============================== cycling ============================== Friendly places: S Cumbria South Cheshire, North Shropshire, Welsh border. lots of quiet country lanes. The Infant Thames Cycling Route: begins at Kemble Station. From here it’s a leisurely ride through the Cotswold villages of Ewen, Keynes and Shorncote. The latter is often deemed the smallest village in Gloucestershire. The bike route then takes you to Cotswold Water Park, which makes the perfect lunch spot and is home to 140 lakes covering 40 square miles. Finally, you end up back where you started – Kemble Station. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kemble,+Kemble,+Cirencester,+UK/Ewen,+Cirencester,+UK/Shorncote,+Cirencester,+UK/Cotswold+Water+Park,+Rigsby's+Lane,+Cirencester,+UK/Kemble+Station+Car+Park,+Windmill+Road,+Kemble,+Cirencester,+UK/@51.6619646,-2.0362783,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m32!4m31!1m5!1m1!1s0x487114a7fbe02e87:0xcf94d40bdf649303!2m2!1d-2.0228201!2d51.6769395!1m5!1m1!1s0x487114c36da9b783:0x4ff2aed623aabe63!2m2!1d-1.995933!2d51.677264!1m5!1m1!1s0x48716ad2cb19d253:0xd192cb1c1ef5cf2d!2m2!1d-1.966771!2d51.666163!1m5!1m1!1s0x48716ae0893834c3:0xeb4946d983a5ea!2m2!1d-1.9683981!2d51.6450008!1m5!1m1!1s0x487114a7953e797b:0xe31e03ad6ca9b537!2m2!1d-2.0218511!2d51.6780028!3e1?entry=ttu Moreton-in-Marsh Circular (35 miles): Starting in Moreton-in-Marsh, head North-West towards the 14th Century market town of Chipping Campden, one of the most beautiful towns in the area. The cycle route then takes you towards Broadway and its famous tower, from which you’ll get some of the best views of the Cotswolds. Beyond Broadway, you come to Snowshill and its stunning lavender fields (in bloom during late Spring and Summer), and towards Kineton where you can stop for one of the best burgers in the Cotswolds at The Halfway House. From Kineton, head on towards Lower and Upper Slaughter via The Old Post Office at Guiting Power where you’ll find the best victoria sponge in Britain. Past the Slaughters, two of just the most delightful villages in the area, go on towards the historic Stow-on-the-Wold and loop back to Morton-in-Marsh. More circular: https://activeenglandtours.com/stories/8-of-the-best-cycling-routes-in-the-cotswolds/ The Nailsworth Circular (30 mile): The Gloucestershire town of Nailsworth is a wonderful place to explore on two wheels. The route has two brief moments on A and B roads, but after that it’s smooth sailing down quiet and unclassified Cotswold lanes. This 30 mile (48 kilometre) route takes cyclists past Mantara Garden, Chavenage House, Tetbury Police Bygones Museum, Highgrove Gardens, Westonbirt Arboretum, Rodmarton Manor and Dunkirk Mill. Nailsworth is renowned for its restaurants and pubs. May need Strava app for route files https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.strava&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.nationalrail.google&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.gov.tfl.gotfl&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.united.mobile.android&hl=en Plan routes from A to B, with a choice of routing modes to suit a range of cyclists https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.cyclestreets ==== train day trips from London ==== Best Cotswold, circular from Stow-on-the-Wold (35 miles) https://www.komoot.com/tour/841983123?ref=itd&share_token=aK8dhDaYKJRSZqPv3YkzQQ2y65S5tGWAWJNrgE4697RrI1Z19L Cycling London: More than 40 great routes with detailed mapping (2022) have - no big picture maps London and Essex Cycle Map 7 (free delivery) - covers Cotswolds https://www.amazon.com/dp/1904207758 Transport for London: https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle London Cycling Campaign Rides: London's Art Nouveau Cycling Tour. (14 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/art-nouveau/ https://www.komoot.com/tour/540399971 Newham Parks & Green Spaces Ride. start Stratford Station, Watford (17 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/newhams-parks-green-spaces/ https://www.strava.com/activities/3206979438 South East London Parks Tour (Greenwich (both mainline and DLR services) and Cutty Sark DLR) (24.5 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/south-east-london-parks-cycling-tour/ https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34432947 West London Cycling Tour (Outside the National Theatre) (23 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/west-london-cycling-tour/ Looping Round Biggin Hill (Lower Sydenham station) (27.5 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/looping-round-biggin-hill/ https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35503482 The Oyster Wheel. 8 rides to complete circle of London https://lcc.org.uk/advice/the-oyster-wheel/ Whole route: https://oysterwheel.wordpress.com/ London Olympic Park Cycling Tour (numerous Stratford stations) (9 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/london-olympic-park-cycling-tour/ Three Peaks of the South Downs (Brighton station) (43 miles, can be split) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/three-peaks-of-the-south-downs-cycle-route/ West Sussex Attractions (Arundel station (long option), Amberley station (short option)) (36 or 25.5 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/west-sussex-attractions-cycling-tour/ Cycle Chiltern's Country Lanes (Chiltern) (long) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/chilterns-cycling-tour/ The Weald: Kent Cycling Tour (Charing Cross to Paddock Wood or Headcorn - one way) (30 miles) https://lcc.org.uk/advice/the-weald-kent-cycling-tour/ https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12191299 ---- https://theportablewife.com/travel/destinations/easy-day-trips-from-london-by-train/ Cotswolds: Paddington Station to Moreton-in-Marsh (1 hour, 40 minutes to end) train is Kingham. once an hour 1:20-1:25 Leave: 6:50, 7:50 8:51. Return: 5:02, 5:57, 6:28, 6:56, 8:04 8:53, 9:54, 11:39 Stratford-Upon-Avon: Chiltern Railways train from London Marylebone Station (2.5 hours) Blenheim Palace: Chiltern Railways train from London Marylebone Station to Oxford Parkway Station (90 minutes) ==== Cycling London Waterlink Way. 1 hr 48 min to get to start: https://maps.app.goo.gl/L4Vec3qH4nYoMwPo9 But route is circular ==== https://www.komoot.com/guide/40898/cycling-around-london ==== recommended by NYT: https://www.thebuxton.co.uk/stay/ Brick Lane area of East London. way east of Paddington [Pakistani neighborhood] https://www.juddhotelbloomsbury.com/ Bloomsbury, near King's Cross St Pancras. 46 Cartwright Gardens, London https://theluxuryinn.com/ Dalston, NW of Islington. 156 Tottenham Road, London ====