free sociable cycle ride Sat Oct 5th

[Sally Eva]

On the 5th Oct we have 2 rides, Eva leading round the 2024 City Sculptures and Bruce with a longish new train assisted route.

 

Sculptures in the City.  < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-healthy-ride-to-2024-sculptures-in-the-city-tickets-1030901162127 >

This ride aims to visit all 17 sculptures exhibited as part of the 13th Sculpture in the City event. Some sculptures on show will be familiar to riders who participated in the similar ride led by Eva in 2022 (https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2022/healthy-ride-reports-august-6th-2022/), but there are some new ones as well. Detailed descriptions of the artworks are published here:  https://www.sculptureinthecity.org.uk/artwork/13th-edition/. This flat 7 mile ride will start and end in Deal Porter Square, next to Canada Water Library and opposite Canada Water Station. Start time 10am and expected to last 2.5 hours.  Proposed route:

https://www.komoot.com/tour/1882017651?share_token=ahPgqz7y5WJnpsfPfAmI3oYS3ilKwjAxnmFHGMKg2c4Vy3ZpMw&ref=

 

Bromley and Orpington < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-healthy-ride-to-bromley-and-orpington-tickets-1030924622297 >  An excursion not the outer suburbs with a return by train. Famous Bromley resident H.G. Wells once described it as a “morbid spread of population”. But are the outer suburbs that depressing? Time for us to venture forth and check things out for ourselves!

London Bridge (Southwark Gateway Needle) EARLY start (9am) for a 16 mile ride ending at Orpington Staton at around midday. Train back from there (5 per hour, 20-34min journey time). Bring travel card or equivalent,  Provisional route at https://www.komoot.com/tour/1883003409.

 

 Riders of all ages are welcome on Healthy Rides but under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.  Same for “adults at risk”. 

Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users feel safe (note there is a lot of shared path on these ride). If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.