The regular Saturday morning Healthy Rides are continuing to be strongly supported in 2017.  Last week (March 18th 2017) was one of the longer “+” rides.  Here is a short report from Jane Champion who led this ride.

24 riders (with a couple of new faces) followed the route as planned. We saw all ‘the sights’ – Parliament, Commonwealth Memorial Gates, Hyde Park Corner & Apsley House. We virtually had the new South Carriage Drive section of CS3 to ourselves and were treated to the splendid sight of the Household Cavalry exiting Knightsbridge Barracks. A brief detour gave us a closer look at the Albert Hall and memorial before passing Kensington Palace and on to the Design Museum – recently relocated from Shad Thames to the former site of the Commonwealth Institute. Plenty of bike racks available for parking but only enough time for a 15 minute refreshment/comfort stop – must return for a proper look. We managed to stay together in busy traffic on Earls Court Rd but were able to relax a bit on the ride through Brompton Cemetery. Some highlights of the route once we were back South of the river:-