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two free sociable cycle rides Sat November 25th


Sally Eva

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NB Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. 

 Two rides for Sat 25th November. Both start at 10am at the Café in Burgess Park.  Simon’s ride is a circular route to Greenwich and Rotherhithe taking 2.5 hours. Jane’s is a 3 hour ride, and only she knows where you are going. I am sure this element of mystery will appeal to some of you! 

Ride 1.  Burgess Park, Cutty Sark, Stave Hill Loop < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/se-london-sights-cycle-ride-tickets-761880062777 >  

Start/finish Fuorvito Café (ex Park Life Café), Burgess Park, Chumleigh Gardens, SE5 0RJ. Meet 10am. Simon S. leading. An easy-paced, pretty flat ride taking in some iconic sights of SE London: the Cutty Sark, the Thames Path, Greenland Dock and Stave Hill - not to mention Millwall FC's stadium (twice!). Stave Hill is a man-made small conical mound close to Russia Woodland in Rotherhithe. You walk up it to get the view – not a hill you cycle up. Nearly all this route is on quiet cycleways. Coffee stop at the Cutty Sark. Fantastic views from Stave Hill. 12 miles. Route map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1HhD8WldGdPFxAVTsiInWeS3QU1wpJZu8&usp=sharing

Ride 2.  Mystery Ride from Burgess Park  < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cycle-ride-from-burgess-park-tickets-761884385707>  

As for ride 1, start/finish Fuorvito Café (ex Park Life Café), Burgess Park, Chumleigh Gardens, SE5 0RJ, meet up 10am. Ride leader Jane has given me just the following information for you: “3 hour ride with coffee stop - not sure where to but I'll know on the day.”  Good luck. 

If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. How to cancel link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/help/en-gb/articles/575010/how-to-cancel-your-free-registration/ 

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