Croydon Station to Brighton cycle route

A new route I found on http://www.cycle-route.com/

New route I found on Cycle-Route from Croydon station to Brighton, looks simpler that the traditional London to brighton & avoids the nasty bit of getting out of London

It's a bit shorter - approx 49 miles or 80km (rather than 56-9 miles normal London to Brighton route)

http://www.cycle-route.com/routes/East_Croydon_to_Brighton-Cycle-Route-106.html

Overview of the roads if you want to write them down on a pad;

• A212 - Gravel Hill
• RGT onto A2022
• LFT onto Featherbed Lane
• RGT @ T Junction - onto Fairchilds Rd
• RGT onto Chelsham Ct Rd
• B269 RGT - Limsfield Rd
• RGT @ Tltsey Park onto The Ridge
• LFT onto Grangers Hill
• under railway BRIDGE
• bear LFT onto Tandridge Hill lane
• under M25 Bridge
• LFT onto A25
• 1st RGT onto Tandridge Lane
• under railway BRIDGE
• LFT onto B2029 - Ray Lane (Towards LINGFIELD)
• RGT onto New Chapel Rd B2028
• (o) OVER roundabout B2028 - West Park Road
• (o) OVER roundabout - Turners Hill Road

• + over cross road - Selsfield Road (Towards ARDINGLY)
• B2028 Ardingly - Buxshalls Hill
• WIGGLE round road - Black Hill
• LFT onto B2112 - Othhall Road
• (o) Over Roundabout - Wivelsfield Road
• (o) Over Round
• under railway BRIDGE (towards DITCHLING)
• LFT onto Beacon Road, into Ditchling Road
• under A27, into Brighton

I actually prefer this route to the traditional London to brighton race route http://sazyb.blogspot.com/2011/10/london-to-brighton-cycle-route.html

Easier to navigate, a few less tricky left & right turns. You still need a pad of the key road names & turns to avoid stopping & looking @ your iPhone all the time.

Some lovely straight roads & classic English countryside views. Especially nice in November as the low sun made the scenery beautiful.
Try it!