Ride and Events Diary 2026


Ride leaders, and organisers of other events, should send details to webmaster@edmontoncycleclub.org in good time please. For rides, please specify the meeting time and place, the destination, approximate distance and any special notes, eg please bring a picnic lunch.

Ride times below are the times we actually leave. Please arrive at least five minutes early to hear any ride briefing, and earlier if you want to chat to people / have a coffee, etc.

May 2026


Date: Sunday 17th May-2026
Time: 9:00
Place: Trent Park Café W3W translated.formal.silver
Information: Codicote. A longer ride to prepare you for summer! Lunch stop at Spokes Cycling Café. About 47 miles
Leader: Peter

Date: Sunday 24th May-2026
Information: No ride currently scheduled. Any offers to lead?

Date: Thursday 21st May 2026
Time: 20:00
Place: Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER W3W boot.issued.sands
Information: Social meeting

Date: Sunday 31st May 2026
Time: 9:30
Place: Firs Farm Community Centre. W3W indeed.less.brings
Information: Woodberry Wetlands, Approximately 17 miles, mostly flat (2 hills), some off road, suitable for hybrid, mountain or road bikes
Leader: Tim

June 2026


Date: Thursday 4th June 2026
Information: No planning meeting today as we are all away!

Date: Sunday 7th June 2026
Time: 9:30
Place: Firs Farm Community Centre. W3W indeed.less.brings
Information: For those who are not away, a "Turn Up and Go" ride. The route and destination to be decided on the day.
Leader: Maz

Date: Thursday 11th June 2026
Time: 20:00
Place: Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER W3W boot.issued.sands
Information: Extra planning meeting ahead of Sunday's fund raising ride.

Date: Sunday 14th June 2026
LES BAILEY MEMORIAL RIDES
As in previous years there will be a choice of two routes, a 50 mile ride to Richmond Park led by Geoff and an easier, shorter route to High Beach Church led by Maz. Both groups will meet back at the Little Green Dragon in the afternoon. Details of both rides are listed below.
 
Ride 1: Richond Park, 50 miles
Time: 9:00
Place: Little Green Dragon W3W lend.woes.milk
Information: 50 miles mainly on quiet roads and cycle paths. Hopefully we will spot some deer in the park and after a lunch stop we shall be returning back to the Little Green Dragon where we will meet up with the other group. Suitable for road bikes or hybrids.
Leader: Geoff
 
Ride 2: High Beach, 20 miles
Time: 11:00
Place: Firs Farm Community Centre. W3W indeed.less.brings
Information: 20 miles with lunch at the Bikers Café followed by tea and cakes at High Beach Church. Return to meet the other group at the Little Green Dragon. Suitable for all bikes.
Leader: Maz
 
Both rides will end at the Little Green Dragon pub in Winchmore Hill, where there will be drinks, cakes and good company.
Our fundraising page is now open for donations. Please contribute as generously as you are able and share the link with friends. Over the last 4 years we have donated a total of nearly £3000 to North London Hospice so let's raise as much as we can this year to help fund a very worthy cause
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/edmonton-cc?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=WA
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Date: Thursday 18th June 2026
Time: 20:00
Place: Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER W3W boot.issued.sands
Information: Social meeting

Date: Sunday 21st June 2026
Time: 9:30
Place: Beggars Hollow W3W span.horses.expert
Information: Hertford. Details later.
Leader: Bridget / Jeff

Date: Sunday 28th June 2026
Time: 9:30
Place: Grange Park Station W3W fever.home.host
Information: A train assisted tide from Hertford. We'll take the train from Grange Park, then do a 34 mile circular route, stopping in Buntingford for lunch. The ride is quite undulating and has hills. It is all on road. Suitable for all bikes. I hope we have better weather than we did on this ride last September when we all got drenched!
Leader: Tim

July 2026


Date: Thursday 9th July 2026
Time: 20:00
Place: Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER W3W boot.issued.sands
Information: Club planning meeting

Date: Sunday 12th July 2026
Time: 9:30
Place: Beggars Hollow W3W span.horses.expert
Information: Dobbs Weir, lunch stop at the café there. About 28 miles, suitable for all bikes.
Leader: Geoff

Date: Sunday 19th July 2026
Information: No club ride today but several members will be participating in the London to Southend ride organised by Bike Events.

Date: Thursday 23rd July 2026
Time: 20:00
Place: Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER W3W boot.issued.sands
Information: Social meeting

Date: Sunday 26th July 2026
Time: 10:00
Place: Trent Park Café W3W translated.formal.silver
Information: Bricket Wood, between Watford and St Albans with a lunchtime pub stop. About 35 miles with a short (and fairly easy) off road section to divert around a private estate with a 'no cycling' policy.
Leader: Peter