ALL WELCOMED
CYCLE RIDE - OPEN GARDEN SQUARE WEEKEND 2019 UPDATE1
http://www.opensquares.org/2019/home/index.phphttp://www.opensquares.org/2019/activities/cyclerides.phpLEADER: Philip Benstead
TELEPHONE 0794 980 1698
EMAIL: philipbenstead1@gmail.com
DATE: SUNDAY 9TH June 2019
TIME: 10.15am for a 10.30 start
FINISH: Around 17.30
START LOCATION: Hyde Park by Tennis Club - Will To Win Hyde Park Café, (Near The Junction Of South Carriage And West Carriage Drive And Alexandra Gate)
FINISH LOCATION: Kensington Gardens (Black Lion Gate, Bayswater Road
DISTANCE: 9 MILES / 15 KM
COST:
https://opengardensquares.eventcube.io/events/15141/open-garden-squares-weekend-2019/For Sunday Only
Adults £15.00
Young Person (12-18 Yrs) Advance Weekend Ticket £8.00
Under 12 years of age FREE
ROUTE:
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/822498?units=kmPLEASE NOTE
• Hire cycles are welcome on this ride, but safekeeping is your responsibility.
• All participants please bring the following:
• Cycle lock
• Spare inner tube of the correct size for your cycle
• Money for refreshments
ITINARY OF GARDENS
Num Name Access address Times Sunday KM Activities (Sells Tickets) Nearest postcode: Buses Stations Cycle hire station Public toilets The Garden Details
1 START
Hyde Park by Tennis Club - Will To Win Hyde Park Café, (Near The Junction Of South Carriage And West Carriage Drive And Alexandra Gate) adj West Carriage Drive /Alexandra Gate Meet 10:00 Leave 10:15 0 ? YES W2 2UH Paddington/South Kensington Underground Albert Gate SW1X 7JU At Tennis Club
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Will+to+Win+Hyde+Park+Sport+Centre/@51.502591,-0.1755457,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48760549c913c809:0xd3fadbfa56d35cb6!8m2!3d51.502591!4d-0.1733572 Rutland Gate South Garden 54 Rutland Gate Sunday 10:00–17:00 0.7 ? YES SW7 1PL 9, 10, 14, 74, 52, 414, 452, C1 South Kensington, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street None on site This shady garden has nine scheduled plane trees, interesting evergreens, variegated foliage and shrubs. It dates from part of a development of brick-and-stucco houses in the 1860s. Rutland Gate South Garden can easily be twinned with a visit to the adjacent Ennismore Gardens.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/RutlandSouth.php3 Ennismore Gardens 18 Ennismore Gardens west side - Sunday 10:00–17:00 1.04 ? YES SW7 1AA C1, 9, 10, 14, 52, 74, 414, 452 Knightsbridge and South Kensington Holy Trinity Brompton None on site Named after Viscount Ennismore, this award-winning Victorian garden was part of the Kingston House gardens and paddocks, which stretched the length of Prince’s Gate. When the Kingston House estate was developed (1840-70), the 0.5-acre garden was designed around the London plane trees. Today's layout of grass, beds and borders is largely the same as it was after WWII. An urn – a smaller replica of one designed by William Kent for Alexander Pope – was erected to commemorate American actress and singer Ava Gardner, who resided at No 34 for many years.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/Ennismore.php4 Thurloe Square 10 Thurloe Square Sunday 10:00–17:00 2.21 ? YES SW7 2SX C1, 14, 49, 74, 345, 360, 414, 430 South Kensington South Kensington Station None on site Thurloe Square is a typical Victorian garden, with mature trees, winding paths, lawns, borders, flowerbeds and a children’s play area. The square was developed in the 1840s to designs by George Basevi and ushered in a new era of Italianate town house design in London. The square takes its name from John Thurloe, Oliver Cromwell’s Secretary of State. In the 18th century the land passed from Anne Browne to her second husband, Thurloe’s grandson.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/Thurloe.php5 The Ismaili Centre Roof Garden Thurloe Place Sunday 10:00–16:00 2.48 ? NO SW7 2SL C1, 14, 49, 74, 345, 360, 414, 430 South Kensington Victoria and Albert Museum Disabled toilet on site Last tour/entry at 3pm. No photography. The Ismaili Centre Roof Garden sits in a serene setting, with the garden reflecting motifs from Islamic architectural heritage. It also draws on the traditions of Muslim civilisations that have inspired outstanding buildings for many centuries throughout the world. The chahar-bagh (four-part garden), delineated by a central fountain, draws inspiration from the Qur’anic imagery of the Garden of Paradise. Sheltered yet open, it combines granite and greenery with geometry, symbolism and the sound and flow of water. Visitors will enjoy the sanctuary of calm against the backdrop of the city bustle below. (92 words)
6 Queen's Gate Gardens 45 Queen's Gate Gardens, south side. Sunday 10:00–17:00 3.75 ? YES SW7 5LY 49, 74, 70 Gloucester Road Gloucester Road (Central) None on site Queen’s Gate Gardens were created in the 1860s when a residential square was built on the site of former market gardens. Today it brings joy and a sense of community to its members. The landscaping largely retains the original Victorian layout and the old mulberry and Catalpa trees must be at least 150 years old. The circles, which are visible in the lawn, mark WW2 underground bomb shelters. In spring this garden wows with its carpet of bluebells and blossom.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/QueensGate.php7 Holland Park
LUNCH Holland Park Café Holland Park, Ilchester Pl 6.16 ? NO W8 6LU YES
8 Community Garden Cluster at Kensington Olympia NEW Russell Road Sunday 11:00–16:00 6.97 ? YES W14 8HU 9, 27 Kensington Olympia Kensington Olympia Station None on site Two of the three community garden projects, in this cluster off Russell Road, are located on disused railway platforms at Kensington Olympia Station. Two kitchen gardens provide growing spaces in raised beds for Kensington and Chelsea residents and the third is a market garden project - Cultivating Kensington & Chelsea. Here, volunteers and the council's community gardeners run some small glass houses to raise seedlings to sell to both kitchen garden plot-holders and the public. Network Rail have generously allowed platforms to be used for the kitchen gardens, part of a wider ten-year-old community gardening scheme. Access is from Russell Road, on the opposite side of the railway from Olympia exhibition centre.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/CommGCKO.php9 Avondale Park Toilets 9 NO YES
10 West London Bowling Club Highlever Road on gyratory Sunday 10:00–17:00 11.4 ? YES W10 6PL 7, 23, 70, 228, 295, 316 Ladbroke Grove, Latimer Road Toilet on site West London Bowling Club, founded in 1903, became known for its award-winning gardens, in latter years, the gardens went through a long period of neglect. Since 2015 a volunteer gardening team has begun restoring the gardens that surround the bowling green, planting new roses and fruit trees and creating a pond.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/WestLonBC.php11 St Quintin Community Kitchen Garden St Quintin Avenue next to the Health Centre. Sunday 11:30–16:30 11.66 ? YES W10 6NX 7, 23, 70, 228, 295, 316 Ladbroke Grove None on site A disused tennis court has been transformed into a community kitchen garden where nearly 100 local residents grow a wide variety of fresh produce. The design of the site, comprising 48 raised wooden beds, maximises food-growing space, and plot holders tend to grow a mix of fruit, vegetables and flowers in a community-spirited atmosphere. Plot holders donated proceeds from OGSW 2017 to the Grenfell Tower Relief Fund. Debris from the fire landed in some of the plots and many plot holders knew people living in the tower block. St Quintin’s won an Outstanding classification in the ‘London It’s Your Neighbourhood’ section of London in Bloom in 2016, 2017 & 2018, and the London in Bloom Excellence in Gardening Award in 2015. Several plot holders have won individual awards too. The garden featured in The Great British Garden Revival BBC2 series in 2013. As 2019 is the tenth anniversary of the establishment of St. Quintin Community Kitchen Garden, and although our programme of events are not finalised, we hope to associate some of celebratory events, to do with our tenth anniversary, with the Open Garden Squares Weekend; further details will be announced nearer the time.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/SaintQuintin.php12 Museum of Brands 111–117 Lancaster Road Sunday 11:00–17:00 12.41 ? YES W11 1QT 7, 23, 52, 70, 228, 295, 452 Ladbroke Grove St. Mark's Road Disabled toilet on site This award-winning garden is situated at the Museum of Brands, originally built in 1866 as the Bayswater Jewish School. The original 1990 planting was a donation from Chelsea Flower Show's gold medal-winning Crabtree & Evelyn scented garden to form part of the London Lighthouse HIV/AIDS centre. The south-facing courtyard garden has since developed into a secluded enclave in the heart of Ladbroke Grove. Planting includes herbaceous perennials, climbers and tender sub-tropical plants, such as Brugmansia, Abutilon and Musa, which flourish in this microclimate. Nest boxes encourage small bird species to thrive in the garden.
http://opensquares.org/2019/gardens/MuseumBrands.php13 FINISH
Kensington Gardens Black Lion Gate 15.07 ?
