Please register on British Cycling's 'Let's Ride' website if attending:

https://www.letsride.co.uk/rides/nottingham-towpath-trent-meander-10ml-bike-ride-1

The ride is suitable for all but the most fragile bicycles & riders with older bikes are very welcome.

This short tour provides an insight into some of the contemporary, historical, ancient & interesting places along its route examples of which can be found in the links below:
Clifton Grove 1893
Beeston Weir
Clifton Hall
Midlands Industrial Exhibition 1903-04
Clifton Grove Info
Ancient Settlement

Occasional curiosities:
Frozen River Trent
Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VIII, of Wallis Simpson fame) Farm
Clifton Hall ‘Haunting’

Predominantly using flat, car-free cycle tracks the ride comprises the Big Track cycle route with a diversion to incorporate the new Dr. Stewart Adams bridge & cycle path from Boots site to the Nottingham Tennis Centre:
The Big Track
Dr. Stewart Adams Bridge & Cycle Path

The pace will be such that there will be ample opportunity to pause for a chat at points of interest.
The ride ends at Beeston weir where there are a couple of picnic tables & adjacent to the Canalside Heritage Centre where there is a cafe, both within sight of the ride starting point:
Beeston Weir
Canalside Heritage Centre

Please ensure you have appropriate clothing & a spare inner tube to fit your bike.
Feel free to bring a flask of tea or your favourite beverage & a little something to refresh yourself at the end of the ride if you’re not availing yourself of the Canalside Heritage Centre cafe.