London to Southend
Sunday 16 Jul 2017 Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London E3 5SN 52 miles / 65 miles (optional extension via Shoeburyness)
This ride has now passed.
Many thanks to everyone who took part in the London to Southend bike ride on Sunday. We hope you enjoyed it!
The link to view/purchase the photos is here:
Rider photos
From the East End to Southend!
Starting in Victoria Park, Hackney, we're soon out of the town and onto quieter country roads. Essex will surprise you with its picturesque villages and quiet lanes, winding through through gently rolling countryside. After stops along the way for lunch and tea, we reach the Finish in the pretty gardens of Priory Park, Southend.
Here you can relax and enjoy refreshments, live music, a beer tent and sports massage before making your way home - Southend Victoria railway station is close by.
See the ride:
"I completed the ride with my friend... in five and a half hours without stopping and raised £1170 for the charity !! If you're not sure if cycling is for you, give it a go, you have nothing to lose and so much to gain, my fitness level is so much better and I am looking a lot leaner. Once you have your bike, its a free hobby." L. W.
Getting here by car
MAIN PARK ACCESS is via Crown Gate on Old Ford Rd. (opposite The Crown public house) E3 5SN.
The START is close to the A102 (M) but parking is limited. For details of public car parks near the Start (Victoria Park) please follow this link
There is limited car parking at the FINISH (Priory Park) and for details of public car parks near to the FINISH please follow this link
Getting here by train
Two special Bike Events charter trains will run in the MORNING from Southend Victoria to get you to London (Stratford) for an 8:00am start - the route to the Start will be signed from there. The trains will also call at Hockley, Rochford and Rayleigh
Tickets for these special services are available for purchase through the Bike Events website.
Times of the special services are:
TRAIN 1 – dep. Southend Vic.06:25 – dep. Hockley 06:36 – dep. Rayleigh 06:44 – arr. Stratford 07:22
PLEASE NOTE: TRAIN 1 WILL NOT STOP AT ROCHFORD
TRAIN 2 – dep. Southend Vic.06:33 – dep. Rochford 06:42 – dep. Rayleigh 06:53 – arr. Stratford 07:34
PLEASE NOTE: TRAIN 2 WILL NOT STOP AT HOCKLEY
Regular service trains depart Southend Victoria at 0615, 0649, 0719 and every 30 mins thereafter, calling at all stations from Southend Victoria to Shenfield, then at Stratford and Liverpool St only.
c2c services stopping at West Ham / Limehouse (nearest stations for Victoria Park) will run at:
05:40 Shoeburyness - Southend Central @ 05:49 - arr. W Ham 06:34
06:04 Shoeburyness - Southend Central @ 06:13 - arr. W Ham 07:15
06:10 Shoeburyness - Southend Central @ 06:19 - arr. W Ham 07:04
06:40 Shoeburyness - stops Southend Central @ 06:49 - arr. W Ham 07:34
06:57 Shoeburyness - stops Southend Central @ 07:06 - arr. W Ham 08:09
For timetable of c2c Fenchurch St. services please
CLICK HERE
IN THE AFTERNOON trains will run every 20 minutes from Southend Victoria taking you and your bike to stations to London Liverpool St. Simply BUY YOUR TICKET AT THE STATION before boarding the train.
Contact Greater Anglia for details of the afternoon services to stations to London Liverpool St. Online timetable available here