free sociable cycle rides Sat June 12th

[Sally Eva]

Hi everyone,

We have 2 Healthy Rides, 13 places each, with registration on Eventbrite as usual. You must register on Eventbrite, details below. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place.

Ride 1

London Bridge to Hyde Park

12 mile flat ride round some of the iconic sites in Central London. Ideal for riders wanting to try riding in a bit of traffic in a group. Great for gaining confidence. Start/finish from the Southwark Gateway Needle at the south end of London Bridge, conveniently close to London Bridge Station if you want to get to the start by surface rail. Route: London Bridge, Cannon Street, Cycleway 3, Parliament Sq, St James's Park (Birdcage Walk), Buck House, Green Park, Hyde Park, (alongside The Serpentine, turn left onto West Carriage Drive, over bridge, left onto South Carriage Drive, past Hyde Park Barracks,) Green Park, Buck House, St James's Park (The Mall), Parliament Sq, Westminster Bridge, Belvedere Road, Upper Ground, London Bridge. Simon leading.

Ride 2

Greenwich, Canary Wharf, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Barrier Park Loop

Fascinating ride through river and dock side East London. About 15 miles, 3.5 hours, including coffee break. Meet at Greenwich Station, 9.30 to get DLR train to Mudchute (bring face mask and travel pass). OR meet at tunnel exit at Island Gardens at 9.45 (for people happy to carry bikes down/up steps at Greenwich Foot Tunnel, or who can ride directly to Island Gardens). Aim is to finish at Cutty Sark at approx. 1pm. Trinity Buoy Wharf (https://www.trinitybuoywharf.com/) has the Faraday Shed, a tree in a taxi on a Caf?, a lighthouse and more. If you have never visited, this is your chance. Barrier Park on the north bank gives terrific views of, you guessed it, the Thames Flood Barrier. Return route probably via Woolwich Ferry and the Thames Path. Last ridden Feb 2018, report and photos here (http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-jan-march-2018.html). Amanda leading.