Hi All,
This weeks ride out will be to Waldringfield.
Meet at Silver Ball, 09:00 onwards for 09:30 departure.
The lunch stop will be at Maybush Inn, Waldringfield.
A halfway coffee stop is planned at Wally’s Café, Long Melford.
Routes as shown on attached map and gpx files. Outbound trip is approx. 70 miles, return also 70 miles.
An alternative quick return trip (1hr 20mins approx.) is available by taking the A14 towards Bury St Edmunds after crossing the Orwell Bridge.
Hi All,
This weeks ride out will be to Thame.
Meet at Silver Ball, 09:00 onwards for 09:30 departure.
The lunch stop will be at What’s Cooking, Thame.
A halfway coffee stop is planned at Base 1 Café, Bovingdon.
Routes as shown on attached map and gpx files. Outbound trip is approx. 70 miles, return approx. 58 miles.
A lovely, sunny day and we sat out front at three tables that had been reserved for us.
Very friendly, helpful staff and excellent food.
Parking on the High Street where available.
Twelve riders in total enjoyed a great ride on a beautiful, warm sunny day to Weedon Bec near Northampton.
Ride organised by Simon Whybrow.
A bit of history for the site of Gasoline Juice from Historic England website: https://historicengland.org.uk/
An ordnance depot at Weedon Bec was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1803. This was mainly built between 1804 and 1816. It was built for the Board of Ordnance to provide a secure inland store for gunpowder, firearms and other military stores. These could be transported by the nearby Grand Junction Canal. The original buildings included eight storehouses, four magazines, two lodges, accommodation for the Board’s officials and a canal basin. Four storehouses were converted to a barracks and two into a military prison. The outbreak of the First World War saw several new storehouses and workshops added to the depot and the prison was closed. The depot was gradually emptied after World War Two and closed in 1965.
Hi All,
This weeks ride out will be to Dunwich Beach.
Meet at Silver Ball, 09:00 onwards for 09:30 departure.
The lunch stop will be at The Café on Dunwich Beach.
A halfway coffee stop is planned at Wally’s, Long Melford.
Routes as shown on attached map and gpx files. Outbound trip is approx. 94 miles, return approx. 84 miles.
Ride organised by Keith Barrell.
Hi All,
This weeks ride out will be to Wivenhoe, on the bank of the River Colne.
Meet at Silver Ball, 09:30 onwards for 10:00 departure.
The lunch stop will be at the Rose & Crown Wivenhoe, followed by a short walk along The West Quay.
A halfway coffee stop is planned at Finchingfield.
Routes as shown on attached map and gpx files. Outbound trip is approx. 60 miles, return also approx. 60 miles.
Fuel for 120+ miles please.
Telephoned from halfway coffee stop to book table.
Pub has limited seating but they arranged tables so we all sat together.
Good basic pub food.
Tide was out and the river was very low. Very picturesque location well worth a revisit when tide is high.
Hi All,
This weeks ride out will be weather dependent but is planned for Market Harborough.
Meet at Silver Ball, 09:30 onwards for 10:00 departure.
The lunch stop will be at The Waterfront, Market Harborough.
A halfway coffee stop is planned at Olivers, Kimbolton.
Routes as shown on attached map and gpx files. Outbound trip is approx. 77 miles, return approx. 60 miles.
The return shown is a quick route using A14 & A1198 (approx.1 hour) however there is an option to leave the A14 after 7 miles and head for Finedon and then Kimbolton and St Neots (approx. 1.5 hours)
Very popular location.
Should book if the weather is good.
View over the canal basin. Good quality food and very attentive staff.
Royston & District Motorcycle Club are pleased to support this event.
Meet at Tesco, Royston for 8.45am or La Pergola, Harlton for 9.15am.
Alan Evans will lead from Tesco, Royston to La Pergola and afterwards join with the Cambridge Bikers Easter Run.
Hi All,
This weeks ride out will be to Serendipity Café, Shoeburyness (Southend).
Meet at Silver Ball, 09:30 onwards for 10:00 departure.
The lunch stop will be at Serendipity Café, Shoeburyness.
A halfway coffee stop is planned at Snak Shak, A120 Eastbound, Great Dunmow.
Routes as shown on attached map and gpx files. Outbound trip is approx. 72 miles, return approx. 63 miles.
A short walk from the parking area to the beach with view out to the English Channel.
The café has plenty of seating and limitation is the ability of the staff to keep up with demand rather than seating.
After a short wait the staff rearranged tables so that we were all seated together and another delay before the food arrived.
The food was excellent and worth the wait.
Royston & District Motorcycle Club will lead Sunday’s ride leaving Stevenage Old Town at 11:00.
Club members can meet at Tesco Royston leaving for Stevenage at 09:45, or go directly to Stevenage for the ride briefing at 10:30.
Ride leader for RDMCC is Richard Cassidy.
The route will take approximately one hour and is shown on the gpx file and map below.
Hi All,
This weeks ride out will be to Needham Market.
Meet at Silver Ball, 09:30 onwards for 10:00 departure.
The lunch stop will be at Alder Carr Farm Café, Needham Market.
A halfway coffee stop is planned at Wally’s Café, Long Melford.
Routes as shown on attached map and gpx files. Outbound trip is approx. 60 miles, return approx. 60 miles.
