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I’ll start us off..
My favourite place to cycle to in London is the National Theatre on Southbank as it’s a great place to grab a coffee and open up the laptop to get on with some work without distractions (such as writing the London Cyclist Handbook!).
I love to cycle in Windsor Great Park – The scenery is magnificent and the eating is good at the Savill Gardens Restaurant.
I like cycling around ‘Delamere forest’ in Cheshire-at home with nature!
I like to ride anywhere in Northumberland except on roads with numbers beginning with A. All the other roads have very little traffic and what traffic there is will be courteous and patient.
Most roads will provide stunning scenery, wildlife (non-human) and nice destinations to aim for.
The sunset over Warkworth Castle cannot be surpassed when it is viewed from the bank of the River Coquet with a bag of chips for dessert.
I live in Kent, and I love cycling National Cycle Route 18 between Wye and Canterbury. Especially once you get into Denge woods.
After struggling up Brides hill to the village of Crundale you are rewarded with a slow downhill ride through these silent woods, with only the sound of the birds and the hum of your tires on the tarmac. Bliss.
Also the place names are fun to say. Deeennggeee.
Richmond Park! Incredible during the week as fairly quiet with mostly cycles rather than cars. Challenging in places, but exhilarating on downhills and full of wildlife and views across London.
On a gorgeous day anywhere where there are long straight, flat roads where you can enjoy being with just you and the bike (and other riders if in a group) and just power down.
Kensington Gardens
Coffee by the Diana Memorial playground and then riding down to Trafalgar Square through the parks. (shame Constitution hill is blocked off at the moment)
River Lea Tow path
BY THE RIVER
More coffee & cake – along the Lea Valley canal to the Greenway and the ViewTube at the Olympic Park – best chocolate brownies in London!!
I love cycling thru Greenwich Park – good push up the hill & fun zooming down, plus the park’s always full of interesting people, got nice spots if you want to chill or head to the market for food
My favourite is Walthamstow Marshes day time is great if you come down through Springfield park and over the Lea but also a night down big hill then beside the Marina up to Coppermill Lane. This used to be fantastic when it had no street lighting unfortuneately due to a misguide belief that light pollution equals security they have now stuck street lights down most of the length is is still a magical place at night.
The Embankment!
I love cycling along the north norfolk coastal route.
Yes, Paul G., you’re right—-the North Norfolk coast is a great place to ride to in London! And so is Suffolk—-gently rolling countryside, low population density, slow pace of life, hardly any cars (unstressed drivers treating cyclists with respect)–what’s not to like?
I’m surprised anyone enjoys riding anywhere at all in Greater London these days It stinks, there’s constant harrassment from drivers and pedestrians alike, road surfaces are often really badly maintained, and what used to be quieter roads are now frequently rat-runs for impatient petrol-heads…..no but yeah but no but wait! This post’s supposed to be about nice London destinations, innit.
Okay. Hot August night, midweek, two o’clock in the morning, zero traffic, nothing crosses your path but the occasional fox, ows hoot, shorts and t-shirt, nice springy 531 lightweight, rock-hard tyres, all along the Upper Richmond Rd. to Richmond town, do a loop and back via the Lower Richmond Rd. to Putney, Wandsworth, Clapham and Brixton,hopefully beating 25 mins for the return leg, collapsing into bed, and looking forward to perusing Andreas’ ever-cheerful blog-post-web stuff upon the morrow. Cheers!
P.R.
I love heading east along the south bank of the river past Tower Bridge and out towards Greenwich. On a sunny day the river sparkles and shines and you can really appreciate that you’re riding through the best city on earth.
my favourite place to ride is on a summers evening over the south downs to long man where the setting suns rays burn golden and the evening skylark serenades a blissful, quiet relaxation after the grind of the uphill…..and the view is spectacular.
Going down the one way on Curtain Road, EC1 homeward bound. It’s a pretty street with lots of great street art to catch your eye, everyone all seems to be out and about while I’m happy to be on the way home.
Trough of Bowland, Lancashire, unspoilt & virtually traffic free.
The Embankment
A new pleasure of mine is to enjoy the beauty and fragrance of roses, the two best rose gardens in London which I cycled to last weekend are in Kew Gardens and Regents Park. The rose with the most amazing scent – Gertrude Gykell – trust me bury your nose in it for a heavenly experience.
My favourite place to cycle to in London is Hampstead Heath. From work in the City through lovely and quiet back streets of Angel and Tufnell Park directly into the lungs of London where I cycle around and drop the bike somewhere and have food and wine with friends on the grass.
Down out of Crystal Palace towards Sydenham early in the morning. Amazing views down every side road over London gleaming in the dawn sun. Guess who did Nightrider last weekend?
I LIKE 2 CYCLE ALONG THE CALEDONIAN CANAL IN INVERNESS GREAT SCENERY LOOKING FOR (NESSIE)
Richmond Park for me been going there regularly since my youth, Plenty of places to sprint, descend, climb with a lovely coffee and cake stop, allied to superb views into London.
I like to cycle on the South Bank, stopping off at Borough Market for some fresh food.
Thetford Forest in Norfolk is near to where I live. It’s got lots of cycle routes and even a very hard black route. Got on this by mistake once.
The Tarka trail in North Devon – just gorgeous!
I live in Kent, and my favourite place to cycle is Bedgebury, it’s beautiful riding through the forest and pinetum
My fav place to cycle in London is Hampstead Heath. I am totally new in London, moved just in seven weeks ago from Austria and I am not so good with all of this traffic here, that is the reason why I prefer the Heath, because it’s nearby and peaceful. (And I would love to win a shirt :-))
I love to go cycling along the Welsh coast 🙂
Everywhere!! In London there’s always somewhere new to explore and so many interesting things to see. I enjoy my daily commute as much as laps of Richmond park or riverside cycling.
London always has something going on and some great scenery its never boring so anywhere in London but especially around Wembley!!
The best place to cycle in London is on the Thames path or the canals,gorgeous with plenty of lovely pubs to stop off in for a pint.The Captain Kidd Pub in Wapping with riverside views is just superb you must visit!!
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/40/4000/Captain_Kidd/Wapping
It has to be Hampstead Heath….it feels like I’m a million miles away from the city
Favourite for me would be the Sustrans Route 2 between Dorchester and Axminster, going through some of Britain’s most beautiful views and countryside
The local country park
The Wirral Way is a nice cycling route.
by far Hyde Park
hi i m from malta, and i love our beautifull country side, malta is small, in a day i could tour it easily, so all malta is nice… 😉 but i love hyde park if i was in london
late at night on saturday, hammersmith –> chelsea embankment –> houses of parliament –> buckingham palace –> trafalgar square –> regent street –> regents park –> top of primrose hill –> back to hammersmith by a less convoluted route (although it’s always longer getting back!)
Hyde Park
with a thermos of coffee or a tin at the top of primrose hill
On a warm summer day I like to ride to a bench near the Ice House on East Heath, Hampstead Heath.
It has to be Box Hill and no, I don’t put my bike on the train/my car!
My favorite place is along the Thames from Kew Bridge down to Hampton Court (or over all the way to Windsor Great Park!).
Quiet, green, plenty of people cycling, running, walking or otherwise enjoying life!
Plenty of cool places to stop for refreshment as well as many opportunities to do sightseeing (Kew Gardens, Richmond Park is a little detour away, Ham House in Ham, Marble Hill House in Twickenham is a short historic ferry ride away on the south bank) and of course Hampton Court Palace and gardens).
One of my favourite ride goes from Hammersmith Bridge, along the river all the way to the Thames Barrier. You get to pass several interesting neighbours, the view of the river is amazing and several landmarks are very close to the path so there are plenty of chances for a stop. Several parks are close to the path as well so if you are a pic nic + bike person you will have a wide choice of places where to relax and chill out (weather permitting).
Elephant & Castle roundabout before they put in the traffic lights.
Richmond Park first thing in the morning when it is still misty and traffic free.
Battersea park, early morning before work – one minute you’re on the busy queenstown road, surrounded by fumes and noise and moments later you arrive in the park, with birdsong, trees and fresh air. You could imagine that you are a long way from the city. It is a wonderful place – so calm. At its best on a warm spring morning!
I love cycling anywhere vaguely quiet with the children on the bike. We have a mile to nursery every morning, going past the train line and the fire station, and usually stop if the fire station doors are open!