longer social cycle ride Saturday June 15th 9.30am start

[Sally Eva]

This is a Plus + ride starting earlier and lasting longer in order to be able to go further and explore new bits of London. It's still flat and easy paced using lots of quiet streets and off road paths, plus a lot of segregated cycleway, but there will also some stretches on busy roads.

The ride starts at 9.30am and finishes at 1pm in Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR. Riders will go into central London along National Cycle Route 4, following the river and passing Tower Bridge and Tate Modern. They will cross Blackfriars Bridge on the cycle segregation and then more entirely safe, segregated space along the Embankment (CS3) to Houses of Parliament.

After that along back streets to Chelsea Bridge and Battersea Park where there will be a coffee stop at the Pear Tree Cafe before returning on the south bank again following the river to Westminster Bridge.

At Westminster Bridge the group will pick up Quietway 1 at the Royal Festival Hall and follow it past the Old Vic to near Tower Bridge Rd. From there street route to Southwark Park, across the Park and back to Canada Water.

Philippa will be leading and the route map is here:

These rides are arranged by Bruce Lynn and friends on behalf of Southwark Cyclists. Like everything we do they are free and as friendly as we can make them. For more info on what we do, see our website https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk. To contact us email [email protected] (slow) or tweet @southwarkcycle.