Author: RDMCC

08/09/2026. The Flying Guardsman, Hadleigh

Hi All,

This weeks ride out will be to Hadleigh, Suffolk. 

Lunch at The Flying Guardsman Café on the High Street.

Parking at Magdalen Road Car Park which has motorcycle bays (alternatively £1.20 for 2 hours)

Stop for coffee at Finchingfield.

Meet at Silver Ball 09:30am onwards for 10:00am departure.

Route as shown on attached map and GPX files. Approx 115 miles.

25/08/2026. Fendick’s Fishery. Whittington

Hi All,

This weeks ride out will be to Fendick’s Fishery near Whittington. 

Lunch at Hubbles Café which is inside the fishery.

Stop for coffee at Simpson’s Garden Centre, Fordham.

Meet at Silver Ball 09:00 onwards for 09:30 departure.

Route as shown on attached map and GPX files. Approx. 65 miles each way.

Return route is via Haverhill. An alternative is via A11 / A14 which saves approx. 25 minutes and is 10 miles less.

28/07/2026. Folk Café. Bury St Edmunds

Hi All,

This week’s ride will be to Folk Café, near Bury St Edmunds.

Lunch at Folk Café.

Meet at Silver Ball, 09:00 onwards for 09:30 departure.

There will be a halfway coffee stop at Twenty Pence Garden Centre, Wilburton.

Route as shown on attached map and gpx files.

Return route via Haverhill no gpx file as this route is well known.

Round trip approx. 120 miles.

Presentation Evening and Concours

RDMCC annual presentation evening where profits from the annual bike show are presented to the selected charities.

During the evening we also have the Concours D’Elegance, see poster below.

Event starts at 6:30pm, 22nd July 2026

12/05/2026. Mersea Island.

Hi All,

This week’s ride will be to Mersea Island.

Tides are favourable for crossing The Causeway.

Lunch at The Coast Inn.

Meet at Silver Ball, 09:00 onwards for 09:30 departure.

There will be a halfway (and a bit) coffee stop at Wally’s Shed Cafe.

Route as shown on attached map and gpx files.

Round trip approx.140 miles. (For those on a schedule return to Royston is approx. 1.5 hours)