About this Event
- Start Location - Servewell Cafe, 4-6 West Lane, SE16 4NY
- Meet Time - 08:30 am for 9am Start.
- Ride Leader - Alex
- Ride length - c 40 miles
- Climbing - TBC
Starting from Servewell Cafe the ride will first head for Rye House in Hoddesdon before going to Broadley Common, Naezing in Essex to visit the site of the former London Clarion Club House.
From Naezing we will ride to Woodford to visit the site of Slyvia Pankhurt's Red Cottage Tea Room before riding back to Bermondsey.
We will stop for lunch somewhere along the route.
Rye House, Hoddesdon - a fortified Manor House which was one of the first brick buildings in the country built in 1443. Today only the Gatehouse remains and is grade 1 listed. It is the site of the notorious plot in 1683 to assassinate King Charles II.
Broadley Common, Naezing, Essex - the site of the former London(=C=L=A=R=I=O=N<)Club House between 1913 and 1920. The Club House had an Orchard, a Kitchen Garden, a barn converted to Dancing and Sleeping as well as a lean-to shed containing a billiard table.
Sylvia Pankhurst's Red Cottage Tea Room - in December 1924 Sylvia Pankhurst purchased Vine Cottage which she later renamed the 'Red Cottage' presumably in reference to her Socialist beliefs. As well as being a tearoom for appealing to day trippers visiting Epping Forest it was also somewhere Sylvia Pankhurst used as a meeting place in keeping with Sylvia's political activisim.
Dr Sheila Hanlon who has researches the social and political history of women's cycling explains in "the Pankhursts: Clarionettes and Suffragettes" that Cycling was a family affair for the Pankhursts, Dr Richard Pankhurst (1834-1896) was an avid cyclist and prominent member of the Clarion Cycling Club. His wife Emmeline cycled as well as did their 3 daughters all cycled. Unlike most cycling organisations of the time the Clarion extended membership to women from it's foundation in 1895.
For this ride Online registration mandatory, limited number of entries.
About London Clarion Cycle Club
London Clarion Cycle Club is a London Cycling Club established in 1895 by readers of the Clarion Newspaper. Today London Clarion has 180 members and we organise Social Rides and Cycle Touring throughout the year. We are a mixed ability cycling club, we are not a racing club.
Ride Guidelines
All riders will need to be self sufficient in dealing with any punctures, mechanical breakdowns etc
All riders will be riding at their own risk
Please bring enough layers to keep you warm, a face covering, hand gel, lights, a waterproof and snacks to help keep you going, cash for coffee a pump and a spare inner tube just in case!
We will run a WhatsApp group during the weekend of the ride.
Covid Rules: The latest rules on Covid-19 must be followed at all times. British Cycling Covid-19 Guideance We encourage everyone to bring a mask with them and observe social distancing. If you feel unwell or you have been in close contact with someone with covid-19 please cancel your registration and stay at home.
The route will be emailed to those you have registered just before the weekend of the ride. If you can, download the route on your phone or bike computer.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Servewell cafe, 4-6 West Lane, London, United Kingdom
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