You can cycle from the Tate Modern south of the river to Clapham in south west London entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes.
The route is 7.2km long (4.5 miles) and makes use of Cycleway 5 and Southwark’s Great Suffolk Street LTN.
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You can see a digital map of the route and download a GPS/GPX file to use on whatever device or app you want here:
https://www.komoot.com/tour/2017139208?share_token=aT2cpDsnkLyq0lK2gRgtzFC34hZfP6x8gNUmfXLBgzKmraFljo&ref=wtd
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I also highly recommend the Safe Cycle London map for route planning, which is compiled by @SafeCycleLDN on twitter:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1XlpvN9R-Wg7qZHyezO8y-eVlftr4e0WX&hl=en&ll=51.516975804561284%2C-0.21828576419061996&z=11
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I must do C5 as a reason to go this way. Is there any news on the planned extension of C5 across Clapham Common to NIghtingale Walk as this would get people off the main road and C7, which is a much poorer "early Boris" cycle route.
You went right by my place! 😊
Perfect timing on a cold day like today. Glorious ride!
Just curious, what bike are you riding?
Beginning of Larkhall lane ,tricky(narrow) and busy in the evening.Thanks for the upload.
Come back warmer weather!
Layering up for winter cycling is no fun, hahaha 😅
Not only a nice cycle ride, but a reminder of what blue skies and sunshine looks like on a grey, cold, murky January Sunday. Thank you!
Great video shot in summer / autumn. Makes me want to get out on my bike on this cold damp day. Thanks.
Could you do Streatham to Farringdon please?
In reference to your comment at 7:35, here is a brief description.
More details can be found by searching for the artist Peter Peri..
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Commissioned by the LCC, the sculptures together with the bricks around them are all Listed (Following, Footballers, Mother) but the rest of the buildings are not. The listings explain that in the 1930s Peri "pioneered the use of concrete as a medium for expressive sculptures and came to specialise in architectural reliefs in coloured concrete, developing ‘Pericrete’, a mixture of concrete with polyester resin and metallic powders." and that the "concrete {is} laid over an expanded metal mesh". Ornamental Passions has more to say about the technique.
thank you for your videos, is there any way to get from Clapton to Kennington on quiet roads?
Getting my new bike today. Got me excited to put her through her paces, even in the miserable grey cold
"Alright, let's get going!" is definitely your catchphrase! As a rail enthusiast as well as a cyclist I do like you pointing out the railway stations and what railway lines the bridges are under.
Looks like a lovely route. Never been to the UK, but I'm sure if I visit London I'll try cycling there.
Hey. I'm one of those who cycles to cricket matches at the Oval. As you know cycling links are excellent. There is cycle parking within the ground but it is limited, so I only use it for domestic county championship matches. However Surrey is pretty good at sustainability, and that includes travel advice to spectators, which it states is "to promote sustainable forms of transport".