By Paul James.....
Easter Saturday was perfect for a relaxing cycle ride. Sunshine but not too warm, little wind, traffic thin, presumably because many people were down on the coast.
Nine of us turned up at the Pavilion Cafe in Beddington Park; Colin, as always; regulars Anna and Roger, Ken, Maggie and me; Matthew and Thomas, who are fast becoming regulars, and Jim who had been a while ago and had also been riding a little from Nonsuch Park.
After a short debate, and with Jim's self-confessed lack of fitness we settled on a trip to Elmers End, but Colin asked me to lead and I had not thought about a route.
In the end we used the route through Croydon past the parish church and East Croydon Station, along the old railway track to Blackhorse Lane tram stop and through South Norwood Country Park to coffee at Branching Out in Elmers End.
A happy bunch a Branching Out in Elmers End
The trip back skirting Ashburton Park, flirting with Lloyd Park and through Park Hill Recreation Ground is a nice one but I wish I had given a few seconds' thought when asked to lead and made more of a loop by leading the outward leg through West Croydon and Thornton Heath.
Still, we all had a good ride at a leisurely pace in the Easter Sunshine.
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