Mini tours from London

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honk
A quick overnight run out to the Dengie Peninsula on Friday, setting off from New Cross around 5pm, arriving in Bradwell on Sea for about 930. 100km out, 100km back in the morning.

Quick pint of cider in the pub about 2km from the peninsula, and then onto the peninsula itself to find a place to put tarp up.

the good:
- It's very remote when you get out there (excluding the Christian sect who live on the penisula, and happened to be out doing some sort of night walk at ~11pm when I was pitching up)
- incredible sunrise, and amazing wildlife. That includes adders (so the sign reckons)
- pub near the finish is a nice touch.
the bad
- Traffic out of London through Chigwell etc on a Friday eve was grim
- Essex is pretty, it's just not that enjoyable to ride in. Too flat, shit drivers, nothing much happens

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Gustav in reply to @honk

Dengie Peninsula

Do you have a recommended route out to Dengie Peninsula. Sounds like a grand plan

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Thrasher in reply to @Gustav

Lost lanes 23.

I wouldn’t cycle out through London anymore. But let alone on a Friday rush hour. Get the train out and spend more time in the pub or nice outdoors enjoying the nature
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honk in reply to @Gustav

This is the route I used, as @Thrasher says if you were to get the train to eg Romford or Brentwood and start there there'd be no love lost...

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33315781

Hadn't realised it was in lost lanes but this thread has people nattering on about various local amenities/pubs if useful.

https://lostlanes.co.uk/23ee/

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