Cycle ride: Woods, gardens,mansions canals and marshes 20 miles Easy

This ride is by Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) http://www.clog.org.uk. Non CLOG members can come up to 3 cycle rides or other events to try us out before joining. https://membermojo.co.uk/clog. CLOG is aimed at adults rather than families. Cycle ride: Woods, gardens,mansions canals and marshes 20 miles. Easy A relaxed ride, starting in Hadley Wood. Mainly gently downhill, and includes beautiful sections by and through woods, canal tow paths and marshes. A highlight of the ride is a visit the gardens of two amazing old mansions. (Entry is free to both). Both have nice cafes so we can have brunch or lunch at one or the other. We can allow a couple of hours or more for lunch/brunch and exploring the two magnificant gardens Myddleton House https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/nature/gardens-heritage/myddelton-house-gardens/ (Entry to the Gardens is free and they are open all year round but gate for direct entry from cycle path closes at 3pm) Forty Hall https://www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/page/gardens-parkland/ After the visit to the gardens we get back on our bikes and head towards the Lee. We can finish this ride is various places depending on how long we want to spend in the gardens and how much cyciing we want to do. For example we can finish at Turkey St station (7miles), Ponders End (10 miles), Northumberland Park (13 miles), Hackney Wick (19 miles) and Stratford (20 miles). Meeting Up Be on the train that leaves Drayton Park at 10:48 getting into Hadley Wood at 11:10am. http://trains.im/schedule/G46686/2017/05/30/ This train stops at lots of stations including Finsbury Park if you want to connect onto it there. I will be catching the Overground from Stratford to Highbury & Islington and cycling a short distance around HighburyFields to Drayton Park (as no cycles allowed on the train between Moorgate and Drayton Park other than folders), so there are lots of options for getting to this train. Details of other Upcoming cycle rides can be found here: http://www.clog.org.uk/p/cycl.html Contact: [email protected], Mobile: 07475639620 Please carry a spare inner tube. Other rides coming up in the next few weeks: Sunday May 28th: Cycle ride: Medway, marshes, castles, lovely villages + victorian charnel house, 23 miles Easy Saturday 3rd June: Cycle ride: Essex lanes, villages and old railway line, 25 miles Tuesday 6th June: Essex lanes and Flitchway, 25 miles Saturday 10th June: Cycle ride: Luton Parkway to Enfield Lock on abandoned railways and tow paths Tuesday 13th June: Three Rivers cycle ride: 20 mile to 30miles depending where we finish Saturday 24th June: Midsummer cycling the 5th Continent Sunday 25th June: 27 mile circular bike ride from Croxley to Potten End See: http://www.clog.org.uk for more details Cycle rides, walks and other events are continually added to the our calendar so worth checking regularly. Some photos from past cycle rides near London can be found on our Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clogpics/albums/ Contact details Website: http://www.clog.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CentralLondonOutdoorGroup/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Clogtweets