two free sociable cycle rides Sat June 3rd

[Sally Eva]

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

For 3 June 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 (How to cancel)  

Ride 1, A Tour of 9 Cabmen's Shelters < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-tour-of-9-cabmens-shelters-tickets-644823904657 >

 

Described as "A cross between a cricket pavilion and a large garden shed" these distinctive green structures were set up by the Cabmen's Shelter Fund from 1875 to provide resting places, food and shelter for London's cabbies - from horse-drawn hansoms to the modern day LEVC-TX (electric taxi).  

Numbers have dwindled from 61 to just 13 - all of which are now Grade 2 listed as "Buildings of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them".

 

Jane leading.  Start & Finish: Emma Cons Gardens, opposite the Old Vic Theatre. (Toilets at Pret if necessary).  Start time 10am, finish 1.30pm. Our route will take us past 9 of the survivors, starting with Temple Place then on up to Russell Square, the West End, Kensington & Chelsea, Pimlico and back to the Embankment.  As we'll mainly be in central London, expect a mix of segregated cycle paths, some short stretches on busy main roads plus quieter back streets. We'll have a coffee/loo stop at some point, either in Kensington Gardens or a transpontine detour to Battersea Park (because, yes - we do go south of the river!). 

 

Route map:  https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5419085.html

Ride 2. Round the Parks of SE London. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/round-the-parks-of-se-london-tickets-644812470457 > 

10am to 12noon. Start/finish The Round Café, Peckham Rye Park, next to playground, Strakers Rd.  Bruce leading. Specially easy route for less experienced riders and families. Route visits Burgess Park, Myatts Fields, Elam St Open Space, Ruskin Park, Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye Park. 55% off road path, 40 % quiet streets, 6% busy road.  15km (9 miles), mostly flat, one short climb.  Route at http://bit.ly/3amtFfd    

These rides are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.