Westminster Firsts, Inventions and Discoveries

On the ride, alongside many other ‘firsts’, we’ll pass and find out a little about: The first public building in the world to be entirely lit by electricity; The London home of Benjamin Franklin, ‘The First American’ and inventor of the lightning rod; The site of the world’s first demonstration of Television; The incredible institution in which Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium, Strontium, Barium, Boron, Chlorine, Iodine and Argon were discovered The place where the first traffic lights in the world were installed; And the building from which Dracula first emerged!

START AND END POINT: Barclay’s Bike Hire Docking Station at the bottom of Northumberland Avenue WC2N 5AQ, near Embankment tube station, and Charing Cross Rail Station and tube station.

Route: Westminster first - South

Come and join us for a fun relaxing day exploring the City of Westminster!