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The Joy of Six Twenty-four riders leaving London for Brighton. Under current guidelines, protocol dictates groups are limited to no more than 6. So, The Fridays creates 4 groups of 6 - Adrian’s Accidental Acolytes, Ross’s Ragtag Rabble, Tim’s Trundling Troupe, Jenny’s Folding Faction* - 2...

Daytime ride alert! :hello: An undulating ride looping from Ipswich, via Framlingham to Orford on country lanes then heading back to Ipswich. Cafe stop in Orford at 80k, with coffee break in Framlingham at 48k. About 118km total, 800m climbing. Meet 09.30am for roll out by 10am from Ipswich...

An afternoon / evening 55km ride out from Ely to explore some gentle off road (bridleway, gravel, grass) offset with the Fens finest tarmac. We’ll come to a pub stop for refreshments in Littleport where we’ll watch the sunset and then head back along the river to Ely in the twilight. Lights will...

After the amazing success :laugh: of the inaugural overnight ride, it's back but in the daytime. So you can see the magnificent Fens in all its glory. Yes, there are lots of bridges. Lots. And lots. A daytime excursion of about 80 flattish miles across the Fen Bridges, taking in the weird...

Not a ride to the coast. Not on Friday. Not at night. As per the current rules we were limited to 6 for this ride, starting from Tonbridge. I chose to ride there, over the Downs and via Toy's Hill. That part of the ride was scotch mist mizzly weather so I was damp on arrival. The six of us...

A new route for 2020 - see all the details and the registration form on the website.

Details of 2020 Fridays rides are here https://www.fnrttc.org.uk/2020-rides Apols if posted elsewhere

Scaynes Hill from Slugwash Lane on the way to Ditchling Beacon

Another new destination; Almost Dutch. From the Greens of Cambridge across Fenland, a vast watery landscape of rivers, peat beds and marshes. A short stretch of bridleway, followed by the only climb to The Ship of The Fens, Ely Cathedral at all of 26 metres above sea level. Onwards along...

Starting at midnight from under Waterloo Bridge on the Southbank we escape The Smoke on some quieter roads, and follow the river via Greenwich and the Cutty Sark, before climbing for a view of the estuary then diving under the Dartford Bridge and making our way to Gravesend. Quiet lanes take...

After slumbering like a drunken student for a few years, 14th June sees the re-emergence of London to Cambridge. Setting off as usual at midnight from the Southbank, just by the BFI, this ride promises just under 70 miles of rolling road, with no gradient above 5%, and mainly downhill for the...

Registration for the Friday Night Ride to the Coast, Maldon edition on Friday night 24th May is now open. A gentle trip out on quiet cyclewàys to Cheshunt (luxe comfort stop) then soon into the dark lanes up past The Henry Moore Foundation at Perry Green, before we turn on to an exposed ridge...

Starting at midnight from under Waterloo Bridge on the Southbank (between the National Theatre cafe and the BFI), we escape The Smoke on some quieter roads, and follow the river via the magnificence of Greenwich and the Cutty Sark, before climbing for a view of the estuary then diving under the...

As there isn't an official thread yet, here's an unofficial one. @AKA Bob will be leading, here's his blurb from the email. "After the quiet winter months the first Friday Night Ride to the Coast of 2019 is almost upon us. On Friday 15th March 2019, as is traditional, we’ll kick off our 2019...

Anyone from oop north done this Friday night ride? If so what trains did you use? At first glance it looks like a round trip is coming out at around £100 Have I missed a trick?

And so with autumn mists now appearing, we now arrive at the final night ride of the year - Shoreham. A few new roads from last time, but still 60 miles of tarmac, some hills which aren't hills, but no castles. And not forgetting the magnificent breakfast at the end in the stunning art deco...

We have a new event - The Friday Night Ride through the Chilterns. It's on the night of Friday 21 September, arriving in Oxford for breakfast on Saturday 22 September. Escaping London into Metroland "When melancholy autumn comes to Wembley / And electric trains are lighted after tea". A church...

The Queen of Rides. We escape The Smoke on some quieter roads, and follow the river before diving under the Dartford Bridge and making our way to Gravesend. From that point on, the ride becomes ever more dream-like with quiet lanes and great views. Refreshments are taken in Strood; wonderful...

Time to get excited. And get train tickets. Ride open. One of the best we do. Want to know how it went last year? Look here. There's a reason so many come back to this ride. Want something flatter than a pancake? Want to cross a massive suspension bridge in the early light of dawn? Want to...

This year, the most Northerly FNRttC is going to Blackpool but fear not, the most popular parts of the previous route are still in there. That means that we'll be using the quiet moorland roads between Haslingden and Blackburn and we'll ride along the lovely lanes from Ribchester to Garstang...

Somewhere new: London to Maldon on Friday, May 18 A new leader: Nick ‘Saddlesore’ We'll head north through London along the path of the New River, then out into the 'burbs along the Lea Valley, with a brief comfort stop at Cheshunt (25km). You'll smell the country air as we cross the Rye Lane...

The Date: Friday 6 April. The Deal: The Queen of Rides and a brilliant breakfast in Whitstable. Spring is upon us and so thoughts turn to one of the jewels in the Friday Night Ride to the Coast calendar - London to Whitstable. We depart at midnight from Fridays Central, between the British...

Hear ye, hear ye, this ride is officially declared OPEN. Okay, HERE'S the skinny. @Flying Dodo will be your compère for the evening. :girldance::dance:

Registration is CLOSED for the fifth and final Friday Night Ride to the Kust in Belgium, Brussels to Ostend. If you are still keen but not on the list we can stick you on a waiting list in case of cancellations Saturday (not Friday) 29th April is the date. What do we have? As flat as a...

I am pleased to announce that booking is now open for the Friday Night Ride to Whitstable on 19th August.This is a wonderful ride following the Thames from Tower Bridge to the delightful seaside town of Whitstable, passing iconic sites such as the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, The Royal Arsenal in...

Im going to say that im being quite pedantic but i want my first ever ride with The Fridays to be one to remember in a nice way rather then a grueling 70 odd mile ride telling myself how much I hate life and myself because i left something at home. Im compiling a checklist of things that need...

I am delighted to announce that booking is now open for the Friday Night Ride to Whitstable on April 22nd. This is a wonderful ride following the Thames from Tower Bridge to the delightful seaside town of Whitstable, passing iconic sites such as the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, The Royal Arsenal in...

This is THE ANNOUNCEMENT you have all been waiting for: it is THE FOUR COUNTRIES TOUR – The Vi(v)a Colonia...... You can’t accuse us of lack of ambition. We’ve ridden to John o'Groats, taken over an entire chateau in Normandy with 50 of us, crossed France from sea to sea, and ridden from Dieppe...

To celebrate another wonderful year of adventures on two wheels and a chance to share the joys of Christmas with friends and family The Fridays will be holding their now traditional Christmas Ride. The theme for this year ride is a journey through history and the evolution of high rise...