Next Ride Out. Saturday 28th of April. The Bridge with no name!! Meeting at Caerphilly Mountain Snack Bar at 9.30 for a 10am departure. The River Severn crossing has been in the news recently so we will be visiting the quirky village of Sudbrook. In the shadow of the new bridge, but is also the site of the construction for the Severn Tunnel Railway. The village remains dissected by the old railway line and is dominated by the imposing tunnel pumphouse buildings. We will then ride on to The Old Ferry Inn at Beachly, the site of the Severn Ferry crossing, used up until the construction of the Severn Bridge in 1966. Then a ride up alongside the river towards Gloucester for a stop at the White Hart Inn overlooking the waters. The picture shows the Bridge with no name in the background and the pumphouse to the left. The wall alongside the road hides the old railway and just beyond the trees is the estuary. Just a thought for any rail travellers who use the tunnel. On average 50million litres of water are pumped from the tunnel every day! So whilst the new name for the bridge is hitting the news, I think it should be called the “We’ll be home, now in a minute Bridge”. So join us for a ride out for a closer look at what we now take for granted.


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