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Recent London Clarion Cycle Club Rides

Here are a selection of the rides we've held as a cycling club over the last 2 years. Club rides are open to all London Clarion CC members. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a London Clarion CC member visit this page
Sunday 18th October 2020 Bermondsey to the Isle of Grain
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This 90 mile ride started in Bermondsey, we cycled to Greenwich then to Dartford and on to Gravesend, with an excellent view of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge along the way. In Gravesend we will briefly rejoin the Thames before following the former Thames & Medway Canal in to the desolate marshes, past the Victorian Fortresses at Cliffe and on to St James' Church Cooling with its "little stone lozenges each about a foot and a half long" where Dickens set the opening scene for Great Expectations. On across the peninsular, through the enormous BP refineries to the Isle of Grain Battery which stands defiant in the estuary. Then back past Southend, viewed from the south side, through All Hallows and back through the marshes to Greenhithe where we will cycle along the Thames and underneath the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
London Clarion Cycling Club Ride Bermondsey to the Isle of Grain
Then to the site of the Joyce Green Isolation Hospital and along its former tramway. After a quick stint along an inevitable dual carriageway, we will then follow the Thames all the way back to Deptford via Erith, Thamesmead, Woolwich, Greenwich, the O2 etc.
Monopoly Board Cycle Event August 2020 Park Lane London Clarion Cycle Club
Monday 31st August 2020
The Monopoly Board Game ride


15 Joined this 31 mile cycle ride which started outside the Blind Begger pub in Whitechapel and which ended at the Dog and Bell pub in Deptford. The almost entirely flat route included 33 places from the monopoly board including Vine Street, Fleet Street and many others. 
Monopoly Board Cycle Event August 2020 Mayfair London Clarion Cycle Club
​Saturday 15th August 2020
The Dambusters Ride 

This ride visited a number of London sites connected with the culmination of the famous Dambusters Raid on May 16th 1943. Starting in New Cross, we began by visiting the childhood home of Barnes Wallis who was the inventor of the bouncing bomb which successfully breached the Mohne and Eder Dams. After stopping at Monmouth Coffee in Bermondsey we then visited the statue of Arthur 'Bomber' Harris, who was instrumental in backing the raid, which is outside the RAF Church - St Clement Danes in the Strand. Next we visited the former Air Ministry, now the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall. Then the superb Bomber Command Memorial at Hyde Park Corner. In St Johns Wood we visited the home of the raid's leader Wing Commander Guy Gibson where he stayed when home on leave during the war. Finally, after a leisurely tour along the Regents Canal and an excellent route through West London (a lot of which was off road) we visited the deer in Bushy Park which is also still home to the National Physics Laboratory where the bouncing bombs were developed. Our cycle back included the spectacular Teddington Weirs, Richmond Park, Wandsworth, Battersea Park and finally Westminster. We stopped for lunch at the extremely bike friendly London Apprentice pub in Isleworth. In total 52 miles Elevation Gain: 1037ft
Route of London Clarion Cycling Club ride 15th August 2020
Monmouth Coffee Bermondsey, Cycling and Coffee
Lunch Stop at the Apprentice Pub in Isleworth on the London Clarion Cycle Event 15th August 2020
​Sunday 2nd August 2020
Brick Lane to the Oldest Wooden Church in the World 
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In 1837 as a result of a public outcry against their harsh sentence of transportation to Australia, the famous Dorset farmers known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs were returned to England were they were given tenancies in Greensted and High Lever. 

The oldest grave, lying adjacent to the church is that of a twelfth century crusader, thought to be a bowman. 
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Sunday 12th July 2020
Heathrow Here We Come! 40 Miles


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: A circular club ride including many quiet roads around Heathrow Airport and back to Central London. We will be stopping off to visit Stanwell Place and the home of Freddie Mercury when he first moved to London. 


Date: 12th July 2020
​​Start Location: Emmeline Pankhurst Statue, Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London SW1P 3JU
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​Start Time: 08:30
Distance: 40 miles
Elevation Gain: 483ft (Flat as a pancake)
Route: Will be emailed to members.
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Sunday 15th March 2020
Mick's Essex ride 50 miles


​Details: Mick will be leading a ride from Upminster Station, taking in Langdon Hills, Basildon, Noak Bridge, Hanningfield, Billericay, Dunton and return from Upminster Station back to Fenchurch Street station. We will stop for lunch at the Noak Bridge Tavern in Noak Bridge. 

Meet 8:30am for Breakfast (to leave c. 9.00am) at JD Wetherspoon, Goodmans Field (Wetherspoons) 87 Mansell Street E1 8AN.

After breakfast we will get the train from Fenchurch Street to Upminster. 

​You will need to purchase your own train ticket. Please bring a spare inner tube and cash for lunch. 
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London Clarion CC Ride to Croydon Aerodrome Visitors Centre
Sunday 2nd February 2020
Cycle to Croydon Aerodrome and back 35 miles

​Details:  An opportunity to visit the Croydon Aerodrome visitor centre at London’s first airport; also the former runway and associated memorials. We will cycle there and back to South London.
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Meet 8.30am for Breakfast (to leave c. 9.00am) at Surrey Docks (JD Wetherspoon), 185 Lower Road, London SE16 2LW. 
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Non-members are welcome attend one of our rides; after that we expect you to join the London Clarion as a paid member if you wish to come out with us again. As a paid member you get access to our full list of rides and events.  

All rides will include a Cafe and / or Pub Stop. Most rides finish at a pub. 
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London Clarion CC Ride to Sevenoaks
Saturday 18th January 2020
Cycle to Sevenoaks and back 45 miles


​Details:  Circular route around Sevenoaks and back to South London including a visit to the legendary Rising Sun public house
Cotman's Ash Lane, TN15 6XD.

Meet 9:00am for Breakfast (to leave c 9.30) at Surrey Docks JD Wetherspoons, 185 Lower Road, London SE16 2LW

December 2019

Sunday 1st December 2019 – Cycle to the Red House, Bexleyheath and back to London. c. 25 miles.
Meet 9.00am for Breakfast (to leave 9.30am) at Surrey Docks (JD Wetherspoon), 185 Lower Road, London SE16 2LW.
A chance to visit another of William Morris’ houses

The Red House - Iconic Arts and Crafts home of William and Janey Morris is the only house commissioned, created and lived in by William Morris. The rooms at the Red House give a unique view of William and Janey's life. 

There is a shop and cafe at the red house. The Red House is a National Trust property and entrance price for the house and garden is £9.40 or £8 for a group of 8 or more. 

OCTOBER 2019

Saturday 26th October 2019 - ​Ride to Brighton and train back. c. 60 miles.
Meet 8.00am from Breakfast (to leave 8.30am) at The Rockingham Arms (JD Weatherspoon), Metro Central Heights, 119 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN.
Another opportunity to follow a similar route as the official London to Brighton, British Heart Foundation bike ride which some of our members completed in June.
You will need train tickets

SEPTEMBER 2019

Saturday 7th September 2019 - the second National Funeral for the  Unknown Cyclist will be taking place in London. It would be great to see London Clarion members supporting this event, a feeder ride from Fenchurch Street station leaving at 11am is being kindly organised by one of our members. Stop Killing Cyclists and the Rebel Riders from Extinction Rebellion are organising this years event. 
Sunday 8th September – Cycle to Haywards Heath to visit the Heathen Brewery (owned by our member Ed Perfect) and train back to London. c. 46 miles. Meet outside Blackfriars station at 9am. 

Another opportunity to try beers from the brewery which were enjoyed at the fantastic London Clarion 2018 organised Easter Meet at Southend. You will need train tickets. * Please note this is a London Clarion members only event * To join see the Join us page. 
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August Bank Holiday 2019
France & Belgium 1st World War Battlefields  

Saturday Dover to Dunkirk by Ferry and then ride to Poperinge (34 miles). A chance to stay at Talbot House (Toc H) which was used by the British Army in World War 1. Sunday Poperinge to Ostend (65 miles) including a visit to Ypres and Oxford Road Cemetary, Monday Ostend to Dunkirk (46 miles) 
Sunday 11th August 2019
Boulter’s Lock and back to London  60 miles
Meet 8.00am for Breakfast (to leave 9.00am) at The Rocket (JD Wetherspoon) Putney Wharf Tower, Brewhouse Lane, London SW15 2JQ. This is one of our traditional, summer rides with is led by George Fenwick along many picturesque parts of the Thames including through Runnymede and Windsor.
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