two free sociable cycle rides Sat May 14th

[Sally Eva]

NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below.

For 14 May we have two Southwark Healthy Rides, one short and one long, with registration on Eventbrite as usual. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling

Great Trees Ride

A ride to look at some trees. Boring. Maybe - but trees, we are realizing, are not just a taken-for-granted background. They matter. They soak up CO2 and are good for our health. Inspiration comes from a talk in March 2021 to Better Streets Southwark by Paul Wood about Tree Talk and his amazing Tree Map. Route is inspired by Paul?s Great Trees of London Map (?8 from book shops). We did this ride for the first time last year, see report: https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2022/ride-reports-2-april-2022/

Start is 10am from the Southwark Needle, south end of London Bridge, SE1 2PF. Handy for London Bridge Station if you want to get to the start by train. Route an 11 mile circuit to 6 of the Great Trees plus the palm trees at Chumleigh Gardens in Burgess Park. Route uses a mixture of paths and quiet streets, just short stretches of busy road. Runs through Camberwell, Peckham, New Cross and Deptford. Should end back at London Bridge at around 12.30 pm. Bruce leading. Annotated route map at

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Brutalist Architecture

Following on from the successful Art Deco Architecture ride in April, Eva has now designed a ride to buildings in modern Brutalist style. This is a long ride so we are starting at the slightly earlier time of 9.30. Start/finish will be at Greenwich Station, outside on Greenwich High Rd next to the Novotel (SE10 8JQ). Ride should take 4 hours with a coffee break. So back at approximately 1.30 pm. From Greenwich will take the DLR across the river to Mudchute. It will be possible to join the ride at Mudchute DLR Station at 9.45. Please indicate on the registration form if you intend to do this. Route incorporates failed social housing (Robin Hood Gardens), social housing association (Glenkerry House), famous (Balfron Tower, Barbican) and 2 outstanding public buildings - Salters Hall and Guildhall - at the end. See attached list. Mostly quiet streets, Including stretches of Q13 and Q1. Some busy junctions where we will use pedestrian crossings. Last stretch back to Greenwich uses Cycleway 10 (Q1). Riders will be able to peel off on this stretch to make their way home. Route map:

These rides are part of the Southwark Cyclists' Healthy Rides programme, [southwarkcyclists.org.uk]. These rides are organised by Southwark Cyclists and are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at [southwarkcyclists.org.uk]. Southwark Cyclists are part of the London Cycling Campaign. This ride is organised by volunteers. If you have any feedback, good or bad, please get in touch with [email protected]. For details of LCC?s Safeguarding and other policies please see lcc.org.uk