On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:53:18 GMT, "Jim" <
[email protected]>
wrote:
>Does anyone know of any of the above?
>
>I am new to the area and would like to discover routes out into the country
>if possible.
>
>Any advice, gratefully recieved.
I'm slightly south of you and looking for suggestions too.. and
wondering if there are versions of something autoroute which have
cycle lanes / paths.
A couple of things I've found useful
-
http://www.sustrans.org/ (Sustrans is a charity that works on
practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public
transport).. the "Plan Route" being very useful.
- Kingston Council publish "Cycling in Kingston"... I got mine free
from the local Evans Cycles in Kingston. Has a big map of all the
cycle routes and proposed routes...(covers the area bounded by ham,
hampton court, raynes park and ewell) the other side has a detailed
map of Kingston Centre showing cycle parking. Been useful, and is
small / light enough to put in the back pocket.
- A standard London A-to-Z...
Some of the areas I do (normally a home - there - around a few times -
back home);
- Richmond Park is a fav... combined with Bushy Park and/or Wimbledon
Common for variation.
- Thames path
- Horton Country Park
- Epson Common
Other times its, that road looks interesting, I haven't been that way
before, whats that building...
Last sunday headed out from Kingston (without map!) to Hampton Court
then Bushy Park - Teddington - Twickenham - Richmond - Kew, felt good
so crossed over the Thames again to Chiswick - Hammersmith - Fulham -
Chealsea - Sloane Square - Hyde Park - Buckingham Palace - Westminster
- Trafalar Square - Strand - Fleet Street - St Pauls - Monument -
Tower Bridge - Elephant and Castle - Kennington - Clapham - Balham -
Tooting - Merton - Wimbledon - Rayes Park - Norbiton - Kingston..
phew! About 45 miles (measured using string on a map!)... total time 5
hours (including stopping for lunch in Hyde Park).
A relatively uneventful ride... apart being cut up on the roundabout
in bushy park.. but useful interms of getting used to traffic, being
aware of everything around, and trying to work out where I was and
where I was going!
Regards
Mark