Southwark Cyclists

Burgess Park to Wandsworth and Putney - Healthy Ride
2022-05-07 10:00 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Burgess Park Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, London, SE5 0RJ, United Kingdom
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Start/Finish Burgess Park (Fuorvito Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, Off Albany Rd). Idea is to explore a bit further west on the south side of the river. Outward route will go via Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station to Battersea Park. Then round the park and on to the nice paths along the Battersea and Wandsworth riverside, eventually reaching Wandsworth Park. Will then go a further ½ km and have a look at the rowers on the Putney Embankment. Coffee break in Wandsworth Park during return, but sadly no time for a round on the well-maintained Crazy Golf Course. Return route has great contrasts. Back along the river to the bridge over Bell Lane Creek, the mouth of the River Wandle. Then head south into Wandsworth town centre along shared use pavement and across cycle crossings to avoid the traffic on the 1-way system. Next King George’s Park with a nice path by the Wandle. At the south end of the park, turn left and start heading home via Wandsworth and Clapham Commons. Fairly flat route, 28km, a lot of park and riverside is traffic free. Bruce leading. Route at https://goo.gl/94U3Ve. Two photos and report on previous ride of this route at https://tinyurl.com/bd2dpyes, when weather forecast was terrible. Much better for the 7th.

Brutalist Architecture - Healthy Ride
2022-05-14 09:30 - 13:30 | Greenwich Station, Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JQ
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Following on from the successful Art Deco Architecture ride in April, Eva has now designed a ride to buildings in modern Brutalist style. This is a long ride so we are starting at the slightly earlier time of 9.30. Start/finish will be at Greenwich Station, outside on Greenwich High Rd next to the Novotel (SE10 8JQ). Ride should take 4 hours with a coffee break. So back at approximately 1.30 pm. From Greenwich will take the DLR across the river to Mudchute. It will be possible to join the ride at Mudchute DLR Station at 9.45. Please indicate on the registration form if you intend to do this. Route incorporates failed social housing (Robin Hood Gardens), social housing association (Glenkerry House), famous (Balfron Tower, Barbican) and 2 outstanding public buildings – Salters Hall and Guildhall – at the end. See attached list. Mostly quiet streets, Including stretches of Q13 and Q1. Some busy junctions where we will use pedestrian crossings. Last stretch back to Greenwich uses Cycleway 10 (Q1). Riders will be able to peel off on this stretch to make their way home. Route map.

Great Trees - Healthy Ride
2022-05-14 10:00 - 12:30 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/great-trees-cycle-ride-tickets-334786083187.
A ride to look at some trees. Boring. Maybe – but trees, we are realizing, are not just a taken-for-granted background. They matter. They soak up CO2 and are good for our health. Inspiration comes from a talk in March 2021 to Better Streets Southwark by Paul Wood about Tree Talk and his amazing Tree Map. Route is based on Paul’s Great Trees of London Map (£8 from book shops). We did this ride for the first time last year, see report. Start is 10am from the Southwark Needle, south end of London Bridge, SE1 2PF. Handy for London Bridge Station if you want to get to the start by train. Route an 11 mile circuit to 6 of the Great Trees plus the palm trees at Chumleigh Gardens in Burgess Park. Route uses a mixture of paths and quiet streets, just short stretches of busy road. Runs through Camberwell, Peckham, New Cross and Deptford. Should end back at London Bridge at around 12.30 pm. Bruce leading. Annotated route map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1WMWt1qLR_4_obNGcwNHD3Sghfv22eLEW&usp=sharing

Four Parks and a Velodrome - Healthy Ride from Dulwich
2022-05-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
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2 hour easy-paced ride round Peckham Rye Park, Ruskin Park and Brockwell Park. Nearly all on quiet streets or paths. 8 miles with a bit of up and down but nothing prolonged (and you can walk if necessary). At the finish will call in on Herne Hill Velodrome and watch the action. Have not been in there for a while, so looking forward to that. Probably be able to fit in a short coffee stop. Bruce leading. Anyone welcome, as long as you can point a bike in the right direction. Route at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1xP52tUmZJtM441MpLzVEid6Z8aonM47J&usp=sharing

Peckham to Kings Cross - Healthy Ride
2022-05-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
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Everyone loves the new developments at Kings Cross. Ride will stop in Granary Square with time for a coffee break and a bit of a look round. Outward route down Canal Path to Cycleway 10 (Q1). Ride this to Blackfriars Rd, then switch to Cycleway 6. This goes over Blackfriars Bridge and up Farringdon Rd before branching off through quiet back streets and over safe crossings to Kings Cross. Return leg will take a more easterly route: The Angel, City Rd (passing the Eagle pub of “Pop goes the Weasel” fame), then Bunhill Cemetery, Guildhall, Southwark Bridge and local routes back to Peckham. Flat route with lots to see, come and join us. Amanda leading.

Greenwich to Royal Docks - Healthy Ride
2022-05-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Greenwich Station, Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JQ
Remember, you must register on Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greenwich-to-royal-docks-cycle-ride-tickets-346798863737
Flat 3 hour, 13 mile ride so pretty easy-paced. Lots of Thameside and dock-side path or quiet streets. Start 10am, aim to finish 1pm at Cutty Sark. Start location: Greenwich Station. Meet at main entrance on Greenwich High Road, near the Novotel (not DLR station entrance or on platform). OR meet at tunnel exit at Island Gardens at 10.15 (for people happy to carry bikes down/up steps at Greenwich Foot Tunnel, or who can ride directly to Island Gardens). Please indicate on the registration form if you plan to join at Island Gardens. Leader Jamie.
Route. To begin we will take the DLR to Mudchute (bring face mask and travel pass or equivalent). Then east side of Isle of Dogs to Blackwall, East India Dock Basin, Lee flyover cycle path, Royal Victoria Dock, Excel Centre, Royal Albert Dock, London City Airport. Start return over Sir Steve Redgrave Bridge, then across Woolwich Ferry (or if just miss one via Foot Tunnel). Back via Thames Path (NCN 4) past Flood Barrier and O2. Most of route will be same as on previous Thames Lovers ride, map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=179ZFRIA-lVf_FKGXBELKq7gwS20w_7f1&usp=sharing. As Jamie said in his report from that ride, “There cannot be many healthy activities more enjoyable than a cycle along a warm and sunny London river path with good company.” Fingers crossed we get the warm and sunny again!

Round the Parks - Healthy Ride
2022-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
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10am to 12noon. Start/finish Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5JR). 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. Download gpx file: Peckham-round-the-parks-ride

Greenwich to Danson Park - Healthy Ride
2022-06-11 10:00 - 13:30 | Cutty Sark Gardens, Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
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10am to 1.30pm. Start finish at Cutty Sark, near the tunnel entrance. Eva leading. This is quite a long (18 miles) ride for us with significant short hills (550 feet total climbing). Starts though Greenwich Park then across to cycle paths and quiet streets that parallel the A2, passing on the way the Well Hall Pleasaunce. Leaves the A2 route at Wendover Way and reaches Danson Park from Danson Lane. Coffee break at the really lovely Fleur de Thé in Danson House. Return uses mostly LCN routes to Woolwich Arsenal via Plumstead Common. There joins the Thames path and follows this back to Cutty Sark.

Greenwich to Lesnes Abbey - Healthy Ride
2022-06-18 09:30 - 13:00 | Cutty Sark Gardens, Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
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Start/finish Cutty Sark, next to the tunnel entrance. Note the slightly earlier 9.30 start. Amanda leading. 20 mile route largely follows the river, keeping to the south side. Outward takes the Thames path round the Greenwich peninsula and continuing to Woolwich and Thamesmead. After an ascent of the famous Thamesmead Tor, heads inland on mostly paths to Lesnes Abbey and a well-deserved coffee break and a quick look at the ruins of the Abbey. On the return use more of the linear, elevated, Ridgeway path to Woolwich, then Thames path again until the Ecology Park at N Greenwich. Cut across the peninsula to save your legs and finish along a short stretch of Thames path to Cutty Sark. High proportion of this route is on off-road paths. Loads to see, including riding past the O2, Thames Barrier and the steel men (“Assembly” by Peter Burke) at Woolwich Arsenal.

Healthy Ride. Canada Water-South Bank-Deptford-Canada Water Loop
2022-06-18 10:00 - 12:30 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
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Bruce leading an easy ride that uses the Cycleways across north Southwark. Start/finish in Deal Porter Square, next to Canada Water Library and opposite the station. Begin by picking up Cycleway 14 on the Albion Channel close to Canada Water. Follow C14 past the Brunel Museum and the Salter Statues to Jamaica Rd. Small section of C4 and a cycle crossing to Tanner St. Continue on C14 past Guys Hospital and through Flat Iron Square to Blackfriars Rd. Leave C14 here and head north on C6 to Upper Ground and follow this to the South Bank. Possible coffee break there. Continue along Upper Ground and join C10 (Quietway 1) at Cornwall Rd. Route heads back on C10 past the Old Vic, continue through Trinity Square, past Crol Café on Dunton Rd, over the Connect 2 Sustrans Bridge, past Millwall Stadium, through Folkstone Gardens, eventually to Deptford High St. Probably turn there and head for the river and pick up National Route 4, the Thameside route, back to Canada Water. This becomes C14 at South Dock and continues through Russia Woodland to the Albion Channel where we first joined it. Aimed at newish cyclists to show the E-W routes in the north of the borough. But plenty of interest for experienced cyclists. 11 miles. Route at https://bit.ly/30lzAza.

Salter Centenary Ride
2022-06-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
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Short ride around Bermondsey to sites associated with Ada and Alfred Salter. 2022 marks 100 years since Dr Alfred Salter was first elected as MP for Bermondsey and his wife Ada was elected as Bermondsey’s Mayor. A Salter Centenary Project has been organised by local people and this ride is being planned in conjunction with them. Both Ada and Alfred cycled, making this ride a particularly appropriate part of the centenary celebrations.
Start/finish in Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station and next to Canada Water Library. We will visit 9 locations including the Salter Statues on Bermondsey Wall E., Wilson Grove, Bermondsey Town Hall and the Ada Salter Garden in Southwark Park. Ride Leader will be Bruce Lynn (Southwark Cyclists) and brief background descriptions will be provided by Sheila Taylor. Annotated route map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=13nSFGGQYBAplsyn_gwmC7tUYDL5gFWL-&usp=sharing.

Dulwich to Wimbledon Park - Healthy Ride
2022-06-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
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Jean and John leading a ride through 5 of our South London parks and commons all looking glorious in the early summertime. 15 miles. 10am –1pm. Start/finish Dulwich Clock Café, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ. Route: Dulwich Park via Brockwell Park, Clapham Common, Wandsworth Common to Wimbledon Park. Return same route. Mostly quiet streets, occasional busy junction, lots of easily cycled paths in the parks and on the commons. Coffee stop in Wimbledon Park. Route map attached. Particularly useful ride for anyone planning to visit the nearby All England Club for the championships starting 2 days later.

Dulwich to South Norwood Country Park - Healthy Ride
2022-07-02 09:30 - 13:00 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dulwich-to-south-norwood-country-park-southwark-healthy-cycle-ride-tickets-371003450307
Start/finish Dulwich Clock Café, Dulwich Park, 9.30am. NOTE EARLY START. Head to Peckham Rye Park where you can also join the ride at 9.50am at The Round café on Strakers Rd. Continue to the Waterlink Way (Nat Route 21) at Ladywell Fields. Long traffic free section to Bells Green where we turn off NR21 and follow quiet streets to Beckenham Place Park. On via Cator Park and Kent House, briefly rejoining Nat Route 21. Then via the useful cycle track at the A234 and through to Elmers End Rd and the entrance to South Norwood Country Park. Complete circuit of the park including viewing the lake and stopping briefly at the south end to watch the trams. Exit back to Elmers End Rd and back streets through Penge to Crystal Palace Park. Coffee and loo break at the newish Brown and Green LIFE Cafe. Short diversion to the dinosaurs then up the hill through the park followed by the lovely long downhill run back to Dulwich Park and for some on to Peckham Rye Park. Bruce leading. 16 miles, 3.5 hours, route at https://bit.ly/2IWt2NC . GPX file: Dulwich-South-Norwood-Country-Pk-LoopLinked (NB Download file then open in GPX editor, clicking will usually default to opening the file in a text editor).

Bauhaus Healthy Ride
2022-07-02 10:00 - 12:30 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
Start/finish at the Southwark Gateway Needle, south side of London Bridge. Here is a description of the ride from Ride Leader Eva. This is a circular route from London Bridge to the Isikon Building in Belsize Park, the most famous Bauhaus building in London. A complex of 36 flats, it was opened in 1934 and was over time home to an array of famous Bauhaus members including Walter Gropius, the founding director of Bauhaus. Other famous residents were Agatha Christie and the famous spies Arnold Deutsch and Jürgen Kuczynski. The building includes the Isikon Gallery which showcases aspects of the minimalist flats, the specially designed furniture as well as information on its famous residents. The Isikon Gallery is free to visit on weekends, and a visit to this gallery will replace the otherwise usual coffee stop on this ride. The ride will be mainly flat, ca 20km and to allow time for the visit to the Gallery we expect to return to London Bridge by 12.30 pm. Due to the limited space at the Isikon Gallery we have to set a maximum of 12 riders for this outing. [Note at time of posting, ride already fully booked, try Wait List]

Route map for this 12 mile ride: https://www.komoot.de/tour/802006144?share_token=[REDACTED]&ref=wtd

Healthy Ride
2022-07-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
No route details or registration this week. Just turn up and ride. Will be the usual easy-paced ride with probable coffee stop. Likely to ride from Canada Water for 2.5-3 hours heading west following the Thames. Not quite a “mystery tour”, but close!
Possible we may have another ride, if so will post Thursday 7th as away for a few days.
Turn up and enjoy.

Some Theatres in Southwark & Lambeth - Healthy Ride
2022-07-16 10:00 - 12:30 | Burgess Park Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, London, SE5 0RJ, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/some-theatres-in-southwark-lambeth-cycle-ride-tickets-383036752237

Jane is leading a ride we did once before, on 29th March 2019 (see report at http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-jan-march2019.html) This is a gentle approx. 12½ mile ride with lots of stops, so should suit the very warm forecast. Start/finish at the Fuorvito Café, Burgess Park, 3 Chumleigh St, London SE5 0RJ. 10 am start, approx. 12noon finish. Mostly on quiet streets with some stretches of busier road. Will try to post updated list of theatres and an indication of the likely route later in the week. It will not be massively different from last time, so you can get a good idea from the ride report from 2019 mentioned above. No coffee stop during the ride, but of course can have one at the finish in the park café.
Update. Have checked the route and updated the theatres. See iink below. Note that it is likely that this ride will take 2½ hours and finish at 12.30 rather than 12 noon as previously stated. Finish will be at Mountview Academy, Peckham Square. We will lead a group back to the start location in Burgess Park for anyone going that way.
Link to theatres list: Theatres 16.07.22

Annual Butterfly Healthy Ride
2022-07-23 10:00 - 12:30 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-butterfly-cycle-ride-tickets-387600462417
Start/finish Peckham Square, next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY. Bruce leading his award winning ride on a 9 mile loop through parks and open spaces where hopefully we will see some butterflies. Ride coincides with the Big Butterfly Count. We will not be counting, but will visit good places to count if you are inspired to return. Main sites to be visited: Peckham Rye Park (wildflower meadows), Ruskin Park (Nature Reserve), Myatts Fields (wild area), Burgess Park (wild flower bank). Easy ride with plenty of time allowed for hunting for butterflies. Route at http://goo.gl/v14knG . More information about the Big Butterfly Count at http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/. Report from July 22nd 2017 ride at http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-june-july-2017.html.

7 Views and an Airline - Healthy Ride
2022-07-30 09:30 - 13:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/7-views-and-an-airline-cycle-ride-tickets-390756762997
Jamie leading his popular 7 views ride. With this time an extension to ride the Emirates Airline Cable Car (queues permitting). Probably take 3.5 hours, 9.30 to 1pm. Ride will start in Peckham Square and end at Cutty Sark. Note 9.30 start time and the different start and finish locations. For anyone needing to get back to the start in Peckham, we have arranged for one of the riders to lead. The route is predominantly on quiet back roads and paths traversing Nunhead Cemetery, Hilly Fields Park, and Blackheath (The Point viewpoint). On to Greenwich Park and the Gen Wolff viewpoint and the Queens View Point (One Tree Hill).

London Bridge to Kings Cross - Healthy Ride
2022-07-30 10:00 - 12:30 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
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Bruce leading a short (10 miles, 2.5 hours, 10am start) ride from London Bridge (Southwark Needle, south side of bridge, SE1 2SY) to the new developments at Kings Cross (and back). Will be time for a look round Granary Square and Coal Drop Yard, and to grab a coffee. Route outward heads east via Bank and then uses Cycleway 6. Return route will start through St Pancras Cemetery, then pass the Crick Institute and the British Library, continue through Bloomsbury to Lincolns Inn Fields and finish with a stretch of Cycleway 3 and the loop past The Monument on to London Bridge. Route map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1G8zk4xTKdsXI4WCdQuPzVJFRNUva8SM&usp=sharing

Peckham to Shooters Hill - Healthy Ride
2022-08-06 09:30 - 13:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peckham-to-shooters-hill-cycle-ride-tickets-394693217037
Typical easy-paced Southwark Cyclists Healthy Ride. Aim is to get to Severndroog Castle on top of Shooters Hill. Start time 9.30 (note earlier than usual time). Start/finish Peckham Square (Peckham library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY). Duration 3.5 hours including refreshment break. Outward route uses bus lanes on busy A202 and A2 to Deptford Bridge. Then off road and quiet roads to Eltham Well Hall via Lewisham and Kidbrooke Village. Brief stop in Well Hall Pleasaunce to prepare for the summit ascent. Make a short ride through the foothills to the southwest corner of Jack Wood, then the steep (but short) path up to Severndroog Castle. Plenty of time to just walk up – really steep section only 300m long. Fast return route using initially busy Shooters Hill Road, then the underpass at the Sun in the Sands roundabout and quiet streets to Greenwich Park. Whiz down the hill in the park and more quiet streets to Quietway 1 at the Halfpenny Bridge. Finally Q1 to Surrey Canal Rd, Bridgehouse Meadows and quiet streets back to Peckham Square. Bruce leading, route at https://bit.ly/2Fv5z5Z
Previously did this ride Jan 19th 2019 and Sept 11th 2021. Report and photos at http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-jan-march2019.html

Healthy Ride to SITC (Sculpture in the City)
2022-08-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Cutty Sark Gardens, Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cycle-ride-to-sitc-sculpture-in-the-city-tickets-394706777597
This ride is an exploration of the outdoor art exhibition in the City of London – Sculpture in the City (https://www.sculptureinthecity.org.uk/), starting and finishing at Cutty Sark, next to the Foot Tunnel. Start time 10am. Will we like the sculptures or will we just shrug our shoulders? Art enthusiasts may want to download the free Bloomberg Connect guide to the SITC exhibits (https://www.bloombergconnects.org/features/). We can guess which sculpture merits the description “its horizontal configuration opposes veneration and pomposity through its prosaic absurdity”. There will be a competition to come up with your own description of one of the sculptures which sounds most as if it were part of the official guide – the winner will get a free COFFEE & CAKE! This ride will be lead by Eva, and including a coffee break is likely to take ca 3 hours.

Healthy Rides Picnic 2022
2022-08-13 12:00 - 14:30 | Greenwich Park Bandstand, SE10 8QY
The Healthy Rides annual picnic will be in Greenwich Park on Saturday 13th August. As in 2018 and 2019, this is being organised in collaboration with Harry Clark’s Bexley group, now the Let’s Go group. We would welcome any cyclists who are interested in social rides – you do not have to be a regular Healthy Rider. And family members, children etc are not just allowed but encouraged.
Arrangements. Get to the Bandstand in Greenwich Park for around 12 noon. Note the Bandstand is fairly central, on the right along the wide path running east from the Pavilion Cafe, Lat-Long 51°28’35.2 N 0°00’11.1 E. Bring food and drink. There will be some organised (sort of) activities.
Getting there. Make your own way. Or join the led ride. Meet at 10.30 at the Dulwich Clock Cafe in Dulwich Park, or 10.50 in Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre) or 11.20 in Deal Porter Square (Canada Water Library). No registration. Just turn up.
Note there will be no Healthy Ride on the 13th.

More info at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/picnic-2022/

London Bridge to Canary Wharf - Healthy Ride
2022-08-20 09:00 - 11:30 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-bridge-to-canary-wharf-cycle-ride-tickets-401931868037
10 mile, flat ride with 80% off road on surfaced paths or segregated cycle lanes. Suitable for any type of cyclist, including beginners and families. Start 9am at the Southwark Gateway Needle on the SE side of London Bridge. NOTE the early start and finish. We expect to finish by 11.30 which should give us time for a short break mid ride.
Route will use the north bank with a slightly inland route going out and the Thameside route coming back. Places of interest include Shadwell Basin, the Yurt Café, Canary Wharf Elizabeth Line Station, North and South Docks, St Katherine’s Docks. Probable route at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1exSNQCrUKdrQSijtSjozmkwBOhMgDLY&usp=sharing

Wandle Trail - Healthy Ride
2022-08-20 09:00 - 14:00 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wandle-trail-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-401929019517
Here is a nice challenge: ride the entire Wandle Trail on a Saturday morning starting from Southwark (Southwark Needle, south east side of London Bridge). In fact we are going to cheat bit by ending the ride at East Croydon Station. So bring your Travel Pass or equivalent to get home by train. This ride is Amanda’s idea and she will be leading. Total ride distance is 19 miles and we are planning to finish by 2pm. This should allow time for looking around at some of the interesting parts of the Trail and having a coffee break. Parts of the trail are not surfaced and can be quite uneven, so difficult on narrow wheels with tyres inflated hard.
Route outline. Start Southwark Gateway Needle, SE side London Bridge, 9am. From London Bridge take Cycleway 10 to Waterloo. Over Westminster Bridge and along the cycle lane on the embankment to and over Chelsea Bridge and into Battersea Park. Pick up the Thames Path to the start of the trail where the River Wandle meets the Thames. Nice stretches include Abbey Water Mill, Morden Gardens, White Bridges and Carshalton Ponds. Useful guide: http://wandlevalleypark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Wandle-Trail-Map-Print.pdf

Three Prisons and a Ferryman’s Seat - Healthy Ride
2022-08-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/three-prisons-and-a-ferrymans-seat-cycle-ride-tickets-405955181877
Southwark was famous for its prisons in the 18 and 19th centuries. Learn about them and some other local history on a great 2 hour, 9.5 mile, flat ride with Bruce leading. Start/finish in Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse, SE15 5RY) , 10am start, 12 noon finish. Starts along Surrey Canal path to Burgess Park, then via Bagshot St to the New Kent Rd. Stops at Newington Gardens (Location of Horsemonger Lane Goal), Angel Place (Location of Marshalsea Prison), Bear Gardens (Location of the Ferryman’s Seat) and Scovell Rd (Location of Kings Bench Prison). Return via Quietway 1 (Q1), Coopers Rd and the Canal Path again. As usual keeping to quiet roads, almost entirely, plus some nice path at the start/finish. Just a tiny bit of busier road. This excellent themed ride was first done in 2017 led by Harry Clark and most recently by Bruce in 2021 (see report). Harry wrote a quite detailed information sheet, attached below. Ride route at https://tinyurl.com/eafmcnf5.
Informaton sheet: 3 Prisons & A Ferryman’s Seat PDF

Boat Race Course Ride
2022-08-27 10:00 - 16:30 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boat-race-course-cycle-ride-tickets-405412077437
This ride will be led by Jamie. As Jamie says: “We last did the Boat Race ride on 2nd April when it was unpleasantly cold with a bitter east wind in our faces. One hopes that late August will be more forgiving.” The long range forecast is much better, 22 degrees, sunny intervals, gentle breeze. Here are the detailed instructions. Note also that this ride does not involve any trains. These have proved very unreliable recently…
Mission To cycle the iconic 4.25 mile Boat Race route from Putney to Chiswick Bridge.
Route Riders should note that this is predominantly a relaxed and social event that involves some enjoyable cycling in stages for about 22 miles in all. 80% of our route is on quieter roads and unsurfaced river paths. This circular route is predominantly flat and thus suitable for all types of bicycles and most rider abilities. There will be loo stops along the route.
From Waterloo Station the ride will follow the river path west to reach the start at Putney embankment. From Putney we will stay on the south side of the river and head to Mortlake before crossing the river by the finish post at Chiswick Bridge. We will then follow the river back down the north river side passing Chiswick Eyot, Hammersmith Bridge and the Fulham Palace on our return to Waterloo Station which should be approximately 4.30pm.
Coordinating Instructions and Timings Riders will meet at 10.00am on Saturday 2nd April at the bottom of the steps outside and under the Waterloo Station Victory Arch that is 50 yards up on the right from where York Road meets Mepham Street and Cab Road just before the road bridge. A Riders safety briefing will be given at 10.00am.
Rations and Water Our first coffee stop will be at Putney embankment around 11.00 am where we will stop for about 30 minutes. We will stop for lunch around 12.30 at The Ship Inn at Chiswick Bridge south side overlooking the River. Riders are also welcome to bring their own picnic lunch/snack should they wish. Time permitting we will also stop at the stunning Fulham Palace for tea and cakes before returning to Waterloo.
Checks and Equipment Riders are urged to pre-check general ABC bike serviceability before the event. A = Air in tyres,
B = Brakes, C= Chain & gears etc.
Communications It is important that all Riders have Jamie Pedrick’s mobile phone number 07976 803741 in their phones in case of any issues on the day. Please feel free to contact me with any queries regarding this event by phone or email on jamie.pedrick@outlook.com

Canada Water, Greenwich, London Bridge Loop - Healthy Ride
2022-09-03 10:00 - 12:30 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
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10am to 12.30pm. Start/finish Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR. Easy 11 mile loop using DLR to cross river at Greenwich (travel pass or equivalent needed) and returning over London Bridge. Route includes Russia Woodland, Greenland Dock, Deptford Historic waterfront, Narrow St (Wapping), Shadwell Basin, Canal-side paths to St Katherines, the Monument. Coffee stop on return leg (probably Bartons, Dockhead). No hills, mostly off road, cycle lanes or quiet streets. Always lots to see on the river. Simon K. leading. It will be possible to join the ride at Greenwich Station. Meet 10.25am outside the front of the station on Greenwich High Rd, near the Novotel (not by the DLR entrance). Map of probable route here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1YputxtQpk_g_BVhieMCuf9HAtWs&usp=sharing

Victorian Gems and Modern Masterpieces - Healthy Ride
2022-09-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
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Approx 3 hour, 18 km ride ending back at The Needle at 1pm. Ride leader Eva describes the ride as follows: The “Victorian Gems and Modern Masterpieces” tour follows Tom Bogdanowicz’s route which was published in the London Cyclist’s summer 2022 magazine. Starting at 10.00 am the Needle at London Bridge, we will cycle a route passing Southwark Station, Kings Cross and surrounds, Caledonian Park Clocktower, British Library and Brunswick Centre. We will have an early coffee stop at the Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross. There are some gentle inclines along the 18 km route, but it’s mainly flat and almost all the time on cycle ways or quiet side roads. Lots to see and discuss, so we expect that we will not return before 13.00 to London Bridge.
If time will loop through St Pancras Gardens (the old St Pancras Cemetery). Route at: https://www.komoot.de/tour/822754134?share_token=[REDACTED]&ref=wtd

Peckham to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens - Healthy Ride
2022-09-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
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10am, Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre). Approx 2.5 hour, 14 km ride ending back at Peckham Square at 12.30pm. Really easy ride with lots of short breaks as well as a longer coffee break. Ride leader Bruce. Outward route starts with 2.5km of off road down the Canal Path and across Burgess Park. Then quiet streets and paths to Vauxhall Bridge via Kennington Park, the Beefeater Gin Distillery and the Pleasure Gardens. Having admired the river, return to the Pleasure Gardens for a coffee break at the Tea House Theatre. Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens had their heyday in the Regency period. Concerts were held there, including the first performance of Handel’s Water Music. The pleasure gardens also house the Lambeth City Farm. Return route will include Lambeth Walk, inspiration for the song of that name in the 1937 musical Me and My Girl (watch this if you don’t know it, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fgKn3SbCYQ). Last stretch will be across Geraldine Mary Handsworth Park (Imperial War Museum), then Elephant and Castle bypass and Cycleway 17 to Burgess Park. If time, we will make a small detour from Heygate St to have a look at Elephant Park, the new small park created as part of the E&C redevelopment. Route at https://bit.ly/3KToaIz

Dulwich to Beckenham Place Park - Healthy Ride
2022-09-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
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10am to 12.30. Start/finish Dulwich Clock Café, in the middle of Dulwich Park. Jean and John leading. Head up to Peckham Rye and via LCN 22 to Ladywell Fields. Join the off-road Waterlink Way (National Route 21) and follow Ravensbourne and Pool Rivers to Lower Sydenham and on quiet streets to Beckenham Place Park. Brief stop at cafe. Return by different route initially (quiet streets, mostly Brookehouse Rd). Very short stretch of busy road at Catford where we rejoin the outward route at Ladywell Fields. Then follow outward route back to Dulwich Park. About 12 miles. Route map at https://bit.ly/2SOiQMs
