Cologne to London fixed

hi all,
I already posted something about my trip to london in other threads.
www.cgnfixed.blogspot.com
Since the start date comes closer I decided for a new thread.

I'm leaving cologne on the 5th of june and plan to arrive in london on the 9th.
I plan to take the National Cycle Route 1 from Dover via Canterbury to London.
Do I need a map additionally or is it foolproof to follow the route signs? Any experience?

I already have a map for the route from cologne via roermond, antwerpen, brügge to dunkerque. Any suggestions for hostels, bike shops, pubs in those cities?

When I'm in London I have some spare time to kill since my girlfriend has to study, so maybe someone of you would like to show me around town, places to ride, drink, eat and especially relax...?

Thanks for any suggestions and help.

cheers
joerg

Some sections of National Cycle route 1 are gravel...

I'm leaving cologne on the 5th of june and plan to arrive in london on the 9th.
I plan to take the National Cycle Route 1 from Dover via Canterbury to London.
Do I need a map additionally or is it foolproof to follow the route signs? Any experience?

You'll need a map just incase.

hi all,

When I'm in London I have some spare time to kill since my girlfriend has to study, so maybe someone of you would like to show me around town, places to ride, drink, eat and especially relax...?

Thanks for any suggestions and help.

cheers
joerg

West drinks on a Thursday is the place to be, but I'll let the others argue as to which is the best ;o))

where do you you start? i might come and cheer for you :)

Jörg, come down to one of the pub nights: http://www.londonfgss.com/calendar.html

Where are you staying?

Viel glueck alter, wenn du noch puste hast komm hoch nach birmingham!

pub nights sound good, I'm staying at my girlfriends place in the east, so east drinks on wednesday sounds good.

and birmingham? as an excuse I could say, no vacation days left....
I'm sure my legs will enjoy some days of rest after the trip.
so, no thanks!

the smithfield nocturne is on then so you should / could check that out its always good ;)

I'm going to miss that, I'm starting on friday and will be in antwerp during saturday and brugge on sunday.
so, the countdown is running, only two days left.

finally arrived in london yesterday, you can read about the trip here.
cheers

so you're coming to east drinks tonight then?

no, couldn't make it on wednesday.

I'm back in cologne now, enjoyed the ride to london and the few days in town.
riding in london is really cool, I expected it to be much rougher though

Well done. Top trip!