🚲 A surprisingly easy way to cycle from Chelsea to Paddington
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- You can cycle from Chelsea in west central London to Paddington, entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes.
The route is 4.4km long (2.7 miles) and makes use of Cycleway 3 and some relatively quiet backstreets.
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Great video, I'm glad you mentioned the ridiculous levels of traffic along West Carriage Drive because I've complained numerous times to the Royal Parks about it and they seem incredibly reluctant to do anything about it. With the success of the closure of South Carriage Drive, surely it's obvious that that many cars do not belong in a park. It really annoys me that the motorists through here all believe that they have a right to drive through the park, and then get annoyed by the levels of traffic. The Royal Parks need to do more to emphasise that they do not. I also think that there shouldn't be surface car parks in the middle of a park like Hyde Park, it shows how the Royal Parks don't really care about the environment or nature
Yes agree about the surface car parks - there’s a huge underground one there anyway! And it’s a terrible use of space
@@Londoncycleroutes exactly
7:10 the lights are timed for north/south traffic, so you get a 'green wave' there, but the long wait is when you are using east/west C27, which isn't timed as well
Yes, occasionally, the timings don't line up but most of the time it's good for north/south traffic. Personally, I would have gone along Sussex Gardens and up Spring Street to get to Paddington. It's not quite as traffic free as the rest of the route, but it's usually OK
Thanks I did wonder
Yeah I’ve used that route before and it cuts the corner nicely, I probably should route that way
I don’t live in London or the UK for that matter, but I’m commenting anyway because I love the concept of this channel! Google bike directions are more than useless, and infrastructure in most cities is too patchy to navigate without local knowledge.
Thanks v much! Agree about app directions, they don’t take into account the state of infrastructure on the ground enough or the levels of traffic
That's a jolly nice route considering its the middle of London.
Yeah it’s not bad at all
Love your videos. I honestly think you should do bike tours for tourists as you tend to have interesting facts and history of the area as well as finding less intomidating routes.
Oh hey sun 🌞👋🏽
(Please come back 😅)
I’ve got plenty of footage from this summer still to come so tune in to see more sun through the winter haha
I generally cycle Cadogan Sq on to Pont St & over at the lights then just an easier left. Ir i cycle up lower Sloane Street, swing around Sloane Square down towards Buckingham palace but left on Eaton sq and directly up to Harvey Nicks (toilets), the 🚲 entrance to Hyde park & the hilariously posh Waitrose on motcomb st where you can attach your bike to the railings out the front and im not worried about it being stolen! x
interesting I don't think I've used that way, will check it out! good local knowledge
12K subscribers! Another great video and I have never heard of a 'horses only' lane before!
yes!! a mini milestone. I've told myself not to make a big thing of anything until 20k but I may be tempted to mention it at 15k
loved it. was literally my first ever cycle route when i moved to london
A good one to be able to do!
I think it is pronounced CaDUGGan
Thank you, pronunciation advice always appreciated!
@@Londoncycleroutes it is ka DUG un fast. But I live here so 1 of my bunnies is called it & I still pronounce it CAD O gan as he is a bit of a Cad it suits him more than River his first name. We are by the River too 😂 tho they were named after River Phoenix. Cad got River, Jasper got phoenix x
@@ladylove3636 aw that's a lovely name for a bunny!
Loved it!
Thanks as always Stephen!
Wow, guess I should've known better - but I'll admit to being genuinely shocked that Hyde Park isn't closed to cars 😳😬🫣
Yeah it’s a pretty busy road through there