Shepherds Bush to New Malden

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Quoted message said:

I'm about to move house & have been looking at the New Malden area.

I work in Shepherds Bush & have been trying to find the best route.

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From looking at a map of cycle routes is looks like it's about 10 miles

& the best route would be down to Hammersmith, Barnes, Priory Lane,
through Richmond Park and then along the cycle lane parallel to the A3
to Coombe Lane.

I was hoping someone can confirm I've got the route & distance more or
less right. Also - any suggestions about what to do in the winter when
Richmond Pk shuts early?

It's only shut to motor vehicles. You can still cycle (except during a
cull).

Looking at the TFL map #14, I'd carry round to Kingston Gate, cross Kingston
Hill Wolverton Av, Coombe Road, Kenley Road, Mount Pleasant Road. The A3 is
horrible to cycle along (even on the cycle path) as the cars fling up loads
of small bits of debris which gets in my eyes. You also get to hack down
Dark Hill in Richmond Park, which is always nice.

Quoted message said:

I'm about to move house & have been looking at the New Malden area.

I work in Shepherds Bush & have been trying to find the best route.

Quoted message said:

From looking at a map of cycle routes is looks like it's about 10 miles

& the best route would be down to Hammersmith, Barnes, Priory Lane,
through Richmond Park and then along the cycle lane parallel to the A3
to Coombe Lane.

I was hoping someone can confirm I've got the route & distance more or
less right. Also - any suggestions about what to do in the winter when
Richmond Pk shuts early?

Thanks,

Try the route planner at http://www.cyclemaps.com/index.html You can
choose either minor roads or a direct route. I've found it very good
and while there are mistakes, if you e-mail them in they appreciate it
and get them fixed pronto.

Tony

Quoted message said:

I'm about to move house & have been looking at the New Malden area.

I work in Shepherds Bush & have been trying to find the best route.

Quoted message said:

From looking at a map of cycle routes is looks like it's about 10 miles

& the best route would be down to Hammersmith, Barnes, Priory Lane,

Personally I'd avoid Priory Lane. The road is narrow and there's a
shared pavement on one side which has too many junctions and driveways
to be usable at any speed. On the road is safer but will require you
to control following traffic to stop it overtaking too close.

Have you considered living somewhere on the Uxbridge Road west of
Shepherds Bush?

Colin McKenzie

elyob said:

It's only shut to motor vehicles. You can still cycle (except during

a cull).

Quoted message said:

Looking at the TFL map #14, I'd carry round to Kingston Gate, cross

Kingston Hill Wolverton Av, Coombe Road, Kenley Road, Mount Pleasant
Road. The A3 is > horrible to cycle along (even on the cycle path) as
the cars fling up loads of small bits of debris which gets in my eyes.
You also get to hack down Dark Hill in Richmond Park, which is always
nice.

I didn't realise that you could still cycle through after dusk. Isn't
it a bit weird / lonely? (You can tell I'm a city cyclist).

You confirmed what I suspected about the A3 - I couldn't imagine it
would exactly be pleasant to cycle along.

Michael

PS Tony Raven: Many thanks for the link to Cyclemaps.com it confirmed
what I thought about the distance. I tested it against my normal
journey to work and the distance was almost spot on. Although the
route isn't exactly the one that I normally use, it was still a fairly
sensible one.

On 3 Apr 2005 14:37:22 -0700, [email hidden] wrote:

<Richmond Park>

Quoted message said:

I didn't realise that you could still cycle through after dusk. Isn't
it a bit weird / lonely? (You can tell I'm a city cyclist).

We did it a couple of years ago on a tandem, about ten at night. After
puffing up a hill near Kingston Gate, we swooped downwards then on the
flat, through the mist. This was really wierd, the mist was only about
three feet thick, so our heads were out of it, but the wheels
invisible.

Tim

Quoted message said:

I'm about to move house & have been looking at the New Malden area.

I work in Shepherds Bush & have been trying to find the best route.

Quoted message said:

From looking at a map of cycle routes is looks like it's about 10 miles

& the best route would be down to Hammersmith, Barnes, Priory Lane,
through Richmond Park and then along the cycle lane parallel to the A3
to Coombe Lane.

I was hoping someone can confirm I've got the route & distance more or
less right. Also - any suggestions about what to do in the winter when
Richmond Pk shuts early?

Thanks,

Michael

my route to Blackfriars goes through Wandsworth........
Shannons Corner - West Barnes Lane - Durham Road up to the Ridgway -
Wimbledon Village - Church Road past the tennis courts - Southfields -
Wandsworth -

From Wandsworth for you .....Putney Bridge Road - Putney - Hammersmith etc

davep

Tim Hall said:

On 3 Apr 2005 14:37:22 -0700, [email hidden] wrote:

<Richmond Park>

Quoted message said:

I didn't realise that you could still cycle through after dusk. Isn't
it a bit weird / lonely? (You can tell I'm a city cyclist).

We did it a couple of years ago on a tandem, about ten at night. After
puffing up a hill near Kingston Gate, we swooped downwards then on the
flat, through the mist. This was really wierd, the mist was only about
three feet thick, so our heads were out of it, but the wheels
invisible.

You notice the cold as soon as you enter. The temperatures change
regularly inside the park, quite eery. Also came head to head with a
huge stag about 2am on downhill trail opposite side from Dark Hill.

This sort of thing is best done with lumicycles 😉