Breeze to the Straw Kitchen

A first time for this route, although the second half is well known to most of us.
We'll head out towards Kingham and do our usual ascent of Kingham Hill - but all the way to the actual summit (just a bit further). Then there's a beautiful descent through woodland as we ride past the Jacobean beauty that is Chastleton House. We'll cross straight across the main road before we hit our biggest climb of the day up to the Rollright Stones, where we'll have a brief stop to admire the view and say hi to the Whispering Knights. You'll be pleased to know we will then head DOWN Whichford Hill before stopping at the highly recommended Straw Kitchen cafe for some refreshments. From there we'll have a fairly easy head back past the Cotswold Distillery, through the Wolfords, Evenlode and back through Kingham.
Although most of this route is pretty steady, there will be a couple of big climbs in the first half, so you will need a reasonable level of fitness for this ride. That said, no-one cares if you need to jump off and walk for a bit - we'll all be glad of the breather!