London to Southend
Sunday 21 Jul 2024 West Ham Park, Upton Lane, London E7 9PU 52 miles / 65 milesFrom the East End to Southend!
From the Start at beautiful West Ham Park in Newham, East London, we're soon out of town and onto quieter, country roads. Essex will surprise you with its picturesque villages and quiet lanes, winding through gently rolling countryside. With plenty of stops along the way, we'll reach the Finish in the pretty gardens of Priory Park, Southend with music, refreshments, beer tent and a well-earned medal!
Special Train runs in the morning from Southend Victoria to Stratford - bikes go free - book when you register.
In the afternoon there are trains every 20 minutes back to London - buy your ticket at the station
The event is registered with British Cycling - please read How to Ride in a Group here. and Sportive etiquette which you can find here.
The event will follow Covid-safety guidance from British Cycling. Social distancing and other measures here
"Thank you do much for a fantastic day, the day went so well & the organisation was spot on. The route signs & marshals were perfect, would not hesitate to book further events." S. B.
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
The START is 2 miles Stratford International station and Stratford International Car Park, International Way, London E20 1YY. 24 hour parking costs £6.00. The route to the Start will be signed
For details of other public car parks near the Start CLICK HERE
There will be NO PARKING AT FINISH (Priory Park) FOR RIDER'S VEHICLES. There are two pay & display public car parks near to the FINISH - at University Square & Victoria Shopping Centre - for details please click here
Getting here by train
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 will be available for purchase through the Bike Events website. These tickets will be valid ONLY on the two charter services running from Southend Victoria. Season tickets will NOT be valid on these services.
Bike Events Specials' service times:
TRAIN 1
0624 – Southend Victoria planned for platform 2
0631 – Hockley
0638 – Wickford platform 3
0722 – Stratford platform 10a
TRAIN 2
0633 – Southend Victoria planned for platform 1
0637 – Rochford
0648 – Rayleigh
0733 – Stratford platform 9
For regular services please check the Greater Abellio website
The route to the Start (West Ham Park) will be signposted
PLEASE NOTE: c2c will be carrrying out works on the line between Shoeburyness and West Ham station on the day of the ride. In order to get to the Start, we advise riders to use either the Bike Events charter trains (see details above) or regular services from Southend Victoria station. We appreciate this may be inconvenient but have no control over this situation. Regular services will run from Southend Central to Shoeburyness in the afternoon.
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.