to be served. On a Thursday..

Bay View Cafe, Burnham on Sea. No 224a

A Sunday with Clevedon Road Club.

Bay View Cafe, Burnham No 225

Clevedon and District Road Club. The cafe is on the sea front.

The Old Library, Long Ashton No 226

From the outside it's a 1960's row of shops. Inside the cafe the atmosphere is books and leather. Good coffee too. This was a rainy Tuesday.

Mother Hen, Wrington, no 227

Mother Hen window. No 228

Mother Hen - in the shop. No 229a

Which cake? - A cycling couple .

Mother Hen - in the cafe Version 2. No 230

In this painting I tried to create the kaleidoscope atmosphere in the cafe shop.

Uphill wharf No 231

A shower and a rainbow as cyclists arrive

Inside Uphill Wharf Cafe. No 232

The cafe is carved into the rock. Up above you is Uphill Church. Go outside and up the road a little - look up! Quaint boating reminders inside..

Sweets at Christmas 2021. No 233

CDRC in festive costume in this painting.. At Sweets Cafe near Westhay.A very popular cyclists' cafe on the Somerset Levels. Try the Victoria sponge, made by Victoria Sweet! The place is full of cycling and other miscellaneous bits and pieces. There's also a museum.

Sweets at Christmas 2021 No 234

CDRC in festive costume. At Sweets Cafe near Westhay.A very popular cafe on the Somerset Levels. Try the Victoria sponge, made by Victoria Sweet! The place is full of cycling and other miscellaneous bits and pieces. There's also a museum.

Portishead Lido Cafe. No 235a

An excellent community run cafe, where you're likely to be served by volunteers. No need to go swimming. Watch the shipping going to and from Avonmouth docks. You can see Battery Point on the right.

Group 5 leave Bay View Cafe at Burnham on Sea. No 236a

Low sun breaks through on a dull day

Hartley's Bistro, near Binegar. No 237

Clevedon cyclists at Hartley's Bistro near Binegar on 9 January 2022. Buzzing with busy youg ladies serving excellent coffee and cakes to several groups of cyclists.

Group 1 leave Farrington Gurney No 238

Cafe, farm and shop. Entry past cattle munching silage, you know its a real farm by the manure on your tyres.

Rich's Cider, Watchfield no 239

A chillly January day, some of Clevedon Club with Rich's vintage lorry behind them.

240 Bleadon cafe

I was waiting for the Wednesday group

242 Wookey Hub

Great cosy service at this shop and cafe. Here Clevedon and distrct road Club are on their way.

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This coffee shop with a lovely view of the lake is called the Salt and Malt. Don't worry, the fish and chips are outside. (I'm told they're very good)

The Mendip Pantry. No 261

A wet day at Chewton Mendip

The New Castle, Kewstoke. No 256

Some Wednesday cyclists, overlooking Sand Bay

The New Castle, Kewstoke. No 257

Some Wednesday cyclists, overlooking Sand Bay

Hartley's Kitchen Bistro, near Binegar. No 260

Lots of activity here, several cycle groups this Sunday in January. High on the Mendips, this is a very popular venue where visitors get a cheerful welcome from Paul and Lynda Hartley and waitresses.

Tiffin cafe the Beach Clevedon no 247

Mouth watering cakes....

Glastonbury no 248

Clevedon girls at Glastonbury after a headwind across the moors. Several cafes in the main street.

The Pantry, Winscombe no 249

Chewton Mendip no 250

Thursday cyclists leaving after a natter

The Pantry Winscombe no 251

Another good meeting place

Lion Rock cafe Cheddar Gorge no 252

The Lion Rock is crouching out of sight above the cafe

Cafe 33, Brean. No 253

Was overflowing with people from caravan site, now all gone

Middlecombe Nursery, no 255

A few of the Wednesday group, Cuppa Coffee excellent cafe at Congresbury, (but why no teacakes!)

Honey and Ginger cafe, Failand. No 259

Members of the Clevedon club leave after their Saturday morning coffee and croissant.

Sweets, Westhay. No 258

CDRC are on a good ride, leaving this popular venue

The Bishops Palace, Wells. No 263

A good Spring ride

Wedmore. No 262

Three octogenarians leaving the cafe on a Thursday in April

264 Sweets

CDRC Randonee

265 The Wheatsheaf, Stoke Allerton

Thursday riders

266 Honey and Ginger, Failand

Super Saturday coffee and croissants

267 Dot Tea Room, Clevedon Craft Centre

268 Avalon Marshes, Westhay

Group 4 of Clevedon

269 Cuppa coffee, Congresbury

Tuesday cyclists feel the chill this April day outside at the cafe in this painting

270 The Trading Post, Bitton

Painting of Clevedon cyclists at this Idiosyncratic cafe

271 Hartley's Bistro Cafe and cyclists

284 Godney

At Double Gates Tea Room, Godney

274 Hartley's

Summer's day. Painting of Clevedon cyclists at the cafe.

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Painting of Clevedon cyclists en route to the cafe

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Priddy Farm Shop cafe and cyclists

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Tuesday cyclists at Underfall Yard cafe , Bristol

279 Cyclists at Woodford Lodge cafe

Woodford Lodge cafe , Chew Valley Lake

280 Burnham on Sea

Clevedon Cyclists at May's Cafe (with some artistic licence !)

281 Mark

Cyclists at The Old Spot Bakery, Mark, Somerset

282 Strawberry Line

Strawberry Line cafe , Yatton Station

283 Sandford

Painting of Sandford Station on the Strawberry Line

Rocky Mountain, no 285

Masbury's Cafe

Wookey Hub , no 286

Great Tea cakes! Cyclists from Clevedon and Distrct Road Club

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Bustling waitress at Hartley's

The Frankie Howerd Community Hub, no 290mg033

Inside the cafe.

Rocky servery, no 291

At Rocky Mountain, no 293

At Roccky Mountain, no 294

Old Down Country Park, no 295

The Market Kitchen, no 292

In Churchill, somerset

Jim arrives at Scarlett's no 300

Clevedon Pier from inside Scarlet's Cafe on- a dull day

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The Market Kitchen, Churchill

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The Market Kitchen, Churchill

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The Market Kitchen, Churchill

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The Market Kitchen, Churchill

306 In the Bike Shed

Abbott's Leigh

305 Chilton Polden

304 Loxton

The Frankie Howerd Community Hub

303 Yatton Station

The Strawberry Line Cafe

302 Wet day at Chewton Mendip

Seen from inside

301 The Mendip Pantry

The Mendip Pantry , Chewton Mendip, on the A39.

This shop and cafe always full of many lovely colourful acrylics by Tiffy Minty, often her lively farm animals.

Cyclists' Tuesday coffee in the sun, no 307

At The Pantry, Winscombe, Somerset

Sunny day at Moondance, no 315

At Chew Magna, Somerset

Cyclists at Winscombe, Somerset, no 314

At Strawberry Line Tea Rooms

Coffee in winter sun at the Marina, no 312

In Mokoko cafe bakery, Portishead, Somerset, England

A puncture outside Feast, no 311

Warm Welcome at Cafe Gorge no 310

Feast is buzzing, no 309

In Yatton, Somerset, England

Cafe Gorge no 308

We arrive at Congresbury for coffee, no 313

Congars Cafe

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Greedy Goose no 323

The Bike Shed no 322

TuesdayGroup at Banwell 321

The Coffee Station no 320

Blagdon

Simply Gorgeous no 319

Yatton steaming no 318

The Duchess of Sutherland

Maunsel Lock no 317

Langport no 316

Winscombe no 307