Picture from DoreenA Team Wednesday 17th June Frank Cubis
Meeting at the Bradbury Active Aid Centre in Kingston. I advertised the destination to be Little Venice just off the Edgware Road, Maida Vale thinking it might attract about 8 to 10. (Wrong) 19 left Kingston heading along the Richmond Road to turn right into Latchmere Road towards the Park, the group were Pam, Telemetry Mark, Ray, Ed, Toni, Paul, Pete, Graham, Grant, Vic, Jeff, Bob, Mike M, & Mike A, Nev,
David A, John’s B & S. The exact route can be viewed on the Mid Week Wayfarers Blog but basically, in the park at Ham gate, out at Sheen gate, along to Kew bridge, the back roads to Ealing, then once we negotiated the 270 yards of the North Circular Road it was all off road cycle paths passing by but avoiding the infamous Hanger Lane Gyratory, to pick up the Paddington Branch of the Grand Union Canal and tow paths to Little Venice. We dined at the Café Laville. This is directly over the tunnel were narrow boats were passing under us. Ron and Doreen were there on our arrival and I think an excellent lunch was served, some even enjoying a tipple of wine. From there it was a shorter trip back to tea in Richmond Park by the golf course via, Hyde Park, the Albert Memorial, South Kensington, Barons Court, Hammersmith and Barnes. Despite all my efforts nobody was left behind on route apart from loosing Mike M who chose to go ahead after lunch at Lancaster Gate, but reappeared at tea going via Wandsworth and the A3. My total mileage was a modest 43 miles.
Meeting at the Bradbury Active Aid Centre in Kingston. I advertised the destination to be Little Venice just off the Edgware Road, Maida Vale thinking it might attract about 8 to 10. (Wrong) 19 left Kingston heading along the Richmond Road to turn right into Latchmere Road towards the Park, the group were Pam, Telemetry Mark, Ray, Ed, Toni, Paul, Pete, Graham, Grant, Vic, Jeff, Bob, Mike M, & Mike A, Nev,
David A, John’s B & S. The exact route can be viewed on the Mid Week Wayfarers Blog but basically, in the park at Ham gate, out at Sheen gate, along to Kew bridge, the back roads to Ealing, then once we negotiated the 270 yards of the North Circular Road it was all off road cycle paths passing by but avoiding the infamous Hanger Lane Gyratory, to pick up the Paddington Branch of the Grand Union Canal and tow paths to Little Venice. We dined at the Café Laville. This is directly over the tunnel were narrow boats were passing under us. Ron and Doreen were there on our arrival and I think an excellent lunch was served, some even enjoying a tipple of wine. From there it was a shorter trip back to tea in Richmond Park by the golf course via, Hyde Park, the Albert Memorial, South Kensington, Barons Court, Hammersmith and Barnes. Despite all my efforts nobody was left behind on route apart from loosing Mike M who chose to go ahead after lunch at Lancaster Gate, but reappeared at tea going via Wandsworth and the A3. My total mileage was a modest 43 miles.
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