free social cycle rides Sat October 31st

[Sally Eva]

Not very Halloweeny I'm afraid - three easy-paced Healthy Rides. All start at 10am. Two are regular routes while one is a new route.

All must be booked on Eventbrite using the links below. If you get booked, but then find you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.

When booking read carefully the information about Covid precautions.

Ride 1. Tower Bridge to Dulwich. 10am to 12 noon. Start/finish on Potters Field Park, on the waterside, next to Tower Bridge. Scot leading. Route mostly quiet streets with some paths in parks. Probable route starts across Potters Field, through to Bermondsey St and on to CW1 briefly. Turn off CW1 on to Dunton Rd then Marcia Rd and Surrey Square to Burgess Park. Ride across the park and join CW17 route. Follow CW17 up the hill via Camberwell Grove to Champion Hill. Then the lovely downhill of the Green Way to Dulwich Village and the park. Return via Court Lane Gate and Peckham Square (one of our regular meeting places), then Canal Path and Glengall Rd through to CW1, again just for a short way. Finish via Bermondsey Spa Gardens to Jamaica Rd and Shad Thames to Potters Field Park/Tower Bridge. This route ridden 1 June 2019 starting from Dulwich, see report http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-june-july-2019.html. Likely route at https://goo.gl/Kz7wjr.

You must register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tower-bridge-to-dulwich-southwark-cyclists-healthy-ride-tickets-126839465255

Ride 2. Burgess Park to Chelsea Loop. 10am to 12.30pm. Start/finish Park Life Cafe, Burgess Park, Chumleigh Gardens, SE5 0RJ. Jane leading. New route: Burgess Park to Hyde Park/South Ken/Chelsea/ Battersea Park and back. 10h00 - 12h30. No coffee break but can stop briefly in one of the parks if required. 13.6 miles, a mix of segregated cycle paths and less busy roads. Interesting streets in Chelsea, lots of Blue Plaques including P.L.Travers (Mary Poppins author) & Oscar Wilde. Return journey will pass a new bike repair shop, Cycle Works, in Bolton Crescent near Kennington Park. Route at https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5164939.html

You must register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burgess-park-to-chelsea-loop-southwark-cyclists-healthy-ride-tickets-126847792161

Ride 3. Canada Water to St James Park. 10am to 12 noon. Canada Water start/finish, Deal Porter Squ, opposite CW Station, SE16 7AR. Easy-paced 2 hour ride. Simon leading. Repeat of an easy, enjoyable, ride, variations of which we have done several times recently. Route may change a bit but you get a good idea from this Google map, https://bit.ly/3naaJrl. The circuit of St James Park takes you past Buckingham Palace, so be on your best behaviour. Will ride out over London Bridge and back over Westminster Bridge.

You must register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-to-st-james-park-southwark-cyclists-healthy-ride-tickets-126849557441

[Sally Eva]

Almost all places already gone for Saturday. Fortunately we have a 4th ride - Philippa will repeat her London Eye ride from Canada Water. So anyone who would like to ride this excellent route, sign up at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-to-london-eye-tickets-127036267897.

Remember if you do get booked but then cannot make it, please cancel on Eventbrite.

Note also if you are not sure if you have registered (e.g. no confirmation), you can check by logging on to Eventbrite and seeing if you have a "ticket".

Ride details:

10am to 12 noon. Start/finish in Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station. Outward follows National Route 4, the Thames Path, passing Tower Bridge and Tate Modern. Return through Waterloo station, down the Cut, into Union Street then down to Great Suffolk Street. Pick up CW1 and follow until peeling off onto LCN 22 to Southwark Park and back to Canada Water. Philippa leading.

[Sally Eva]

One or two places on all rides for Sat 31st. Forecast is 15 degrees and dry - rain comes after lunch.

So chance to get on a ride for once!