- Ride 1. Dulwich to Chiswick House.
- Ride 2. Dulwich to Crystal Palace Park Loop
Ride 1. Dulwich to Chiswick House
Report from Ride Leader Jean
On a bright sunny morning we left Dulwich park at 10am and 18 riders set off for Chiswick House. We passed through Brockwell park and Clapham Common to pick up the Thames Path around Wandsworth Bridge. Lovely riverside scenery on the South side through Wandsworth Park and up to Putney Bridge. We crossed over and rode through Bishops Park passing the newly opened Riverside Development at Fulham palace football ground.This houses a number of cafes and restaurants which face onto the river bank. We continued on the North side through to Chiswick House. Lots of lovely outdoor seating ( though not a lot of bike racks ) at the Colicci cafe there ( they also run the cafes in Dulwich Park and the Serpentine Lido among others).
Our return was less scenic -largely along the C9 all the way through to Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park where we turned down Queens Gate to head back down to the river close to Battersea Bridge. We crossed over, through Battersea Park and on to Clapham- retracing our steps from there back to Dulwich Pk. It was about 24miles round trip – passing through 8 of Londons beautiful parks.
Addtional comments on WhatsApp. From Jean: “Thanks everyone – especially Brenda for back marking and also encouraging/supporting one of our novices. thanks to Jamie for marshalling amd whistleblowing”
From Laura: “Many thanks Jean, Brenda and Jamie for a fantastic ride”. From Anne: “Thanks Jean, Brenda and jamie. Good to be back in the saddle after too long away”
Ride 2. Dulwich to Crystal Palace Park Loop
11 mile loop via Nunhead, Waterlink Way and Penge to Crystal Palace Park. Coffee stop at the Green and Brown Café then the ascent through the park, via the dinosaurs, to Crystal Palace Parade. Finally the glorious downhill all the way back to Dulwich Park. Route at https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=15cFwfv7hYe-kAWTFuyPrOMIVyPdfIgPm&usp=sharing.
Notes from Ride Leader Eduardo: “We left with 9 people. 2 left after the café at Crystal Palace. We return with 7 to Dulwich Park.”
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