On Saturday, I took advantage of the slightly-drier-than-Sunday forecast and went for a ride along the A40 through the Aston Rowant Reserve. That is to say, I went for a ride in the Chilterns, on a nice twisty hillside road that threads through a wood, which was surprisingly green for this time of year.
It's a run I do relatively often, and for the sake of variation, went on to try a new pub, The Chequers, which is down a back street in Watlington and a little obscure, but does very good food and friendly service (it's clearly family run).
This makes a very nice run for autumn and spring, being too short for summer, but best used when there's still enough warmth and sun to make use of their extensive beer garden.
I shall have to go back in a few weeks, to see the woods in all their autumn glory. (Of course to see the woods. It couldn't possibly be anything to do with a good pub lunch, now, could it?)
