Saturday 4 March 2017: Hatfield Farmers Market

What a bonus - the forecast rain did not show, we had a lovely sunny spring morning instead.  Ten gathered at the start, with Angela and Rona sharing leadership today.  In anticipation of a wet ride, we had planned a simple route along the Alban Way, and we decided to stick with the plan but extend our range and head to Hatfield Farmers Market.
The Alban Way is looking very fresh after its winter tidy-up, which included scrub clearance as well as improvements to access points.  Smallford station is gradually emerging from industrial embrace.

We were fairly whizzing along, as back marker, by the time I took off my gloves and reached out my phone, the ride group was a speck in the distance.

Nast Hyde Halt is carefully tended and enhanced by locals.

Hatfield Market is pretty sparse these days, but we enjoyed a quick look round before plundering Simmons cake counter and gathering lots of chairs around one of the cafe tables.

Back the same way except with a diversion around Nast Hyde and Wilkins Green.