Croydon to Bushy Park to Walton-on-Thames to Kingston upon Thames

Sunday 24th August. We will ride back to the Thames in South West London. In June we rode to Bushy Park with lunch in Kingston and that was a beautiful ride. Like that ride, this will use a great variety of parkland as stepping stones to Kingston for an alfresco refreshment break with a choice of cafes around a courtyard at the 14 mile point. On resuming we cross the river and tour Bushy Park before heading past Sunbury on the north bank to cross again to Walton-on-Thames on the south bank for another refreshment break beside the river at the 23 mile point. Then we ride the very leafy Thames Path to Hampton Court and cross Bushy Park to end the ride at Kingston Station.

We will pass Hampton Court Station which can be an early exit and drops the last two miles. Tickets to Clapham Junction are the same price as from Kingston, trains are every half hour. We also ride near Shepperton and Walton stations. All services are running that day.

The whole ride is 30 miles distance, again turning the dial to near this group’s maximum for the regular rides. I really want members to have a chance to enjoy this route while summer is still here.

If you are coming on a road bike you will need at least 28mm tyres, otherwise it is an any bike route.

Please bring water with you and a spare inner tube.

Starting at Queens Gardens CR0 1GY at 10am. Ending at Kingston Station after 30 miles and two lunch breaks. Maybe 4pm. A day not to miss.

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