two free sociable cycle rides Sat Oct 22nd

[Sally Eva]

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

We have 2 rides for Oct 15th, one 3.5 hours, one 2.5 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).

Ride 1. Canada Water to St James Palace < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-to-st-james-park-ride-tickets-441886714057 >

Start time 10am. Start/finish in Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water station, SE16 7AR. You can also join the ride at London Bridge; be at the Southwark Gateway Needle, south east side of bridge, at 10.20. Easy, 10 mile, 2.5 hour, flat ride from Canada Water. Route goes across London Bridge and passes Parliament Square, St James Park, Buckingham Palace and starts back across Westminster Bridge. Outward using much of Cycleway 3 along the Embankment.

Return keeping to the south side of the river. Along Lower Marsh, The Cut, then mostly Cycleway14, ending with Thames path route back to CW. Although we are on some busy roads, mostly have a cycle lane or bus lane. Coffee stop at Bartons in Dockhead. Lots and lots to see. Everyone welcome. Simon leading.

Ride 2. Dulwich to the Frieze Outdoor Sculptures in Regents Park< https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cycle-ride-from-dulwich-to-the-frieze-outdoor-sculptures-in-regents-park-tickets-441912782027>

Start at 10.00 from Dulwich Park Cafe. Ride via Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction to Kennington and Oval up to Vauxhall Bridge. Along the river to Westminster Bridge and St James Park on to Hyde Park. From Hyde Park we will make our way to Regents Park to the English Garden to see the Sculptures on show for Frieze 2022. This is a really fun outdoor display held every October. You will find an audio/video guide here https://www.frieze.com/article/your-guide-frieze-sculpture-2022-regents-park or just take a look/see when we get there.

We'll allow a half hour to look around the 18 pieces and take a coffee break either nearby or en route home in Hyde Park. Returning across Hyde Park then Exhibition Road and South Kensington down to the river and across to Battersea from where we will ride through Clapham Common and Brockwell Park back to Dulwich Park. The ride will be about 20 miles and allowing extra time for the exhibition, we will aim to be back in Dulwich by 1.30. Jean and John leading.

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/.