Gunnersbury, Barnes & Chiswick

An easy-going local ride, taking in some familiar landmarks and some new developments.
We ride through South Ealing to Gunnersbury Park, where we might pause to look at the current open air exhibition about Jewish homes in London https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/whats-on/exhibitions/country-houses-jewish-homes/ .

We make our way onto Cycleway 9 through Chiswick and into Hammersmith, where we cross Hammersmith Bridge (dismounted) and ride on through Barnes. We might stop at the café in the quirky Old Sorting Office Arts Centre https://www.osoarts.org.uk/cafe-bar for refreshments if it’s not too busy. We cross back over the river on Barnes Bridge where we have to dismount and push our bikes up a gulley in the side of the footbridge. Then we can explore the recently opened stretch of river path under the bridge https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/new-footbridge-links-up-either-side-of-barnes-railway-bridge-59932/ before riding on into Chiswick House & Gardens (an alternative refreshment stop).

We return to Ealing via Acton Park and Ealing Common.

An easy-going local ride, taking in some familiar landmarks and some new developments.

Quieter back roads where possible; shared paths through parks & on riverside; segregated cycle track

Pause to view open air exhibition in Gunnersbury Park; refreshment stop in Barnes or Chiswick

Money/card for cafe; lock for bike

First-timers welcome!