Hills of Lewisham Healthy Ride
2026-05-09 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
Hills of Lewisham
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Easy-paced social ride on mixture of busy roads, quiet streets and paths. Everyone welcome.
Meet 9am at Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre). 15 mile route with Dave P leading. Finish around 12.30pm at Ivy House, Nunhead. Ride to Cutty Sark via mostly Cycleway 10. It will be possible to join the ride at Cutty Sark. Be next to the Foot Tunnel at 9.40. Please indicate when registering if you are planning to join there. Next up the hill in Greenwich Park and a stop at the General Wolfe viewpoint. Over the Heath and then past Blackheath Station, ride down the hill, cross A20 and take a break at Manor House Gardens café. Continue past Hither Green Station then on to Ladywell for hill #2, Hilly Fields. From Hilly Fields we go on to Brockley Cross and ascend hill #3, Telegraph Hill. From there through to Nunhead and finish at Ivy House (community pub) for brunch. For those not wanting to stop, Peckham Rye east side provides a simple downhill route from Ivy House to Peckham.
This is a modestly challenging ride due to some hills and a couple of busy roads. But there are great views and some excellent off-road segments. We are giving ourselves plenty of time so a bit of uphill walking will be OK.
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

Rainham, Essex to Upminster - Healthy Ride
2026-05-09 10:00 - 13:30 | Rainham Station, Rainham station, Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9JA, Rainham, RM13 9JA, United Kingdom
Rainham, Essex to Upminster
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This bike ride is a shortened version of a featured ride in a recent copy of the London cyclist magazine. The ride starts at Rainham station and heads towards Rainham marshes. We’ll stop briefly at the RSPB Rainham visitors centre before following the Mardyke valley inland. We’ll pass by Brickiln Wood then Cely Woods part of the Thames Chase Community Forest. Our tea break will be at the Belhus Woods Visitors centre. We’ll pass by the Ingrebourne Nature Discovery Centre before ending the ride at Upminster station. About 20% of this ride is on unpaved paths. It is a ride for gravel, hybrid and mountain bikes. It is unfortunately not suitable for road bikes or Bromptons.
Link for GPX route map: Rainham_to_Upminster
Half-hourly c2c trains from Liverpool St to Rainham. 9.38, arr. 10.02 woulld be OK. Upminster has frequent c2c trains and District Line underground. Note non-folding cycles are permitted on the District Line. Fenchurch, Rainham and Upminster stations are all step free
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

Bell Green to Footscray Meadows Healthy Ride
2026-05-16 09:30 - 13:00 | Spine Road, Bell Green, SE26, Spine Road, London, SE26
Bell Green to Footscray Meadows
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New 20 mile route from Bell Green to lovely Footscray Meadows. We meet 9.30 at Spine Road, Bell Green/Bus terminus, by the footbridge over the Waterlink Way (NR21), What3words ///slams.petty.noisy. Outward go through several parks and quieter routes, through Grove Park, Chinbrook and Mottingham, taking in streams and ponds. Continues to Eltham and a section of Eltham Palace, on to Sidcup before arriving at the Meadows. On the return will pass Sidcup Station, then Avery Hill, Eltham and Hither Green and back to the Waterlink Way start point. Mixture of quiet streets and path with some short busy sections. A few stops at points of interest and one longer coffee stop early on the return leg. Note: There is a small section in Mottingham, where we have to lift the bikes into a bike rail, to guide it over a bridge. Estimated finish time 1pm. Gloria leading.
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

London Bridge to Canary Wharf Healthy Ride
2026-05-23 10:00 - 12:30 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
London Bridge to Canary Wharf
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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 10am at the Southwark Gateway Needle on the SE side of London Bridge. We expect to finish by 12.30 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 on the route include Shadwell Basin, the Yurt Café and St Katherine’s Docks. We will also check whether the foreshore extension of King Edward Park is open. Probable route at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1exSNQCrUKdrQSijtSjozmkwBOhMgDLY&usp=sharing
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

Cutty Sark to Belmarsh Prison Healthy Ride
2026-05-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Cutty Sark Gardens, Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
Cutty Sark to Belmarsh Prison
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Always willing to push his luck Mike K. is going to lead to HMP Belmarsh again. Start 10am at Cutty Sark Gardens, next to the foot tunnel entrance. Follow the Thames Path passing Greenwich University, the O2 and the Thames Barrier. Turn off at Galleons Reach and continue to the top of the Tor. After enjoying the view continue the ride to Belmarsh. For the return will take the Thames path to Woolwich Arsenal for our coffee break. Then proceed along it returning to the Cutty Sark at approximately 1pm. 13 mile round trip.
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

Kensington Palace and the Serpentine Helathy Ride
2026-05-30 09:30 - 13:00 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
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Kensington Palace and the Serpentine
Ride round all the big tourist spots with Jamie leading. Start/finish Southwark Needle, south side of London Bridge close to London Bridge Station. Start 9.30 am for an estimated 3.5 hour ride. Route west along south side of river then over Westminster Bridge down Birdcage Walk up Constitution Hill across Wellington Arch into Hyde Park and along to Kensington Palace for coffee break. Return up Hyde Park West Carriage Drive, along Serpentine and up to Speakers Corner. Then back down to Wellington Arch and on to Buckingham Palace, down The Mall, through Horse Guards and across Parliament Sq to the Embankment. Left onto the cycle lane (CS3) along The Embankment with finish past Monument and over London Bridge. Flat ride with lots of path and cycle lane suitable for any level of cyclist.
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

Peckham to the Quaggy River Healthy Ride
2026-05-30 10:00 - 12:30 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
Peckham to the Quaggy River Healthy Ride
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Easy-paced 2.5 hour ride, mostly quiet roads with a few path sections through parks. Start/finish Peckham Square (next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY).
The Quaggy meets the Ravensbourne close to Lewisham station where much new development has taken place. We now have a small “Confluence Park” to highlight this built-in water feature. The ride will follow the Quaggy, mostly hidden behind buildings in a sad concrete culvert. At Manor Park the river emerges, but is still hidden away to start with, although at the south end of the park you can get close on natural banks. Then to Manor House Gardens where the Quaggy is kept in a channel, behind railings. Lots of information about the Quaggy on the web site of QWAG (Quaggy Waterways Action Group, https://qwag.org.uk/river-quaggy/) whose “goal is to demonstrate that rivers can be major assets to an urban environment – bringing natural beauty, educational facilities and wildlife into urban lives.”
Route is at https://goo.gl/svHy65. Outward leg will use the northern, less hilly route via Bridgehouse Meadows and Fordham Park to Brookmill Park where we see the River Ravensbourne and follow it to Lewisham. Return has a few short climbs that can be walked. Route goes up to Hilly Fields then past Brockley Station (possible coffee stop if time). Finally gentle climb to Nunhead and a long downhill back to Peckham. 16.5km, just over 10 miles. Leader Bruce.
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

Wandle Trail and Morden Hall - Healthy Ride
2026-06-06 09:30 - 13:30 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
Wandle Trail and Morden Hall
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The Wandle trail is one of London’s best off road routes. It follows the river Wandle in southwest London and goes through some lovely scenery. This 4 hour ride will use sections of the trail on both outward and return legs.
Meet 9.30am (note early time) at Southwark Gateway Needle, south side of London Bridge. Outward via Montague Close, Borough Market, Southwark Bridge Rd, Larkhall Park to Clapham Old Town. Continue along Clapham Common North then Thurleigh Road, Wandsworth prison and Earlsfield where we join the Wandle Trail that takes us all the way to Morden Hall Park. We will take a toilet/refreshment break there. On the way back will again go along the Wandle path then via Burntwood Lane to Clapham Common Southside and Kennington and back to London Bridge for 1.30pm. .
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Remember things can, and do, happen on bike rides and we sometimes get delayed. It is therefore advised not to schedule anything to immediately follow the expected end time. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

London Historic Velodrome and South London Parks Healthy Ride
2026-06-06 10:00 - 12:30 | Burgess Park Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, London, SE5 0RJ, United Kingdom
London Historic Velodrome and South London Parks
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-historic-velodrome-and-south-london-parks-ride-tickets-1990959969865?aff=oddtdtcreator
Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm
Main Start/Finish: Burgess Park, Stomping Grounds Café, Chumleigh Gardens, off Albany Road, SE5 0RJ (10.00am). Alternative Start: Peckham Library (Peckham Square, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre) 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR (10.15am). Please indicate on Registration if planning to meet at Peckham.
Distance: Approximately 10 miles (16km), Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours. Ride Leader: Eduardo
Join us for a relaxed ride through some of South London’s finest parks, with a visit to the historic Herne Hill Velodrome, one of the oldest cycling tracks in the country and an important part of British cycling history.
Starting from Burgess Park, we will ride to Peckham Library, where riders may also join the group at 10.15am. From there, we continue along Rye Lane to Peckham Rye Park before heading via Friern Road to Dulwich Park. After crossing the park, we will make our way to Herne Hill Velodrome for a brief visit to watch the action and learn a little about this remarkable venue. Please note that we will not be riding on the velodrome track itself. We will then stop for coffee and refreshments in Dulwich before continuing to Ruskin Park and completing the final leg of the ride back to Burgess Park.
The route uses a mixture of traffic-free park paths and quiet, low-traffic streets. There are a few short hills, but the pace will be easy and sociable throughout. This ride is particularly suitable for relatively inexperienced cyclists who would like to build confidence, gain experience riding in a group, and discover new routes in South London. Everyone is welcome.
Route map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1UYOAH-4-i2e-PbYi2-Q_jcrV7OPueC8&ll=51.46400148000991%2C-0.07763600000000981&z=14
General Info. 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. 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/.

Historic Velodrome and South London Parks Healthy Ride
2026-06-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Burgess Park Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, London, SE5 0RJ, United Kingdom
Historic Velodrome and South London Parks
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historic-velodrome-and-south-london-parks-cycle-ride-tickets-1991311180345?aff=oddtdtcreator
Main Start/Finish: Burgess Park, Stomping Grounds Café, Chumleigh Gardens, 10.00am. Alternative Start: Peckham Library (Peckham Square), 10.15am. Please indicate on Registration if planning to meet at Peckham.
Distance: Approximately 10 miles (16km), Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours. Ride Leader: Eduardo
Join us for a relaxed ride through some of South London’s finest parks, with a visit to the historic Herne Hill Velodrome, one of the oldest cycling tracks in the country and an important part of British cycling history.
Starting from Burgess Park, will ride to Peckham Library where riders may also join the group at 10.15am. From there, continue along Rye Lane to Peckham Rye Park before heading via Friern Road to Dulwich Park. After crossing the park, will make our way to Herne Hill Velodrome for a brief visit to watch the action and learn a little about this remarkable venue. Please note that we will not be riding on the velodrome track itself. Will then stop for coffee and refreshments in Dulwich Village before continuing to Ruskin Park. Ruskin Park has become home to one of London’s most popular community saunas, reflecting the growing interest in outdoor wellness and community-focused activities. We will have a chance to see this unique facility before completing the final leg of the ride back to Burgess Park.
The route uses a mixture of traffic-free park paths and quiet, low-traffic streets. There are a few short hills, but the pace will be easy and sociable throughout. This ride is particularly suitable for relatively inexperienced cyclists who would like to build confidence, gain experience riding in a group and discover new routes in South London. Everyone is welcome.
Route map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1UYOAH-4-i2e-PbYi2-Q_jcrV7OPueC8&ll=51.46400148000991%2C-0.07763600000000981&z=14
General Info. 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. 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/.

Royal Parks Loop from Burgess Park Healthy Ride
2026-06-13 10:00 - 13:30 | Burgess Park Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, London, SE5 0RJ, United Kingdom
Royal Parks Loop from Burgess Park
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10.00 am to 1.30 pm. Start/finish Burgess Park, Stomping Grounds Café, Chumleigh Gardens, off Albany Rd, SE5 0RJ. 17 mile (28km), 3.5 hour ride, Bruce leading. First stop Regents Park at the new Queen Elizabeth II Garden with time for exploration and coffee. From Regents Park across west central London to Stanhope Place entrance to Hyde Park. Circuit of the park ending up at Hyde Park Corner. Continue past Green Park and St James Park to Westminster Bridge, Back to Burgess Park at around 1.30pm. Route used several times with many variations. Route options mapped at https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1an3On883zh_5OJ4Pl7zXhtMhZMPaFdo&usp=sharing
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. If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. These rides are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.
