April 2021
| Date: | Sunday 18th April 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | A fairly flat and easy ride north through the Lee Valley Park. Probably around 25 miles |
| Leader: | Paul |
May 2021
| Date: | Sunday 2nd May 2021 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | A longer ride exploring the country lanes north of Welwyn Garden City. We will be taking a fairly direct route to and from WGC, which will mean some busier roads, but north of WGC we will be on quiet country lanes. About 45 miles, all on road. |
| Leader: | Peter |
| Date: | Sunday 23rd May 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00am |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Battersea Park. A ride through the cycle routes of central London, exploring the Embankment, Hyde Park and the South Bank, with a lunch stop at Battersea Park. Obviously some traffic, but not as much as you may think. About 30 miles. |
| Leader: | Peter |
| Date: | Thursday 20th May 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Pre lockdowns we held social evenings on the third Thursday of the month. If the weather is fine, and it's warm enough to sit outside, we will be meeting for a drink and a chat. |
| Date: | Sunday 30th May 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00am |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | A gentle ride through the Lee Valley and Walthamstow Wetlands to Victoria Park, Hackney |
| Leader: | Paul |
June 2021
| Date: | Sunday 6th June 2021 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Junction of Ferny Hill and Cockfosters Road, at the bus stop between the mini-roundabouts |
| Information: | Wheathampstead, Meet at the bottom of Ferny Hill (bus stop between the two roundabouts) for a 9.30am departure. Total distance approximately 35 miles and we shall be riding at a leisurely pace. There are a couple of cafes when we get there but if you prefer to bring your own sandwiches that's fine. Book through the WhatsApp group. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 13th June 2021 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Regents Park, with a coffee and ice cream stop afterwards. About 20 miles, with some hills. Book through the WhatsApp Group |
| Leader: | Bridget |
| Date: | Sunday 20th June 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Several members have booked on an Enfield Parks Tour, run by an organisation called GoParks. The link appears to be fragile: it did not work on my Linux desktop pc but eventually loaded on an Android tablet. If you can get it to work you can register free there. |
| Date: | Sunday 27th June 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Oakwood Station |
| Information: | Almost St Albans. Out through Hatfield, around part of the Alban Way and back through London Colney. Lunch stop on the green at London Colney. There is a pub there but it may not be serving to customers who haven't booked, so probably best to bring sandwiches. Anout 32 miles with a few hills, suitable for all bikes. There is no need to book for this ride - turn up on the day. |
| Leader: | Peter |
July 2021
| Date: | Sunday 11th July 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Woodberry Wetlands. Tim's first ride as leader - mainly on cycle paths, quieter roads, off road paths, and a few short stretches of main roads. The route will take us to Ally Pally, along the Parkland Walk and up to Highgate Station, along the other stretch of Parkland Walk to Finsbury Park, down to the Woodberry Wetlands, then on to Springfield Park, through the Wathamstow Wetlands, back through Edmonton and through the First Farm Wetlands back to Coffee Break. It is an easy ride, suited to hybrid and road bikes, though there are two uphill sections. About 18 miles with a coffee stop. Ten places available - book via WhatsApp from 21 June. Postponed from 4th July due to bad weather. Bookings for 4th will be automatically carried forward to today. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Sunday 18th July 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Stanstead Abbotts. About 35 miles, best suited to hybrid/mountain bikes |
| Leader: | Paul |
| Date: | Saturday 24th July 2021 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Oakwood Station |
| Information: | London Parks. Out to Richmond Park, then return via Hyde and Regents Parks, finishing at the Coffee Break café in Winchmore Hill. About 40 miles, plus an extra 6 if you want to ride a lap of Richmond Park. Note this ride is on Saturday. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 25th July 2021 |
| Information: | Some club members are participating in the London to Cambridge ride organised by Bike Events. |
August 2021
| Date: | Sunday 1st August 2021 |
| Information: | Some club members are participating in the London to Southend ride organised by Bike Events. If anyone wants to organise a separate club ride on the day, please contact us through WhatsApp or by email to eccridesec@hotmail.co.uk. |
| Date: | Sunday 15th August 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Junction of Ferny Hill and Cockfosters Road, at the bus stop between the mini-roundabouts Trent Park |
| Information: | Shenley, with a visit to the Lewis Ice Cream Farm on the return trip. About 20 miles. Note the change of start point at members' request. |
| Leaders: | Geoff / Jeff |
| Date: | Thursday 19th August 2021 |
| Information: | There is no social evening this month |
| Date: | Sunday 22nd August 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | Turn up and go. The route and destination to be decided on the day |
| Date: | Monday 30th August 2021 |
| Time: | 11:00am |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Scotts Grotto, Ware. An eighteenth century folly! Admission is £1. This ride is on Bank Holiday Monday. |
| Leader: | Jeff |
September 2021
| Date: | Thursday 2nd September 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting. Come along and help us plan our autumn programme. All club members are welcome. |
| Date: | Sunday 5th September 2021 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | North Weald Airfield, returning via High Beach Church for tea and cakes, where we hope to meet up with today's other ride. About 40 miles, some hills. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 5th September 2021 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | High Beach, Epping Forest, for tea and cakes at the church. We hope to meet up with today's other ride there. About 20 miles, some hills (but not as many as on the longer ride!) |
| Leader: | Maz |
| Date: | Sunday 12th September 2021 |
| Information: | No club ride today. Several club members are taking path in the London to Southend ride organised by Bike Events |
| Date: | Thursday 16th September 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club social evening |
| Date: | Sunday 19th September 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Trintiy Wharf and the Thames riverside. About 25 miles, no hills (I've heard that before, but given that the route is alongside the River Lee there can't be that many hills.) |
| Leader: | Paul |
| Date: | Sunday 26th September 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Essendon and West End. We expect to have a stop at the Candlestick pub, but at the time of writing the restaurant is closed, and in any case it seems to aspire to being a gastropub, so it may be prudent to bring sandwiches. |
| Leader: | Peter |
| Date: | Sunday 26th September 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: |  We will be riding to join the Enfield Big Green Family Bike Ride If you could register that would be good but not essential. Please wear a club shirt if you have one. This ride replaces the Essendon ride previously advertised, and which we hope to reschedule later. |
October 2021
| Date: | Sunday 3rd October 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 9:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Hainault Forest, via High Beach and Abridge. About 32 miles. There will be hills. Note the change of start time. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Thursday 7th October 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting. Come along and help us plan our autumn programme. All club members are welcome. |
| Date: | Saturday 9th October 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Bush Hill Park Station, Sainsburys side |
| Information: | Fish and Chips at Nazing. A hilly ride of about 35 miles. There is a small off road section, but road bikes will be ok. Note this ride is on Saturday (beacause that's when the Fish and Chip shop is open). |
| Leader: | Maz |
| Date: | Friday 15th October 2021 |
| Information: | Reserve the evening for a celebration of Edmonton Cycle Club's silver jubilee! |
| Date: | Sunday 17th October 2021 |
| Time: | 9:45 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Broxbourne Old Meadows. About 20 miles with some off road. |
| Leader: | Paul |
| Date: | Thursday 21st October 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club social evening |
| Date: | Sunday 24th October 2021 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Hertford, about 40 miles. This is the last Sunday in 2021 before the clocks go back and it starts to get dark around 4pm. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 31st October 2021 |
| Time: | 3:30pm GMT |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | A feeder ride to Pindar for the Halloween ride below |
| Leader: | Peter |
| Date: | Sunday 31st October 2021 |
| Time: | 4:30pm GMT |
| Place: | Pindar car park, Cheshunt |
| Information: | A spooky ride for Halloween, about 1 hour around Lee Valley in the dark. Ghosts, ghouls, vampires etc especially welcome! You will need good lights, as much of the ride is on unlit paths. Remember the clocks changed last night. |
| Leader: | Chris |
November 2021
| Date: | Thursday 4th November 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Annual General Meeting. All club members are encouraged to attend. |
| Date: | Sunday 7th November 2021 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Essendon and West End. We expect to have a stop at the Candlestick pub, but it seems to aspire to being a gastropub, so it may be prudent to bring sandwiches. We should be back before dark, but please bring lights in case of delay or a gloomy afternoon. |
| Leader: | Peter |
| Date: | Thursday 18th November 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club social evening |
| Date: | Sunday 21st November 2021 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Kenwood House. A short ride for a late autumn day, about 15 miles. Part of the route through Queens Wood is hilly but we will take it slowly. |
| Leader: | Bridget/Paul |
| Date: | Sunday 28th November 2021 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Dobbs Weir. Distance is 26 miles. We go through the Lee Valley Park so hybrids are recommended but road bikes will be OK. The return journey is by road with a couple of steepish hills but overall this is a fairly easy ride and suited to most abilities. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
December 2021
| Date: | Thursday 2nd December 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting. Come along and help us plan our programme into the New Year. All club members are welcome. |
| Date: | Sunday 5th December 2021 |
| Time: | 12:30pm |
| Place: | Prezzo Reataurant, Enfield. |
| Information: | Lunchtime meal at this popular Italian restaurant. Booking via our WhatsApp group, as of 21 November there were 4 places left. |
| Date: | Sunday 19th December 2021 |
| Time: | 2:30 pm |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Christmas lights. We shall be riding to Regents Street and Oxford Street to see the Christmas decorations. Much of the route will be on quiet side streets or cycle tracks but inevitably some of the ride will be on busier roads. Good front and back bike lamps (fully charged) will be essential. This ride is rescheduled from 11th December due to heavy rain on that day. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Thursday 16th December 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club social evening, with a festive theme. Games and a quiz! Bring some snack food to share and enjoy if you wish. |
| Date: | Sunday 26th December 2021 |
| Time: | 11:00am |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | Our annual Boxing day ride. The route will depend on where there is an open café!, but will probably be to Cheshunt or Cedars Park, so about 15 miles. |
| Leader: | Paul |
January 2022
| Date: | Thursday 6th January 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Happy New Year! Club planning meeting. Come along and help us plan our programme into 2022. All club members are welcome. |