Finsbury Park to Somerset House

This is a ride from Finsbury Park heading west then south through St Pancras, Bloomsbury and Covent Garden, eventually reaching Somerset House by the Thames. We’ll stop for coffee and a break overlooking the river. Before the return journey we’ll go over and back across Waterloo Bridge – for the fabulous view of London. The whole route has loads of interesting London things to see as we pedal our journey.

Where possible we’ll use cycling infrastructure, quiet roads, cut-throughs and places where only cyclists can go. It’s a different route coming back using a section of Quietway 1. Q1 goes through Covent Garden and eventually reaches Quietway 2 in Islington. We’ll use the segregated lanes along Liverpool Road, avoiding traffic on Upper Street. Once we’re east of Holloway Road there is new cycling infrastructure along Drayton Park which brings us back to Finsbury Park.

Please ask me if you have any questions. And tell your friends! I’m doing summer rides into different parts of central London. Route-planning is your friend :-)

Please meet at the cafe in Finsbury Park; the one by the boating lake. I am obliged to wear a green top/jacket and it matches my bike.