Brian,
Ride completed on Wednesday 13th September 2006.
Participants, some departing sooner than others, were as follows :
Yours Truly, John Gould, Toni D Italia, Fuzz Edwards, Harold Fifield, John Stead, Brian Stead, Brian Nixon, Robin Johnson, Mark Roy, Frank Cubis, Judy, Julian, Brian Starey, Ed Campbell, Roger Mitchell, Vic White, Bob Starey, Ed Sharp, Ray Harrison, Norman Goody, Nigel, Steve, Lynda Barrow, Helga, Mike Pontin, Mary Pontin, Margaret Squirrell, Bill Squirrell, Liz Scrivens, Terry Lowe, Dave Davis, Pete Mitchell, Tony Hooker, Pete Barnard, Rob Maskell, John Aitken.
As there were 37 riders and it would appear that CTC rules only allow 20 riders per leader, Frank Cubis kindly accepted my suggestion that he became a Sub Leader. On the run to Hammersmith Bridge Frank decided to take his section on a different route to mine. We eventually met up at Hammersmith bridge enabling the ride to continue as planned.
My planning and execution was as follows:
Richmond Park Café to Richmond Gate via the cycle track.
Circumnavigation of the one way system into part of the old town and on to the Thames Path via the rear of Kew Gardens.
We exited the Thames Path at Mortlake to circumnavigate the rough section of path then on to Barnes.
Barnes to Hammersmith bridge via the Thames Path then under the bridge and up to street level.
Crossed the bridge via the footpath (walking was required).
Down the slope to the Thames Path then a left turn to follow a network of back-streets thus circumnavigating the Hammersmith one way system and on to Barons Court.
Crossing Talgarth Road at Barons Court and following a network of back-streets to emerge at Kensington Olympia via the North End Road junction.
Kensington Olympia to Kensington High Street and a left turn into Melbury Road.
Then right into Abbotsbury Road and left into Holland Park.
Using the Holland Park Gate to enter on foot Holland Park itself (Strictly restricted to walking, unfortunately, because of Park Rules).
In Holland Park we were treated to the delights of the floral displays and viewed The Third Lord Holland's Statue (MDCCLXXIII to MDCCCXL or as my daughter Olivia translated it - 1773 to 1840. How did the Romans progress without sensible mathematics.) Then we walked around the beautiful Japanese garden. We continued through more magnificent gardens, viewed the ruins of Holland House. Saw the Ice House and Orangery. Saw water features and lawns and eventually came to the Café where we stopped for a restful lunch.
Exiting the park we crossed Holland Walk and entered Duchess of Bedford Walk and into Holland Street turning left into Hornton Street and then a right into Sheffield Terrace. We then crossed over Kensington Church Street and wiggled to make a right into Palace Gardens Terrace and continued on to reach the lower end of Church Street. Here we turned left on to a path, just past Vicarage Gate, which led us to Kensington Palace (Home of the Duke and Duchess of Kent and the late Diana Princess of Wales and other Royals).
Here we entered Kensington Gardens to view the magnificent Kensington Palace with the statue of William III at its entrance. We were treated to a view of the spectacular wrought iron gates in front of the façade of the Palace. Continuing straight on we were able to cycle a short distance past The Round Pond and a short walk to the right brought us to the view of the Albert Memorial, relatively newly refurbished. Opposite we viewed the Albert Hall.
On exiting the park we turned left on to a cycle track which we followed just short of the Bayswater Road. Here we turned left and once again had to walk a short distance to view the spectacular Italian Fountains and The Jenner Statue; he being the discoverer of vaccination.
We walked back to the cycle track and crossed into Hyde Park soon turning left to cross the Bayswater Road using a conveniently situated pedestrian crossing. Using a network of small roads we crossed Edgware Road at the Beirut Express restaurant to enter George Street and continued on to Manchester Street, Marylebone High Street and via Weymouth Street to make a left into Upper Wimpole Street and on to Devonshire Street and then to cross the Marylebone Road. We soon exited this busy road turning left into Regents Park where we followed the outer circle round to Gloucester Gate and followed the roads to Primrose Hill. We had to walk due again to park restrictions to reach the summit of the hill where we were treated to a spectacular panoramic view of the city encompassing St Paul's Cathedral, The BT Tower, Cannery Warf, The Ferris Wheel to name but a few of the sights to see.
We returned to Regents Park to continue the circuit using the outer circle to view the Regents Park Mosque and exited the park at Park Square East. Crossing once again the busy Marylebone road we entered Portland place where we turned right into Cavendish Street and followed basically the same route we had taken to travel from Hyde Park. This circumnavigated a mish-mash of difficult one way streets entirely unsuitable for cyclists.
On re entry of Hyde Park we took the right hand direction to circulate via the serpentine.
The ride took longer than I expected so by popular request it was truncated at the Serpentine Restaurant where the remaining riders took refreshments. Frank kindly led most of the remaining riders from this point and I returned home early for once.
Thanks go to back-markers / helpers; John Gould, Norman Goody, Pete Barnard and Sub leader Frank Cubis.
Hope everyone had a good day and see you soon.
Kind regards,
John Scott
Ride completed on Wednesday 13th September 2006.
Participants, some departing sooner than others, were as follows :
Yours Truly, John Gould, Toni D Italia, Fuzz Edwards, Harold Fifield, John Stead, Brian Stead, Brian Nixon, Robin Johnson, Mark Roy, Frank Cubis, Judy, Julian, Brian Starey, Ed Campbell, Roger Mitchell, Vic White, Bob Starey, Ed Sharp, Ray Harrison, Norman Goody, Nigel, Steve, Lynda Barrow, Helga, Mike Pontin, Mary Pontin, Margaret Squirrell, Bill Squirrell, Liz Scrivens, Terry Lowe, Dave Davis, Pete Mitchell, Tony Hooker, Pete Barnard, Rob Maskell, John Aitken.
As there were 37 riders and it would appear that CTC rules only allow 20 riders per leader, Frank Cubis kindly accepted my suggestion that he became a Sub Leader. On the run to Hammersmith Bridge Frank decided to take his section on a different route to mine. We eventually met up at Hammersmith bridge enabling the ride to continue as planned.
My planning and execution was as follows:
Richmond Park Café to Richmond Gate via the cycle track.
Circumnavigation of the one way system into part of the old town and on to the Thames Path via the rear of Kew Gardens.
We exited the Thames Path at Mortlake to circumnavigate the rough section of path then on to Barnes.
Barnes to Hammersmith bridge via the Thames Path then under the bridge and up to street level.
Crossed the bridge via the footpath (walking was required).
Down the slope to the Thames Path then a left turn to follow a network of back-streets thus circumnavigating the Hammersmith one way system and on to Barons Court.
Crossing Talgarth Road at Barons Court and following a network of back-streets to emerge at Kensington Olympia via the North End Road junction.
Kensington Olympia to Kensington High Street and a left turn into Melbury Road.
Then right into Abbotsbury Road and left into Holland Park.
Using the Holland Park Gate to enter on foot Holland Park itself (Strictly restricted to walking, unfortunately, because of Park Rules).
In Holland Park we were treated to the delights of the floral displays and viewed The Third Lord Holland's Statue (MDCCLXXIII to MDCCCXL or as my daughter Olivia translated it - 1773 to 1840. How did the Romans progress without sensible mathematics.) Then we walked around the beautiful Japanese garden. We continued through more magnificent gardens, viewed the ruins of Holland House. Saw the Ice House and Orangery. Saw water features and lawns and eventually came to the Café where we stopped for a restful lunch.
Exiting the park we crossed Holland Walk and entered Duchess of Bedford Walk and into Holland Street turning left into Hornton Street and then a right into Sheffield Terrace. We then crossed over Kensington Church Street and wiggled to make a right into Palace Gardens Terrace and continued on to reach the lower end of Church Street. Here we turned left on to a path, just past Vicarage Gate, which led us to Kensington Palace (Home of the Duke and Duchess of Kent and the late Diana Princess of Wales and other Royals).
Here we entered Kensington Gardens to view the magnificent Kensington Palace with the statue of William III at its entrance. We were treated to a view of the spectacular wrought iron gates in front of the façade of the Palace. Continuing straight on we were able to cycle a short distance past The Round Pond and a short walk to the right brought us to the view of the Albert Memorial, relatively newly refurbished. Opposite we viewed the Albert Hall.
On exiting the park we turned left on to a cycle track which we followed just short of the Bayswater Road. Here we turned left and once again had to walk a short distance to view the spectacular Italian Fountains and The Jenner Statue; he being the discoverer of vaccination.
We walked back to the cycle track and crossed into Hyde Park soon turning left to cross the Bayswater Road using a conveniently situated pedestrian crossing. Using a network of small roads we crossed Edgware Road at the Beirut Express restaurant to enter George Street and continued on to Manchester Street, Marylebone High Street and via Weymouth Street to make a left into Upper Wimpole Street and on to Devonshire Street and then to cross the Marylebone Road. We soon exited this busy road turning left into Regents Park where we followed the outer circle round to Gloucester Gate and followed the roads to Primrose Hill. We had to walk due again to park restrictions to reach the summit of the hill where we were treated to a spectacular panoramic view of the city encompassing St Paul's Cathedral, The BT Tower, Cannery Warf, The Ferris Wheel to name but a few of the sights to see.
We returned to Regents Park to continue the circuit using the outer circle to view the Regents Park Mosque and exited the park at Park Square East. Crossing once again the busy Marylebone road we entered Portland place where we turned right into Cavendish Street and followed basically the same route we had taken to travel from Hyde Park. This circumnavigated a mish-mash of difficult one way streets entirely unsuitable for cyclists.
On re entry of Hyde Park we took the right hand direction to circulate via the serpentine.
The ride took longer than I expected so by popular request it was truncated at the Serpentine Restaurant where the remaining riders took refreshments. Frank kindly led most of the remaining riders from this point and I returned home early for once.
Thanks go to back-markers / helpers; John Gould, Norman Goody, Pete Barnard and Sub leader Frank Cubis.
Hope everyone had a good day and see you soon.
Kind regards,
John Scott
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