Meme and my blog : Pub-Cycle

A couple of weekends ago I was lucky enough to be invited to a friend's birthday party, he had decided to do a pub-cycle. Not sure what this is? Neither was I! It seems to me the main aim is to have a good time as with most birthday parties. The difference seems to be you have to work for it!

We are very lucky to live in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire and even luckier to get a fair day on which to do said pub-cycle. We started the day by half of us meeting at High Wycombe train station, we met the other half one stop away at Beaconsfield station. Simple enough - although 7 people getting on a train with extra bikes for the others does attract just a few looks!

From Beaconsfield we met up with the other half and made our way to the first pub. Here, the ground rules were laid out. The aim was to get back to High Wycombe town centre. Along the way we would stop at over 10 pubs! At each pub a group photo must be taken. Other challenges were also established such as get a picture with a barmaid or get a group photo behind the bar. Another rule stated that a shot must be done at any pub that had the same name as one we had previously visited, and let me tell you apparently the namers of pubs aren't very inventive!

The day was very easy-going with people joining and dipping out along the way. We had great food at one pub and got to have a drink at what's claimed to be the oldest pub in England. I enjoyed being able to celebrate a birthday in a different way and gain some new experiences, because lets be fair, we all know what its like to go out for a night in town.

The flexibility of the day and the way in which the route and rules can be adapted to suit the group means I would recommend the experience to everyone! Birthday party or just something to do on a weekend it was a good laugh and something a bit different to the usual.