January 2023
| Date: | Sunday 8th January 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Shenley Park (Orchard Tea Room). About 20 miles |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Postponed until Saturday 14th due to an adverse weather forecast |
| Date: | Saturday 14th January 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Shenley Park (Orchard Tea Room). About 20 miles. Postponed from 8th January. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| And once again it rained! Postponed indefinitely |
February 2023
| Date: | Sunday 5th February 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | Southend Farm Lakes. About 22 miles, suitable for any bike. There is a café at the lakes. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 19th February 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | London Colney. About 28 miles, again suitable for any bike. There is a pub on the green at London Colney, or you may prefer to bring sandwiches.
Note the revised start time. This is so we don't arrive at the lunch stop too soon. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
March 2023
| Date: | Sunday 5th March 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Barnet Court House Café. Probably around 20 miles. The café does not have much indoor space, so if it's cold or wet we may divert to one of the many cafés lining Barnet High Street. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Saturday 11th March 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Woodberry Wetlands. Mainly on cycle paths, quieter roads, off road paths, and a few short stretches of main roads. The outward route will take us along the Parkland Walk, returning through Wathamstow Wetlands. Probably best suited to hybrid bikes, but ok for road bikes with care. About 17 miles. Note this ride is on a Saturday. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Saturday 18th March 2023 |
| Time: | 9:45 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Epping and Beyond. About 30 miles, all on road with some hills. Suitable for hybrid or road bikes. |
| Leader: | Jeff |
| Date: | Sunday 26th March 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 BST |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Victoris Park, Hackney. A circuit of the park and an opportunity to browse the foodie market, then lunch at the Hub café About 22 miles ar a relaxed pace. This is a change from the previously advertised ride.
Remember clocks went forwards one hour last night. |
| Leader: | Paul |
April 2023
| Date: | 2-Apr-2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Elstree Aerodrome. There is a café open to all, with a good view of the runway where there are usually light aircraft taking off and landing. About 25 miles, suitable for all bikes. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | 30-Apr-2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| 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. About 35 miles. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
May 2023
| Date: | Sunday 7th May 2023 |
| Time: | 9:45 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | A fairly fast ride to Hertford, all on road, about 30 miles |
| Leader: | Jeff |
-- OR --
| Date: | Sunday 7th May 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Southend Farm Lakes. About 25 miles. |
| Leader: | Paul |
Both of these rides will return via (and hopefully meet up at) Cedars Park, Cheshunt, where there is some Coronation shindig taking place.
| Date: | Sunday 21st May 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Greenwich and Woolwich. About 35 miles. Mostly flat, suitable for all bikes. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Sunday 28th May 2023 |
| Information: | No club ride today, but several members are taking part in the Essex 100, and some who are not participating may go down to the finish (by public transport) to welcome them back. |
June 2023
| Date: | Sunday 4th June 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Hatfield House. About 28 miles |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 11th June 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | A longer ride to help you get fit for the Les Bailey Memorial Ride on 25th. Codicode and Spokes Cyclists Cafe. About 45 miles, largely on country lanes but with some main road riding as well. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 18th June 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Greenwich, with a possible extension towards Woolwich. |
| Leader: | Tim |
LES BAILEY MEMORIAL RIDES
| Date: | Sunday 25th June 2023 |
| Time: | 9:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Chipperfield. 50 miles and includes some hills. Lunch stop at Chipperfield and aim to be back at the Little Green Dragon by about 4.00pm. Suitable for road bikes or hybrids. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
-- OR --
| Date: | Sunday 25th June 2023 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | High Beach Church. 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 |
We need £250 to cover our club expenses for this year with everything else being donated to North London Hospice. Last year we were able to present NLH with a cheque for £580 and it would be great if we can achieve something similar this year. NLH carry out wonderful work and some of our club members have experienced this first hand with their families and friends. Please make a contribution if you can. All donations, however small, are greatly appreciated.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/edmonton-cycleclub-1?utm_term=x238dX7a7
July 2023
| Date: | Sunday 9th July 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | A repeat of last year's hugely successful ride to the Lewis Ice Cream Farm, Barnet. Out via a very indirect route, with an opportunity to sample what Barnet Council regard as adequate cycle provision along the Gt North Road, return more direct. Mainly roads/paved paths, about 25 miles |
| Leader: | Peter M/Paul L |
| Date: | Sunday 16th July 2023 |
| Information: | It is likely that some members will be taking part in the London to Southend ride. Alternatively ... |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | The Alternative Southend Ride. A return visit to Southend Farm Lakes, with a lunch stop at the café there. About 25 miles |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Thursday 20th July 2023 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Evening ride to the Woodman pub, Water End, for a drink and chat. This is in place of our usual social evening. You must bring lights for the return ride, some of which is on unlit roads. If the weather is bad, this will be cancelled and we will revert to our usual 8pm social meeting at Winchmore Hill Sports Club. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 23rd July 2023 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Tea and Cakes again at High Beach. Possibly returning via Hilly Fields for the music event there. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Sunday 30th July 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Wheathampstead. About (although this seems very precise) 38 miles |
| Leader: | Geoff |
August 2023
| Date: | Sunday 6th August 2023 |
| Time: | 9:00 |
| Place: | Alexandra Palace Station |
| Information: | Train to Blackfriars then ride to Teddington, out via Thames Path, return via Wimbledon Common. About 30 miles. Hybrid bikes recommended but passable by road bike. Bring your Oyster card/Freedom pass etc. You must be on time at the start to catch the intended train, and perhaps earlier if you need to buy a ticket on the day. This ride is subject to the vagueries of rail strikes or engineering works. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Saturday 12th August 2023 |
| Time: | 9:20 |
| Place: | Enfield Chase Station |
| Information: | Train assisted ride to the Hitchen Lavender Farm. We will set off from Watton at Stone Station (NB steps at both Enfield Chase and Watton) making our way through the Hertfordshire countryside (Datchworth, Knebworth, Rush Green, St Ippolyts) to the famous lavender farm in Ickleford. A ticket to meander the fields is £8, we should catch the last of the lavender and the beginning of the sunflowers, the farm shop, the cozy cafe and a small lavender patch can be accessed free of charge. There is a good selection of lunch options and cakes, but you can also bring your own food and it eat on the grounds. Our way back will lead us towards Gravelly and Aston until we are back at Watton at Stone train station. Paved road/dirt paths, suitable for hybrids and road bikes, about 50km. Note this ride is on a Saturday. |
| Leader: | Angie |
| Date: | Saturday 19th August 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Essendon and Wildhill: Ride to the Woodman pub (a different Woodman from the 20th July ride), Wildhill. We visited there last year, and it was the best kept beer I've tasted all year! Again this ride is on Saturday, because the kitchen is closed on Sundays. About 25 miles. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 27th August 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Sandridge and St Albans, with an ice cream stop on the way home. Lunch stop in the park, about 38 miles, suitable for road and hybrid bikes. Wine gums will be distributed. |
| Leader: | Jeff |
September 2023
| Date: | Saturday 9th September 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Harlow Park. Thirty seven miles on road or paved paths and suitable for all bikes. There is a café at the park and a small animal centre to look round. There will be some hills but overall this is not a difficult ride. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Thursday 21st September 2023 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Following the Les Bailey Memorial ride, we will be presenting the cheque to a representative of the North London Hospice. Afterwards, there will be certificates to the riders and an opportunity to reminisce about the day. All club members are invited, and we are hoping for a good turn out. Please arrive in good time for the presentation at 8:00. |
| Date: | Sunday 24th September 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Ware, via a route north of Hertford. About 40 miles, with a lunch stop in the centre of Ware where (!) there are several cafés. The first half of the ride is hilly in places, but as usual we will take these slowly and regroup at the tops. The return ride is mainly flat through the Lee Valley. About 40 miles, with some off road sections but easily passable by road or hybrid bikes. |
| Leader: | Peter |
October 2023
| Date: | Sunday 15th October 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Woolwich. About 35 miles. The route will depend on which Thames crossing facilities are available on the day. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Sunday 22nd October 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Little Berkhampstead - picnic on the village green? About 25 miles, |
| Leader: | Bridget |
| Date: | Sunday 29th October 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 GMT |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Dobbs Weir. About 30 miles, any bike. Remember the clocks went back one hour last night so while it may seem like an early start it won't feel like it. But please bring lights in case we are caught out by a late return on a gloomy afternoon. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
November 2023
| Date: | Sunday 5th November 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Unleash your inner rocker. Ride to the Ace Café in Stonebridge Park, spiritual home of the London motor bike community! The area is a tangle of railway lines, and most of the bridges are on main roads, so inevitably there will be traffic, but not all the time. Some off road, best suited to mountain or hybrid bikes, but road bikes should be ok with care. About 30 miles. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 12th November 2023 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Walthamstow Pump House Museum. If you want to join the Edmonton Green Remembrance Day Service first meet by Edmonton Green station at 10:30am. Abiut 12 miles, suitable for any bike. |
| Leader: | Paul |
| Date: | Sunday 19th November 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Elstree Aerodrome. 28 miles on road, suitable for all bikes |
| Leader: | Geoff |
December 2023
| Date: | Tuesday 26th December 2023 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Place: | Opposite Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | A gentle Boxing Day ride to work off all those mince pies. Ride to lunch at Cheshunt Pond Café. About 16 miles, suitable for all bikes. |
| Leader: | Paul |