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This long weekend challenge links two great European cities, London and Paris, covering around 300km in just three days.
We set of early though the streets of south London heading towards the Surrey countryside. Once there, we stop for lunch at "The Crown" on Turners Hill, a 16th century farmhouse that has been converted into a public house. In the afternoon we head deep into the Sussex countryside, where there are fantastic views of the South Downs. We arrive at Newhaven and take the early evening ferry to Dieppe, on board we have dinner and stay overnight in Dieppe.

After a hearty breakfast, we set off though Dieppe heading south passing through the Normandy countryside and typical French villages. We stop in Saint Saens, with its pretty central square and church, for lunch. After lunch we contine our journey to Beauvais where there are some beautiful views of Saint Aubert-en-Bray and Onse-en-Bray. We arrive in Beauvais in the late afternoon.
Leaving Beauvis behind we cycle south though an area of rolling hills surrounded by fields and forests. As the day continues, our surroundings start to change and we reach the suburbs of Paris, looking out for the landmarks of Paris: the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. After lunch we cycle down towards the River Seine and follow it until we reach the Bois de Boulogne on the western edge of the city. We then cycle through the park, exiting at Place de la Porte de Passy, where the excitment starts to build as we cycle along the wide Parisian streets to our final destination, the Eiffel Tower.
In the evening we celebrate our achievements with dinner.

After breakfast you are free to explore Paris, you could visist Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, Musee d'Orsay or revisit the Eiffel Tour. In the afternoon we make our journey back to London, catching the Euro Star, at Gare du Nord, in the centre of Paris. On arrival in London we collect our bikes and make our way home with memories of a great challenge.