Series

Sea Cycles

Group rides from London to the seaside, 2016 and 2017.

8 parts, 2016–2017, in order.

Start at part 1
  1. Part 1

    Shoeburyness ride details

    Time: Meet 9.30 for a 10am departure (early arrivals will be rewarded with tea* and cookies) *bring your own tea

  2. Part 2

    10 reasons to cycle to Shoeburyness

    So, we’re cycling 50 miles from London to Shoeburyness on the Essex coast. In the middle of winter. Why oh why would we do this? Here are 10 good reasons:

  3. Part 3

    February ride: Whitstable

    Our next ride will be to the Kent coastal town of Whitstable, famous for its oysters, castle and boat-strewn beach.

  4. Part 4

    Riding to Shoeburyness

    10am, London Bridge. A motley crew of cyclists gathers, dressed head to toe in waterproofs. At least one of us was wondering why we’d bothered to come out on…

  5. Part 5

    Whitstable Ride

    “There will only be three of us tomorrow, so we’re meeting at Cutty Sark at 10am”.

  6. Part 6

    Brighton night ride: details

    Our first overnight ride! See London from a different perspective as we zoom along streets that are usually packed with traffic, then ride through the…

  7. Part 7

    The Magic of Midnight

    It’s the first overnight bike ride since SeaCycles began, and we meet at midnight at Monument, ready to cycle all night to the coast. I am feeling groggy after…

  8. Part 8

    Engineering Work Stops Play

    So, the idea was to ride to the beautiful beach at Camber Sands on the first day of summer. A quick double-check of the return trains before we set off threw…