The problem with (sort of) reversing that route for thursday is the orpington bypass - it's a fun fast ride down into sidcup the 'right' way round, but not the nicest way from sidcup to orpington.
more pleasantness to be had by continuing down sidcup hill through footscray to that maidstone rd roundabout, taking third exit on sandy lane past the ski slope and golf course and continuing that way through st mary cray, onto chelsfield lane etc. Could then even drop down towards shoreham and along filston lane/london road before popping out at the roundabout at the bottom of star hill.
/aware that giving rosie non a-road route suggestions is a pointless exercise
The problem with (sort of) reversing that route for thursday is the orpington bypass - it's a fun fast ride down into sidcup the 'right' way round, but not the nicest way from sidcup to orpington.
more pleasantness to be had by continuing down sidcup hill through footscray to that maidstone rd roundabout, taking third exit on sandy lane past the ski slope and golf course and continuing that way through st mary cray, onto chelsfield lane etc. Could then even drop down towards shoreham and along filston lane/london road before popping out at the roundabout at the bottom of star hill.
/aware that giving rosie non a-road route suggestions is a pointless exercise