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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