Rotherhithe Healthy Ride
Canada Water 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, United KingdomUsual easy-paced ride using, as far as possible, quiet streets and paths. Suitable for all types of cyclist. This ride will use 2 of the new Quietways. Starting at Canada Water a short ride past Greenland Dock and along Oldfield Grove will take us to Q1 at the start of the Millwall Path. Route then […]
Monthly Meeting
41 Grosvenor Park 41 Grosvenor Park, London, United KingdomAt our not-so-new venue at 41 Grosvenor Park SE5 0NH (see picture below). It’s much more respectable than it looks. Coming from Burgess Park, cross Camberwell New Road and proceed in an westerly direction along Urlwin Street, under the railway bridges, left at the end and straight on into the cul-de-sac in front of you. Very […]
Bike Breakfast, celebrating Bike Week
Dunton Road/Lynton Road lights Dunton Road, London, United KingdomTwo of life's most pleasurable things. Bikes and breakfast. We will be offering coffee and croissant to all passers by who bring a bike to the traffic lights at the Dunton Road/Lynton Way traffic lights on Quietway 1. The idea is to celebrate Bike Week which has been celebrated every year since 1923. It's an annual […]
Greenwich to Thamesmead Tor – Healthy Ride +
Cutty Sark Gardens Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, United KingdomEasy-paced ride on mainly quiet roads and paths. Route: Greenwich Foot Tunnel, past Millwall Dock, East Ferry Rd, Royal Docks (watch the planes at City Airport), Beckton Park, Woolwich Foot Tunnel or Ferry, Thames path to Tor (aka Gallions Hill). Return along Thames path to Woolwich, likely refreshment stop at Cornerstone Café, continue Thames path […]
Bike Train via QW1
Nunhead Station Gibbon Road, London, United KingdomThis is my back. My best side. Come on the Bike Train and see more of it. We will be going via Quietway 1 -- London's best indeed only decent quietway. Just shows what can be done and a shame no one is trying to copy it. We set off at 7.45am from Nunhead station, […]
Summer Solstice Ride
Cutty Sark Gardens Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, United KingdomWelcome the new sun at sun rise at 04.43 BS 2018 on June 21st. In the Northern Hemisphere (where we are) the day of the summer solstice is the longest day of the year (the day with the most daylight and the shortest night). This year the sun will be at its highest at 11.07am […]
Dr Bike on Quietway 1
Dunton Road/Lynton Road lights Dunton Road, London, United KingdomOur team of four is led by professional mechanic Charlie, with three ace amateurs, Andy, Mike and Bruno. Andy co-ordinates Southwark Cyclists (I'm not sure what that means but I think it must be a bit like herding cats) and Bruno co-ordinates HMG (ditto) When Andy, Mike and Bruno are baffled, I’m afraid they pass […]
Healthy Ride +
Canada Water 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, United KingdomEasy-paced ride using lots of quiet streets and paths. Starting at Deal Porter Square next to Canada Water Library and opposite the station. Plan is to ride to London Fields and Victoria Park in Hackney. Out over Southwark Bridge and across the City. Return via Regents Canal, Limehouse and Tower Bridge. Coffee stop in Victoria […]
Bike Taxi
Westwood Hill Sydenham, London, United KingdomPersonal Bike Taxi from Westwood Hill to Champion Hill. All those hills. Your Bike Taxi will take you anywhere (even up and down hills). The rider requested "rusty and slow" cycling so we've provided our rustiest and slowest escort. To order a Bike Taxi for yourself mail southwark@lcc.org.uk and explain your requirements.