Meet at the German Gymnasium, 1 King's Blvd, London N1C 4BU, at 10.00 am on Christmas Day 2026 and join in with the festive fun by taking part in our cycle tour of a selection of London's lesser-known but still iconic sites.

We will start by cycling down to the Southwark Needle, where we expect large numbers of cyclists to be waiting at 11 am to join us (some coming from as far afield as Cutty Sark!).

This is the 26th Christmas Day Ride in a series inaugurated in 2001 by the late Barry Mason, the erstwhile Chair of Southwark Cyclists.

The ride finishes at Edgware Road, where we stop off for a very reasonably priced Christmas Day lunch at one of the Lebanese restaurants, which are open as normal on Christmas Day.

Everyone is welcome on the ride. You don’t have to be a member of anything to attend - but it helps!

This ride is brought to you under the auspices of the eponymous Dog & Bell Crew.

Ride Leader: Nigel Bee (tel: 07415 315 690, email: nigel.bee@icloud.com)