Puffin Cycling

16/08/2026

It's great to see the Tour of Britain road closure signs appearing. Duns and up into the Lammermuirs. Sunday 6th Sept. Start and finish at Earlston.

28/07/2026

🚴 Go on… you know you want to!

If you’ve been thinking about joining the Heymooth Challenge on Sunday 9th August, consider this your friendly nudge. Both the routes are looking absolutely brilliant — proper Borders scenery, quiet lanes, and that famous Abbey St Bathans feed station waiting to spoil you rotten.

It’s one of those rides where you finish with tired legs, a big grin, and the feeling that you’ve been part of something really good. Whether you fancy the shorter spin or the full adventure, there’s a route that’ll suit you perfectly.

So if you’ve been sitting on the fence… hop off it and onto your bike.

Get yourself signed up and come ride with us.

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Welcome to the Heymooth Tae Hill & Back, a brilliant charity Sportif organised by the Rotary Club of Eyemouth & District working in partnership with Malawi Fruits. We are offering a memorable and enjoyable cycling challenge in s

27/07/2026

Hi all — I’m still on the lookout for a few more volunteers to help marshal a week on Sunday (9th August)at the Eyemouth Sportive.

If you can spare a bit of time, please pop me a message. It would be hugely appreciated.

Details of the event are below. And if you can’t marshal… why not ride it instead? Two cracking routes and a brilliant feed station at Abbey St Bathans.

👉 https://ridingforgood.uk/heymooth-challenge/

26/07/2026

9 Puffins cycled from the Jim Clark Museum, in Duns this morning, heading for Preston before winding our way along the backroads to Kelloe and home via Mungoswalls.
The forecast didn’t promise much, but we stayed dry and the weather turned out far better than expected.

A big warm welcome to Janet and Ian on their first Puffin ride — lovely to have you both with us.

And thanks to in Duns for looking after us at the end. Much appreciated.

05/07/2026

Ten Puffins out today, rolling from the Eyemouth Co‑op and straight up towards Burnmouth over the A1 and onto the Chesterbank climb - I would say the easy way....

Ayton, Reston, Auchencrow, Causeway Bank… a proper Borders loop with a cracking sprint back down to Ayton (33.5mph for me).

Up past Ayton Castle and home to Eyemouth with smiles all round.

Thanks to for top‑tier coffee, bacon rolls, cakes and ice cream.

Couldn’t ask for a better Sunday.

If you fancy a spin with us, we’re heading out from Oxford Farm Shop next Sunday — rumour has it their afternoon tea is unbeatable.

21/06/2026

Chain Bridge Honey Farm thank you for the lovely post ride treats today.

Puffins were out in force today — 11 of us, plus first‑timers Mark and Kathleen who slotted right in.

Starting form the Chainbridge Honey Farm we took the scenic (and occasionally lumpy) way round: Etal → Bowsden → Ancroft → Shoreswood → Velvet Hall. Not exactly a flat one… but what a day to be on the bike.

Next weekend is our Biggar to Berwick adventure, so we’ll pause the Sunday rides for a couple of weeks.

21/06/2026

Puffins were out in force today — 11 of us, plus first‑timers Mark and Kathleen who slotted right in.

Starting form the Chainbridge Honey Farm we took the scenic (and occasionally lumpy) way round: Etal → Bowsden → Ancroft → Shoreswood → Velvet Hall. Not exactly a flat one… but what a day to be on the bike.

Next weekend is our Biggar to Berwick adventure, so we’ll pause the Sunday rides for a couple of weeks.

16/06/2026

🚴 Have you signed up yet?

The Eyemouth Rotary Sportive, in partnership with Malawi Fruits, is rolling out again on Sunday 9 August — and we’d love to see you there. More Details: https://ridingforgood.uk/heymooth-challenge/

A brilliant day on the bike, stunning Borders scenery, and all for a fantastic cause.

If it’s been sitting on your “I’ll do it later” list… this is your nudge.

Sign up here:
👉 https://www.entrycentral.com/Heymooth

31/05/2026

🚴‍♀️ Puffin Cycling – Kelso Loop Adventure 🚴‍♂️

Eight Puffins rolled out from Whitsome Village Hall this morning for a 34‑mile circular spin to Kelso, fuelled by optimism, mild chaos, and the usual pre‑ride kit‑faffing that seems to be part of our brand now.

We all agreed it was warm enough that, should rain appear, we’d simply dry off as we went. The weather heard us… and decided to test that theory. Not even ten miles in, the “light shower” arrived — the kind that soaks you before you’ve finished saying “it’ll pass”. Fortunately, the sun popped back out just as quickly, and spirits stayed high.

Our route took us over to Birgham, then down into Kelso, where Greggs became today’s highly‑anticipated coffee stop. From there we looped back via Ednam, Eccles, Leitholm, and Swinton, enjoying a route with less climbing than usual — enough that a few of the e‑bikers dusted off their analogue bikes for a change of pace.

No photo this time (Puffin Photographer on annual leave), but it was a fun, sociable outing with plenty of laughs and a good mix of sunshine, showers, and tailwind-assisted cruising back to Whitsome.

Another cracking Sunday in the Puffin logbook.

29/05/2026

Off road fun with the lads today. A bit of a new route for them, one bit of lifting and climbering over a fence, cracking morning.