Hell of the Ashdown (HOTA) Sportive

Westerham Brewery, Beggars Lane, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QP

Overall Rating

4.6/ 5

92 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 5/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 5/5
How did you rate the organisation? 5/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Maybe

Charl6 Bowmsn

Super combination of a great adventure shared with lots of lovely fellow cyclists.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Terri Filkins

Tough, scenic, great marshalling and brilliant feed stations

Second year of doing this event, would love to encourage more women to take this on.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Jason Homewood

Great mucky (it is February) day out on the bike

Good testing route, defo not for the untrained. Great feed stations (you can be in and out in 5 mins) and the welcoming beer at the end, together with great food trucks.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025

Tough ride run marvellously

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Christopher Dines

Great route - well organised.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Dan Ford

One for the purists!

Loved my first HOTA! Proper bunch of cyclists and not an undertaking prat in sight. Proper riding. Roads were pretty ropey in places but then where in the UK isn’t?

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Jill Edmans

Fabulous event, and the support team were brilliant

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Tristan Noar

Was amazing day having dry cool temp was perfect great rider

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Karen Taplin

Well organised, super friendly with a beautifully challenging route

Thank you to the organisers and all the volunteers for making HOTA such a brilliant event

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Rennie Dalrymple

It’s called the Hell of Ashdown for a reason

Very well run event, very well stocked food stations.

All the volunteers and support team are super cheerful and always have a friendly smile, which is lovely to see when you have been toiling away on the road.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Steve Oldroyd

A great event! Go on, do it!

Great food, well signed, good start/finish location

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Anonymous

Great route, great marshalling, great food

Nothing to fault at all.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025

Extremely well run event, with great support and feed stations

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
James Larkman

A tough early season test, but really well organised.

The organisation, in particular the feed stops were really excellent. Everyone involved in the organisation was very friendly. Some of the faster riders are inconsiderate and impatient when passing.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
James Smith

Great event, very friendly

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Barry Lammin

Cracker this year the weather gods favored the event

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Bob Watts

Marvellous but tough, early season

Wonderful venue Westerham Brewery. Liked the free can of beer while watching 6 nations rugby on the big screen

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025

An excellent day out, fantastic organisation, thank you

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Peter Campbell

Cracking event.

Great food and great organisation. Top notch.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025
Simon Williams

Hard, dirty, bumpy ride, but that is what I signed up for! I've done it three years in a row and I'm sure I'll be back again

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2025