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Join in with the festive fun by cycling down to London Bridge and taking part in our cycle tour of a selection of London's lesser-known but still iconic sites.
This is the 25th Christmas Day Ride in a series inaugurated in 2001 by the late Barry Mason, the erstwhile Chair of Southwark Cyclists.
STOP PRESS: This year we have something completely new to see - a Christmas present from Banksy, located next to the Centre Point Tower:
You can decide for yourself whether this is a genuine Banksy. But we can't see the "official" Instagran-endorsed Bayswater Banksy, as it has been covered up for protection:
We will also be cycling past "Mother Goose" Church, the French Ordinary Court Tunnel, the All Hallows Staining Tower, Beehive Passage, Leadenhall Market, the Old Curiosity Shop, the Upside-down Globe, Covent Garden and the Seven Dials.
This ride starts at 11.00am at the Southwark Needle, 1 Tooley St, London SE1 2PF. It finishes at Edgware Road, where we stop off for a very reasonably priced Christmas Day lunch at one of the Lebanese restaurants, which are open as normal on Christmas Day.
The 8 mile route can be downloaded from here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53579339.
The Komoot link is: https://www.komoot.com/tour/2726009136.
Everyone is welcome on the ride. You don’t have to be a member of anything to attend - but it helps!
Ride Leader: Nigel Bee (tel: 07415 315 690, email: nigel.bee@cyclistsinsouthwark.org.uk)
