There were about 24 of us who assembled at the Park Life Cafe to do a social cycle ride to Bishop's Park. It now appears that we have a consensus that Cyclists in Southwark should not attempt to compete with the Southwark Cyclists "Healthy Ride +"s, but should simply go on them instead. This doesn't mean we have to lose face, as the door remains open for us to rebrand "Healthy Rides" as "Cyclists in Southwark" rides once a quorum of London's social cyclists can be established.

Although 10 people had originally signed up to do this ride, the numbers quickly diminished when the weather forecast showed many hours of persistent rain. There was however one person, Andrew Bourlet, who was willing to join me on this 37 mile cycle ride to Tudeley and back.

Meet on Saturday 1st September 2018 at 10am at Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park, SE21 7BQ. This is a ride to visit the Holwood Farm Coffee Shop (http://holwoodfarm.co.uk/coffee-shop/cyclist-welcome/) which is located in a converted barn near Keston. We cycle out to the Waterlink Way and though Beckenham Place Park to Shortlands and Bromley. We then continue to High Elms Park and climb up towards Downe. We then turn off to visit Holwood Farm, where we stop for our refreshment break. We then return to Burgess Park via Keston (the source of the Ravensvourne) and Cator Park. To book and see the route go to https://www.letsride.co.uk/rides/ride-from-dulwich-park-to-the-holwood-f...