Decided that as the snow had largely melted away I would go for a shortish ride. Headed out towards Ropley without a clear idea of where i was going. then decided I'd go to Hinton Ampner House for lunch if they were open so thought I'd go by way of West Tisted & Woodlands. The hedges were dotted with the left over drifts but the roads were mostly clear of snow but with large puddles of melt water in places. As I turned South I was going into a head wind, somewhat milder than of late but not exactly a summer breeze. West Tisted still had a lot of snow and as i was going down the lane I met a runner who advised me that the lane was virtually blocked. Although a vehicle had driven through the snow the resulting ruts were too deep to be able to cycle in. So I re-planned my route to Hinton Ampner. Sadly I was not surprised to find that the House was closed. So i headed home for lunch.