Serpentine Bridge – Avenue of London Plane Trees loop from Turnham Green

Serpentine Bridge – Avenue of London Plane Trees loop from Turnham Green

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Serpentine Bridge – Avenue of London Plane Trees loop from Turnham Green

00:52

19.5km

80m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 4.43 km for 177 m

After 6.60 km for 125 m

After 8.66 km for 56 m

After 9.80 km for 132 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.06 km

Great War Memorial Angel Statue

Highlight • Historical Site

4.98 km

Arancina Sicilian Pizzeria

Highlight • Restaurant

Make sure to fuel up with one of the best Marguerita pizza in town!

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6.76 km

Mayfair Cherry Blossom

Highlight • Natural

Enjoy the cherry blossom

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7.76 km

Serpentine North Gallery (The Magazine), Hyde Park

Highlight • Structure

The Serpentine Bridge marks the border between Hyde Park to the east and Kensington Gardens to the west. Most think of the Serpentine as being on both sides of the bridge but it officially applied to only the eastern, Hyde Park section. The body of water to the west is the Long Water.

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7.97 km

Serpentine Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Crossed bridge in Hyde Park, both carriageway and bicycles.

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8.69 km

Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens

Highlight • Monument

When Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861, at the age of 42, the thoughts of those in government and public life turned to the form and shape of a suitable memorial, with several possibilities, such as establishing a university or international scholarships, being mentioned. Queen Victoria, however, soon made it clear that she desired a memorial "in the common sense of the word". The initiative was taken by the Lord Mayor of London, William Cubitt, who, at a meeting on 14 January 1862, appointed a committee to raise funds for a design to be approved by the Queen. The control and future course of the project, though, moved away from Mansion House, and ended up being controlled by people close to the Queen, rather than the Mayor. Those who determined the overall direction from that point on were the Queen's secretary, General Charles Grey, and the keeper of the privy purse, Sir Charles Phipps. Later, following the deaths of Grey and Phipps, their roles were taken on by Sir Henry Ponsonby and Sir Thomas Biddulph. Eventually, a four-man steering committee was established, led by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake. Eastlake had overall control for the project until his death in 1865. An initial proposal for an obelisk memorial failed, and this was followed in May 1862 by the appointment of a seven-strong committee of architects. A range of designs were submitted and examined. Two of the designs (those by Philip Charles Hardwick and George Gilbert Scott) were passed to the Queen in February 1863 for a final decision to be made. Two months later, after lengthy deliberations and negotiations with the government over the costs of the memorial, Scott's design was formally approved in April 1863.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Memorial)

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9.02 km

The Mall Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great dedicated cycle path

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10.9 km

Avenue of London Plane Trees

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful path with a good sized cycle lane.
Some tourists who like to take photos or stare at their phones in the cycle lane but not too bad.
Pairs of speed humps every 50ish metres. These look flat but are quite bumpy

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