Local distancing was eggs-hausting

The challenge was set - With a four day Easter bank holiday weekend of running, walking and cycling to play with, how many locations could GoodGym Ealing members find with only a few clues to go by?

The answer was quite a lot with all of you doing EGGS-traordinarily well! And based on the feedback, I think it's safe to say everyone enjoyed it, got to learn some new things and see some new sites.

"I’ve clearly got too much time on my hands" - Alex

"Inspired idea and good fun!" - Michelle, Tony and Henry

"I enjoyed that, thanks! And my longest run in absolutely ages" - Tom

"If I did (visit any) it was entirely by accident..." - Chris (who claims to have not taken part but his Strava tells me otherwise)

"Chris enjoyed it, because he did loads of Pokémon-ing on the way 🤷" - Jenni

Here are all the answers:

1. Famous film star Charlie Chaplin went to school here - Hanwell Community Centre

2. The Architect Charles Jones designed this central Ealing building - Ealing Town Hall

3. Regularly voted London's best pizza, this famous Ealing pizza restaurant was voted 'the number one pizza to try before you die' in 2013 - Santa Maria

4. Weatherspoon's pub named after famous film producer - The Sir Michael Balcon

5. Famous film studio of which aforementioned film producer was Leader of - Ealing Studios

6. The former home of British Men's Wimbledon Tennis Champion and now famous clothing brand - Fred Perry's Blue Plaque House in Pitshanger

7. Hotel where former Vietnamese Prime Minister worked as a pastry chef/kitchen porter (allegedly, reports are sketchy) - Drayton Court Hotel

8. Site of the 2001 Ealing IRA bomb - Outside Metro Bank on the main Broadway

9. Spot which has a unique engineering feat that crosses a road, a railway line & a canal - The three bridges on Hanwell Canal

10. The White House and home of Polish Prince - The White House on Park View Road

11. Embassy of country lead by dictator and supreme leader Kim Jong-un - The North Korean Embassy on the North Circular

12. Birthplace of British rhythm and blues and the Rolling Stones - Ealing Jazz Club

13. Primary school of Director and Artist who won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award for Best Film, and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture for 12 Years A Slave - Little Ealing Primary School

14. Either one of the two closest over-ground stations on the whole tube network - South Ealing or Northfields stations