Romsey Breeze: tea stop at Turner & Thom, Sandy Down .

We leave Abbotswood to pass through Braishfield and King's Somborne, thence onto Up Somborne and over to Sandy Down.

If you haven't been to Turner & Thom before it's one of the nicest tea places in the area. It's in a fairly out-of-the-way location. They provide a good set tea for £5 per person.

Turner & Thom is off the beaten track - a really attractive tea stop near Stockbridge. At around 20 miles for the trip it's a bit longer (and hillier) than my usual rides. The route out is the same as the route back: through Braishfield, King's Somborne, Little Somborne and over the B3049 towards Sandy Down.

rural back roads