Cycle Ride: Canals to Sci-Fi

Date

Sun Dec 10th

Organiser

Brian

Cost

Free to members, £10 supplement for attendees from Meetup

Activity

This 18-mile cycle ride takes in Grand Union Canal, River Thames, Jacobean manor and Sci-Fi Exhibition at Gunnersbury Park. After coffee at Northala we join the Grand Union Canal and head south. Detour to the Green Quarter, the new cultural hub at Southall Gasworks development. Then using cycle paths through former industrial heart of Southall (AEC and Quaker Oaks) to rejoin canal at Three Bridges. We will visit Boston Manor House, reopened in September after lavish restoration. Cafél there for lunch. After cycling along Brentford's new riverside we head north by the musical museum. At Gunnersbury Park we will visit the free Sci-Fi exhibition at the Georgian mansion. It features all the shows filmed in Ealing, from Dr Who to Red Dwarf. Ride returns to start via Brent Valley cycle way. Ride suitable for all cycles, no hills on route.

Refreshments

Café at start and on route

Travel

Nearest station Northolt on Central line. Free parking in nearby streets.

Start

10:00am prompt at tables at Café at Northala Park, Kensington Road, Northolt, UB5 6UR

Finish

Around 4:00pm at start point

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