A sociable cycle club with Fourteen active sections in the Home Counties around London.
About Us
& What We Do
The Forty Plus Cycling Club is a sociable cycle club for cyclists over the age of 18 in Bedfordshire, North Herts, East Herts, Essex, Kent, Northamptonshire, London, Surrey and Sussex. Bicycle rides in the Home Counties around London.
The club offers leisurely cycle rides near Letchworth Garden City, Bedford, St Albans, Hatfield, Hertford, Ware, Chelmsford, Northampton, Stevenage, Harlow, Southend, Welwyn, Horsham, Dorking, East Grinstead, Crawley, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Colchester. Each section organises rides between one and three times a week. We welcome all those in London and the South-East seeking a friendly club to ride with, whether experienced cyclist, returnee or the relative newcomer.
The Latest From Us
Find your nearest section:
Upcoming Rides
- Section: Essex A (Central)
- Meet: Norton Heath Cafe
- Principal leader: Mark Beard L2Sharon Scott
- Lunch: Stanstead Abbots, Jolly Fisherman
- Tea: Hatfield Heath Post Office
- Section: North Herts
- Group: North Herts
- Meet: The Broadway Fountain
- Departure time: 10:30 am
- Principal leader: To be advised
- Lunch: Roxton – The Little Acorn
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Group: Essex West
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre A414 near Hastingwood.
- Meet time: 10:00 am
- Departure time: 10:30 am
- Principal leader: John Houghton
- Lunch: Prince of Wales: Brickend
- Section: Southend
- Group: Southend
- Meet: Top of Crown Hill, Rayleigh @ 9:30 or Rettendon Tu…
- Departure time: 10:00 am
- Elevenses: Norton Heath Cafe
- Lunch: Moreton, The White Hart
- Section: South West Sussex
- Group: South West Sussex
- Meet: Westbourne Cafe (formally Libbys Cafe)
- Meet time: 10:00 am
- Departure time: 11:15 am
- Principal leader: Tony Homewood
- Lunch: The Izzac Walton, East Meon
- Tea: To be confirmed
- Section: Surrey & Sussex
- Meet: Copsale, Copsale Village Hall
- Lunch: Washington, Frankland Arms
Upcoming Events
- Event Ride
- Section: East Herts
- Group: Friday B
- Meet: Ashwell
- Meet time: 9:45 am
- Departure time: 10:15 am
- Principal leader: Anne R
- Lunch: St Neots from Ashwell, Ambience Cafe
- Event Ride
- Section: North East Essex
- Meet: Peartree Pantry
- Departure time: 10:30 am
- Principal leader: John Pritchard
- Lunch: Peartree Pantry
- Tea: Peartree Pantry
- Event Ride
- Section: East Herts
- Group: Friday B
- Meet: Puckeridge; Huntsmans Close Car Park
- Meet time: 9:45 am
- Departure time: 10:15 am
- Principal leader: Ray C
- Lunch: Great Chishill , The Pheasant ( a new venue for us)
- Event Ride
- Section: Essex B (West)
- Group: Essex West
- Meet: Harlow Garden Centre A414 near Hastingwood.
- Meet time: 9:00 am
- Departure time: 9:30 am