two free sociable cycle rides Sat Oct 15th

[Sally Eva]

We have 2 rides for Oct 15th, one 3/3.5 hours, one 2 hours. Remember you should register on Eventbrite, details below. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling (How to cancel).

For info: Reports on previous rides at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2022/. Also more photos on WhatsApp (“The Vulnerables”).

Ride 1. Kensington Palace < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-bridge-to-kensington-palace-cycle-ride-tickets-440006219447 > .

Start 9.30 am (note earlier start time) at London Bridge (The Needle). Est finish 1:00. Amanda leading. Out along the south side of the river and over Westminster Bridge, then Horseguards and the Mall and through Hyde Park to Kensington Palace. Return down Queensgate to Battersea Park and the Power Station. Final stretch back along the river and C14. Coffee break location depends on how busy places are, possibly Kensington Palace, but more likely Battersea Park or Vauxhall. Usual easy pace and keeping to the quieter streets. Lots and lots to see. Everyone welcome.

Ride 2. Dulwich to Streatham Common < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dulwich-to-streatham-common-southwark-healthy-cycle-ride-tickets-438548940687>

Ride Leader Bruce. Start 10am for a 2 hour ride. Start/finish location the Café in Dulwich Park. Not done this ride since Feb 2020, before the pandemic. Short ride (8 miles), undulating, should be time for a coffee at the Rookery Café on the Common and for a peep at the striking Rookery Gardens (sadly too early for the promised Flamenco Dancing, part of the Streatham Festival). Mostly street cycling, some sections a bit busy. Will look in at the velodrome. Finish with a nice downhill back to Dulwich. Route at

These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/.