Welcome to the page for the West Essex Section of the Forty Plus. Our rides take place on Thursdays, leaving alternately from Harlow Garden Centre and Stapleford Abbotts Airfield. Typically, the rides are between 35 and 40 miles in length, with the shorter rides taking place in the winter months. All the rides include a lunch stop, usually at a pub, although many riders prefer to picnic. The routes cover Essex and Hertfordshire and always return to the starting location.
We welcome new members so if you would like to join us, please contact John Houghton.
Essex B West
- We ride on: Thursdays
Welcome to the Essex B section of the 40 plus Cycling Club.
For more information contact our Section secretary, John Houghton on 0203 583 6024 or by email.
Section Secretaries

Upcoming Rides
The following applies to each ride unless otherwise stated within the individual ride information:
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Depart time: 11:00 am
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- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Lunch: Spell Brook: Three Horseshoes
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Lunch: Matching Tye: The Fox
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Lunch: Writtle: The Rose and Crown
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Lunch: Thresher's Bush: The John Barleycorn
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Lunch: Writtle: Rose and Crown.
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Lunch: Matching Tye: The Fox
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Lunch: Hadham Ford: Nags Head
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Lunch: Kelvedon Hatch: The Eagle
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Lunch: Pleshey: The Leather Bottle
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Hatfield Heath: The White Horse.
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Pye Corner: The Plume of Feathers
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Sheering: The Cock
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Butcher's Arms: North End
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Hatfield Broad Oak: The Cock
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Standon: The Star
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Stapleford Aerodrome Cafe, A113 near Abridge
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Thresher's Bush: John Barleycorn
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre, A414 near Hastingwood
- Meet time: 10:30 am
- Departure time: 11:00 am
- Lunch: Hatfield Forest.