Our homeowners had told us about The Gog Farm Shop during our pre-trip pet/house handover, and it sounded like the sort of place we’d enjoy. It supposedly had farm-fresh products, a gourmet food shop, a deli, and a small grocery. Today was forecasted to be a warm day, so we thought we’d give it a go.
Our homeowners have kindly left us their bikes and the route to the farm seemed pretty straightforward, so we biked there. First a comment on biking in Cambridge. Coming back from our punting tour yesterday, we walked along a main route into the city center. We were amazed at the number of cyclists barreling into the city. Truly, the most bike traffic we have ever seen. It was great, and they also have many off road trails to assist with biking. As always though, you need to just keep aware of pedestrians, bicyclists, and cars around you.
Left of the fence on the left is a “guided busway” used only by buses.
Fun name, which refers to the hills near Cambridge.
After an easy (though slightly uphill and into the wind) four mile ride, we arrived at the farm shop. The ride took a little longer than normal, as it was our first real ride on the bikes, and we wanted to be extra cautious with traffic, and we stopped for photos.
“Our” bikes are the front and back ones.
The farm was sectioned off into four buildings. The 1) deli/restaurant, 2) meats and produce, 3) gourmet foods and 4) grocery/checkout. We enjoyed the shop and stocked up on a few items and plan to go back. T
The big disappointment for me was upon our return to the house, I realized that the farm-made scotch egg that I requested from the store clerk was not in either of our bags. Luckily, we hadn’t been charged for it. I kind of blame myself, as after I requested the scotch egg, I got talking to the clerk about something else, and we both apparently got distracted.
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