BIKE CAFES, PUBS & MEETS

ACE CAFE, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London NW10 7UD. Tel 0208 961 1000 www.ace-cafe-london.com Open 7am-11pm weekdays, 7am-late weekends. The most famous bikers’ cafe in the world and rightly so. Home to dozens of bike club meets, great rock and rockabilly music. See Diary Dates for detailed event listings.

ALTON STATION CAFE, Station Road, Alton, Hants GU34 2TZ. Owners David Aylmore and Allan Jones are bikers themselves and know a thing or two about good breakfasts.

APPLECROSS INN, Applecross, Wester Ross IV54 74462. Tel 01520 744262. Superb views, superb food and a superb ride there. A favourite with local bikers and a must for anyone touring the Highlands. Several clubs hold rallies there and summer weekends draw hundreds of bikers to the beachfront beer garden.

ARROW MILL HOTEL, Arrow, nr Alcester, Warks B49 5NL. Tel 01789 762419. Open daily 7.30am-midnight. Grand setting for informal bike meets from 3pm every Sunday. Meetings continue on a smaller scale in winter.

AUNTY KATE’S KABIN, at Grantham Honda, Spittlegate Level, (2 mins off the A1), South Grantham NG31 7UH. Call 07747 636 683. Open 8.30am-4pm Mon-Sat. Special ‘Honda menu’ and promo parties. Clubs can call and book ahead.

BARREL BIKERS, Milton Keynes, meet 7.30pm Wednesdays at the Greyhound pub, Haversham, Bucks MK19 7DT. Newcomers welcome. www.barrelbikers.co.uk

BASINGSTOKE MAG. Meet Thursdays from 8.30pm the Royal Oak, 414 Worthing Road, Basingstoke RG22 5EA. http://basingstoke.mag-uk.org

BASSETTS POLE INN, London Road, Bassetts Pole, nr Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 5SA. Tel 0121 308 0987. Open daily 11am-11pm. Popular with bikers seven days a week in the summer but it goes crazy on Tuesday nights when the car park hosts one of the biggest bike meets in the country.

BELL AND BARREL, 58 North John Street, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 2JT. Tel 01744 451081. Open until 11pm (1am Friday and Saturday). Licensees Darren and Angela Crabbe offer a warm welcome to bikers. Rock band Friday nights.

BIKERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE (BMAD). Meet Wednesdays, Embassy Tavern, Colin Road, Paignton TQ3 2NR. This is where the organisers of the Paignton Bike Nights and Festival meet to discuss plans before the season gets under way.

BIKESAFE. Motorcycle Rider Safety. www.bikesafe.co.uk Being tailed by a cop is something most of us would be keen to avoid. However, their assessment courses and rider workshops can pinpoint your mistakes and help make you a better rider. The official website lists more than 40 participating forces with dates and details.

BLACK COUNTRY MAG: Meets from about 8.30pm every Monday at The Park Inn, George Street, Woodsetton, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4LN. Visit www.mag-uk.org and go to West Midlands Branch link.

BLACK SWAN, South Street, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6EF. 01507 522378. Normal pub hours. Bikers always welcome but the pub also hosts two well-supported annual bike nights – the next on 6 May.

BLACKPOOL MAG: Meet 8pm the first and third Wednesdays of every month No 4 Pub, Newton Drive, Blackpool FY3 8PY. More details www.blackpoolmag.co.uk

BLIND BEGGAR, 97-99 Broughton Road, Edinburgh E87 4EG. Tel 0131 5573130. Open noon to midnight (1am Fri and Sat). Bikers are a regular fixture, as are bits and pieces of bikes adorning its walls.

BLUE ANCHOR INN, East Aberthaw, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan CF62 3DD. Tel 01446 750329. All are welcome to attend the bike night every Wednesday from 7pm.

BMF NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE. Meets second Monday of each month, from about 7pm, at the Dog and Rat, Broughton, nr Scunthorpe DN20 0JR. Would-be members welcome. Email: poacher8509@tesco.net

BMF region 4 (East) meets from 7.30pm the first Monday of every month, Cock Inn, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 6LW. For more info call deputy chairman Pete Oldfield on 07961 811986.

BOARD INN, Market Place, Hawes, North Yorks DL8 3RD. Tel 01969 667223. Andrew Bowles is new landlord of this biker friendly pub.

BOX HILL AND RYKA’S CAFE, Box Hill, Surrey, (off the A424 between Leatherhead and Dorking). www.boxhill.co.uk. National Trust site that has been attracting bikers since the 1920s. Ryka’s has a reputation for top burgers and is at the heart of the action. You will find it at Old London Road, Burford Bridge, Dorking RH5 6BY. Tel 07730 661013. Open (summer) 8am-9pm, (winter) 8am-7pm. Bike nights Wednesdays but even more motorcycles turn up on summer Sundays.

BRADFORD ARMS, Ivetsey Bank, Wheaton Aston, South Staffs ST19 9QT. 01785 840297. Open daily normal pub hours. Monday night is bikers’ night from 6pm to 11pm. Big numbers attend during peak season.

BRITISH GP SUPPORTERS’ CLUB. Meet every Monday about 7.30pm, The King’s Head, Wickham Square, Wickham, nr Fareham, Hampshire PO17 5JN. All welcome. Call Mike on 02392 357041 or email mike@bgpsc.co.uk

BROADLAKES LODGE SOCIAL CLUB, Shenley Lane, London Colney, Herts AL2 1DQ. Tel 01727 822240. Email broadlakelodge@mickrowson.orangehome.co.uk Meeting place for many bike clubs including the Busy Bee, and regional branches of the Harley, Triumph, Scott, Virago VMCC and more. Main bike meet Thursdays.

THE BROWN TROUT, Prospect Place, Sunnybrow, County Durham DL15 0NQ. Tel 01388 746454 Normal pub hours. Traditional pub welcomes bikers to drop in on rideouts etc. Breakfasts available Saturday mornings and bank holidays. Bar snacks, evening meals and Sunday lunches also available.

BUCKS BRITISH AND CLASSIC MOTOR CYLE CLUB. Meets 9pm every Wednesday, The Plough, Cadsden Road, Cadsden, nr Princess Risborough, Bucks HP27 0NB. For more info visit www.bbcmcc.freeuk.com

BUELL ENTHUSIASTS’ GROUP. Their meeting place is on the web and about 800 people pop along on a regular basis. However, we are not listing www.ukbeg.com as a best location. It’s just the starting point. Scores of real flesh and blood, metal and petrol meets do take place all over the country including a joint track day with the Guzzi Club and the Emma Radford memorial meeting.

BURY HILL BIKERS’ GROUP, meets Hikers’ Cafe, Whiteways Lodge Carpark, nr Arundel, West Sussex. Also pub meets first Thursday every month. Visit www.buryhillbikers.co.uk or call Ozza on 07900 408399.

BURY ST EDMUNDS MAG meet at The Sugar Beet Factory Sports & Social Club, Hollow Road, Bury St Edmunds, first and third Wednesday at 8pm. Contact Herb 07860 690 047. Email cpi@freeuk.co.uk

CABIN DAIRY TEAROOMS, High Street, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex CM0 8AG. Tel 01621 782404. Open 7.30am-5pm weekdays, 8am-5.30pm weekends. Gets 400-500 bikes summer weekends.

Cannon Pub, 71 Cannon Street, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 4DJ. 07500 808325. Bike/rock pub close to the town centre. Large parking area, live bands every Saturday and various events during the week. Open Monday-Saturday, 11am-11pm, Sunday noon-10.30pm.

CASTLE INN, Coningsby, Lincs LN4 4RF. Tel 01526 342336. Trev Bridgwood now runs club nights for the Virago Star Owners who meet there the second Wednesday of every month from about 7.30pm.

CAT AND FIDDLE, Buxton Road, Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire SK11 OAR. Tel 01298 23364. Email: cat-and-fiddle@tiscali.co.uk Open daily from 11am. Famous pub standing nearly 1700 feet above sea level. Heavy policing of local roads but a still popular meeting spot for bikers.

CHELSEA BRIDGE. Open till late, Battersea Park tea-stall opposite the old power station is a favourite when the rest of the world has gone to bed. But police have cracked down on the stunts and a long cooling off period may be necessary before the Friday night activity returns to its former glory.

CHERRY TREE FARM PARK, Gainsborough Road, Glentham, Market Rasen, Lincs LN8 2EG. Café recommended by readers.

CHESTNUT TREE, 227 Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire SP10 3LL. Steve Quick and partner Elaine are both motorcyclists. They have taken over as managers of the pub and launched weekly bike meets. Bike nights one week and ride-outs from the pub the next. Charity events also planned.

Christchurch Cruiser Club, meets from 7pm first and third Wednesday, The Horse and Jockey Pub, Castle Lane, Bournemouth, Dorset. Rideout every Sunday. Visit www.christchurchcruiserclub.co.uk or call 01202 466938.

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLISTS’ ASSOCIATION. The CMA (UK) have about 30 branches all over England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. New members welcome at regular meetings. Call 0800 015 4479 or visit www.bike.org.uk/cma/

CLEVELAND BAY, Pilgrims Close, Valley Park, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hants SO53 4ST. Tel 02380 269814. Open 11.30am to 11pm (midnight Friday, 10.30pm Sunday). Bikers’ night on Wednesdays.

COCK INN, Hanwood, nr Shrewsbury SY5 8LJ. Bikers always welcome. Rainbringers MCC meet there Fridays 9pm. For club info call Gary Ryder on 01743 860392.

CRAYFORD ARMS, 37 High Street, Crayford, Kent DA1 4HH. Tel 01322 521467. Open daily normal pub hours.

CRAZY4BIKES, meet every Wednesday evening The Potters Lodge, Nantwich Road, Audley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST7 8DY. Call Paul Compton 07739 10373. Visit http://groups.msn.com/Crazy4Bikes/welcomepage.msnw

CROWN HOTEL, High Street, Manningtree, Essex CO11 1AH. Tel 01206 396333. Biker meets first Tuesday every month inc winter.

CRUSADERS MCC: Meets about 8pm Thursdays at the Church Inn, Bell Lane, Bury BL9 6BB. Family club with events that include rock nights and rideouts. Club president Malcolm Law can be contacted on 07976 519302.

DARRYL'S CAFE, Church Street, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1AQ. Tel 01539 442894. Bikers get a discount on the big breakfast special, which Darryl Hopwood serves from 8am every day. Situated on main A591 just 100 yards from train station. Customers can leave their helmets for safekeeping should you want to go exploring the town.

DEPARTURE LOUNGE CAFÉ, Basingstoke Road, Alton, Hampshire GU34 4BH. Tel 0142080111. www.thedepartureloungecafe.co.uk Friendly cafe amid great biking roads.

DICK TURPIN DISCIPLES. Meet 7pm the third Sunday of the month at the Todber Caravan Park, on the A682 Gisburn to Barrowford Road, Lancs. New members welcome.

DUCATI OWNERS’ CLUB OF GB. National club with about 25 branches all over the country staging monthly meets, rideouts, rallies etc. New members welcome. For details www.docgb.org/branches/index.htm

DURHAM OX, Cromford Road, Langley Mill, Notts NG16 4EX. Tel 01773 763408. A one-time bikers’ favourite that has changed hands and opened and closed numerous times over the last few years. Barclay Crowther took over as landlord in February and is keen to spread the word that bikers are again welcome. Band nights every Saturday.

EANA MOTORCYCLE CLUB, meets about 9pm Thursdays, The Coach and Horses, 61 Newgate Street Village, Hertford, SG13 8RA. Club contact 07889 600402 or 07710 171166.

EBRINGTON ARMS, Main Street, Kirkby-on-Bain, Woodhall Spa, Lincs LN10 6YT. Tel 01526 354560. Open noon-3pm, 6pm-midnight and all day Sunday. Meeting place for Triumph Classic Club but all welcome.

ERIC JONES’ CAFÉ, Bunkbarn Campsite, Bwlch y Moch, Tremadog, Gynedd, North Wales LL49 9SN. Call 01766 512199. Biker-owned café. Secure garage for camping bikers.

ESSEX ADVANCED MOTORCYCLISTS GROUP. Group night meetings 7.30pm the first Tuesday of each month at Channels Golf Club, Belsteads Farm Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford CM3 3PT (off the A130 north of Chelmsford). More info www.eamg.org.uk

59 CLUB, 387a Barking Road, Plaistow E13 8AL. Meets from 7.30 every Wednesday and Saturday apart from Bank Holidays, The one and only 59 Club and still going strong after all these years. Club room facilities include coffee bar, juke box and snooker. Venue available for other clubs to meet. Visit www.the59clu.org.uk email the59club@hotmail or phone club nights 07990 768627.

FAT BOB’S CAFE, Boasts Industrial Park, Beccles, Suffolk. Tel 01502 713251. Open 9.30am-4pm Tuesday to Friday, 8.30am-4pm Saturdays. Plus late night bikers’ night Friday and open Sunday morning.

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLISTS. Regional meetings held all over the UK. Membership secretary 01386 429 187. Visit www.fcm-bikers.org.uk

Fimber Log Cabin Bikers’ Café, on the B1251/B1248 roundabout, East Yorkshire. Favoured meeting place of East Yorks VMCC and AJS Matchless OC. Open early to late spring through autumn. Late night Wednesdays. Home baked food highly recommended.

FIRST & LAST INN, Sennen, nr Penzance, Cornwall TR19 7AD. Tel 01736 871680. Last pub in England, est 1620. Beer garden, real ales, good local food and Sky Sports. Sunday’s busiest but bikers drop in all the time.

THE FLOWING SPRING, Henly Road, Playhatch, Reading, Berks RG4 9RB. Tel 01189 693207. Popular bikers’ night second Wednesday of the month.

FOLKESTONE MAG: Meets from 8pm Tuesdays at the Euphoria, East Street (by the harbour), Folkestone, Kent.

FOREST OF DEAN MOTOR CYCLE CLUB. Meets about 8pm every other Tuesday, Ranx Xerox Club, Vantage Point, Mitcheldean, Gloucs. Rideouts, rallies, charity events. Visit www.freewebs.com/fodmcc

FOSSE RIDERS MCA, The (former) King Richard III School, Western Park, A47 (Hinckley Road), Leicester. Tel 07885 254545. www.fosse-riders.co.uk Thousands of ACU National Rally riders will be familiar with the Fosse Riders’ clubhouse as a checkpoint on the annual marathon. Visitors are welcome at meets at 8pm on Thursdays.

FURNESS MAG. Meet 8pm third Tuesday of the month The Harbour Public House, The Strand, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2HG. More info www.geocities.com/furness_mag

FYLDE COAST BIKE MEETS. See Bikes at the Beach. All year round meet.

GANNOW WHARF, Gannow Wharf, 168-170 Gannow Lane, Burnley BB12 6QH. Tel 07855 315498. www.wharfmcc.org Meet every Thursday at 8.30pm. Ride out first Sunday of the month. Cask ale and a good laugh.

GEORDIE MAG meet from 8pm every Wednesday, The Avalon Hotel, 26 South Parade, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear NE26 2RG. Visit www.theavalon.co.uk

GLASSHOUSE CAFE AND CRAFTS, Main Road (A153) Tattershall Bridge, Tattershall, Lincs LN4 4JW. Tel 01526 869 018. Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, weekends 8am-6pm. Bikers’ nights every Friday from 6.30pm. Paddock available for free camping.

GOLDEN LION, St Nicholas Street, Carlisle CA1 2EE. Tel 07517828591. Carlisle’s dedicated biker bar. Bands and discos at weekends.

GOLDWING OWNERS’ CLUB OF GB. There are 36 regional branches and a calendar of events that means you could be away from home every weekend during the spring and summer. Visit www.gwocgb.co.uk

GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS’ ASSOCIATION. More than 82,000 members worldwide. Events throughout the year in the UK. www.gwrra.org for main website, www.gwrra.org.uk for UK information, news and events.

GRAVESEND MCC: Meet every Thursday evening, Ascot Arms, Central Avenue, Gravesend, Kent DA12 OAN. More info 07740341042.

GREAT DODDINGTON CLUB BIKERS. Meet Great Doddington Club, Lower Street, Great Doddingon, near Wellingborough, Northants NN29 7TL. Tel 01933 226009 www.doddingtonclub.com Popular music venue with bikers nights every Tuesday from 7pm until 11pm. Quizzes, barbecues also planned.

Greater Peterborough Motorcycle Riders’ Club. Meet every Monday from 7pm, Cock Inn, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 6LW. All welcome including L riders. For more info call secretary Pete Oldfield on 07961 811986.

THE GREAT NORTHERN, 12-14 Halifax Road, Keighley BD21 5EH. Tel 01535 602318. Usual pub hours. Traditional pub welcomes bikers to drop in on rideouts etc. Special catering available for clubs that call and give notice. Handy for the Dales and Cumbria.

GREEN DRAGON, Flaunden, Hertfordshire HP3 0PP. Tel 01442 832269. The Old Codgers, better known as Dad’s Army or GAG (the Get Along Gang), meet here every Wednesday evening from about 6pm but you will find a member or two supping a pint at the bar most nights. For more info call Mike on 07887 751876 or visit www.bovingdon.net/bbc.asp

GREEN MAN, Scamblesby, Louth, Lincs LN11 9XG. Tel 01507 343282. Normal pub hours Sunday-Wednesday, open all day Thursday-Saturday. Handy for Cadwell for race meetings and trackdays. Banovallum MCC meets first Thursday every month.

GREEN WELLY STOP, Tyndrum, Perthshire FK20 8RY. Tel 01838 400271. www.thegreenwellystop.com.uk Open (restaurant, shops) April to October 8.30am-5.30pm, November to March 8.30am-5pm. Petrol station May to Sept 7am-10pm, October to April 8am-9pm. The bike park at the Green Welly is the gateway to the Highlands with fabulous riding roads in every direction.

THE GREY GOOSE, Arnold Lane, Gedling, Notts NG4 4HA. Tel 01159 871335. Open daily 3pm-midnight. Bikers’ meet first Tuesday every month from 7pm.

GROENEDIJK MOTORCYCLE, Loft Hotel, Oudenburg, Belgium. Long famous haunt for British bikers at the start or end of a European tour or as a venue for a cross-channel weekend party. Some excellent bands play there and it now incorporates Belgium’s only motorcycle museum. Visit www.grd.be

THE GUIDE INN, Keighley Road, Hainworth, Keighley, West Yorks BD21 5QP. Tel 01535 272138. Open Monday to Thursday 4pm-11pm, Friday 3.30pm-1am, weekends from midday. Bikers’ night from 7pm every Thursday all year round. Open fires and real ale make it an excellent winter destination. Camping available by appointment.

H CAFÉ (formerly Fox’s Diner), Deacons Garage, Oxford Road, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxford OX10 7LY. New name and owner for an established bikers’ favourite.

H’S CAFE AT KENT MOTORCYCLES, Dover Road (A2), nr Barnham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 6SA. Tel 01227 832601. Cafe open weekdays 7.30am-3.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am-4pm. Bikers’ night is Wednesday night from 6pm-9.30pm. Demo rides seven days a week. Workshop open seven days a week.

HARD ROCK CAFE, 150 Old Park Lane, London W1K 1QZ. Tel 020 7514 1700. www.hardrock.com Bikers’ nights the first Thursday of the month throughout summer. An open-to-all meeting that only Harleys attend.

Hare and Hounds, Silver Street, Riccall, North Yorkshire. Bike nights, often including bike quiz, 4.30pm-11pm every Monday.

HARLEQUIN PUB, 136 Stamford Road, Kettering, Northants NN16 9UA. Open daily 11am to midnight. Popular meeting place for bikers – no idiots. Friday night is band night. Jam sessions Sundays from about 5.30pm. Occasional rideouts and barbecues.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDERS CLUB OF GB, Lincs Region. Meet 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Turnor Arms, Wragby, 2nd Tuesday Steers Arms, Belton, last Tuesday, Station Inn Holbeach. More info 07903 804332, www.harley-davidson-hangout.com

HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDERS CLUB OF GB (Region 13) meet every second Wednesday of the month The Red Lion, High Street, Wendover, Bucks HP22 6DU. Call 07957 373 488. See also http://www.hdrcgb.org.uk

HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDERS CLUB OF GB (Anglia Region 15). Meet 8pm second Friday of each month at The Plough, Milk and Water Drove, Farcet Fen, Pondersbridge, Peterborough PE7 3DR. Call Foby on 01733 203385 or visit www.hdrcgb.org.uk

HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDERS CLUB OF GB (East Midlands Region 10). Meet 8pm first Sunday of the month at Smithfields Tavern, Derby. Call Eddie on 07711 874122 or visit www.harleydavidson-hangout.com

Harley-Davidson Riders Club of GB (Naseby Field Region 21) Meet first Thursday of the month at the Welland Lodge Pub, Harborough Road, Lubenham, Leicestershire and every third Thursday of the month at the Royal Oak, Church Street, Naseby, Northants. More info 07919401298 or visit http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.com/forum/

HARTSIDE CAFE, Alston, Cumbria CA9 3BW. Tel 01434 381036. Open daily March to October 9.30am-5pm. Closed from late November until February according to weather. Call and check before travelling during this period. Fantastic views and great food in a cafe that stands in splendid isolation ‘five miles from anywhere.’ Used as a staging post for rideouts by numerous biking groups and attracting up to 2000 bikers at weekends in summer.

HARTSHOLME COUNTRY PARK CAFE, Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln LN6 0EY. Tel 07970 740024. Owner Paul Nicholls offers a warm welcome to motorcyclists seven days a week – 9am-6pm on weekdays and until 7pm at weekends.

HARTWOOD HALL – South Lancs Advanced Motorcyclists (SLAM). Meet first Thursday of the month 8pm at the Hartwood Hall, Preston Rd, Chorley PR6 7AX Tel. 08452 709409. www.slambikers.co.uk Improve your riding skills and join a brilliant club.

HAVEN ARMS, Havenside, Hedon, Hull HU12 8HH. Tel 01482 897695. Open normal pub hours. Tuesday night bike nights with the Holderness Hi-Siders & Lo-Riders MCC.

HEDNESFORD MCC, Hednesford, Staffs. Meet from 8pm Wednesdays at Churchill Victoria WMC, Hednesford. Club contacts: Mick 01543 572076 or Mandi 01543 877046.

HERTS AND CAMBS MCC. Meets Cross Keys, Caxton, Cambs CB3 7DZ the first and third Wednesday of every month. Rideouts and touring holidays among club activities. Call Alan 07952 196258, Anne 07952 209160 or Mark 07990 542527.

HINDLEY MCC: Meets Tuesday evenings at The Mechanics Arms, Leigh Road, Hindley Green, Leigh WN2 4XW. Club contact Don Kirkpatrick 07745 748084 or email admin@hindleymcc.com

HONDA OWNERS’ CLUB OF GB. One of the country’s biggest independent motorcycle clubs with more than 5000 members and a national network of regional branches. Visit www.hoc.org.uk

HOPE & ANCHOR, Sluice Road, South Ferriby, North Lincs BN18 6JQ. Tel 01652 635242. Open daily 11.30am-11pm. Tuesday night bike nights.

HORSESHOE PUBLIC HOUSE, London Road, Silk Willoughby, nr Sleaford, Lincs NG34 8NZ. Tel 01529 303153. Open daily normal pub hours. Bike nights began two years ago and now staged from 6pm every Wednesday. They are at their peak from April until early October but are impromptu affairs and continue all year.

HORSE & JOCKEY, Wadsley Lane, Hillsborough, Sheffield S6 4EF. Tel 01142 348440. Meeting place for several clubs with rideouts and charity runs planned.

HUNTERS LODGE INN, Bayford Street, Leigh Common, Wincanton, Somerset BA9 8LD. Tel 01747 840439. Thursday bike meets in summer can pull in as many as 500.

JACK’S HILL CAFE, Watling Street (A5) just north of Towcester, Northants NN12 8ET. Tel 01327 350522. Open 6am-10pm Monday to Friday, Saturday 6am-2pm, Sunday 7.30am-2pm. Long-established cafe that serves as the start or finish of countless breakfast runs. Biggest turnouts early Sunday mornings.

JOLLY MILLER PUB, Hook Road, North Warnborough, Hants RG29 1ET. Tel 01256 702085. Open 11.30am-11pm (noon to 10.30pm Sun). Licensee Robert Thompson is an ex-biker who loves bikes.

KILHAM WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIKERS. Tel 07715 567909. They are based at the Bosville Arms, Rudston, nr Bridlington YO25 4UB. Guess which night? They also do rideouts. They start from the Boyes Garage, Kilham at about 6.30pm. To find out more ring Fran Cowton on 01262 420399.

KINDRED SPIRITS MCC. Meets 7.30pm every Thursday at Duke’s Head Pub, Bridgefoot, Workington, Cumbria CA14 1YF, EXCEPT last Thursday of the month when the meeting switches to Salutation Inn, Threlkeld, nr Keswick CA12 4SQ. Would-be members welcome.

KINGS ARMS, Main Road, Newport, Brough, North Humberside HU15 2QS. Tel 01430 440289. You’ll find this pub on the B1230 between Newport and Howden. And it’s worth finding! Hull and East Riding MCC already meet here and other club dos are planned.

KING BILLY (King William), Commercial Street, Northampton NN1 1PJ. Tel 01604 621325. Open daily noon-11pm, weekends noon-midnight. Bikers’ pub near the centre of town that really comes alive in the evenings with plenty of live music dates and special events.

KING’S LYNN & FEN RIDERS MC, The Chequers, Wimbotsham, Norfolk PE34 3QG. Meet 7.30pm the second Monday of the month, and othetr days/times/locations as shown at www.fenriders.org.uk

KNOTT END CAFÉ, 3 Ramsay Court, Knott End-on-Sea FY6 OEA. Tel 01252 811948. Open every day, 9.30am-5pm and from April to October until 9pm on Wednesdays. Popular meet for bikers. Live music some Wednesdays in summer.

LANCHESTER CENTURIONS MCC: Meet 7.30pm Wednesdays at Lanchester Cricket Club, Kittswell Road, Lanchester, County Durham DH7LNP. Rideouts and rallies by lovers of bikes and trikes. Club contact Wayne ‘Dumpa’ Tilley 07739 628741.

LAST ORDERS, Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancs OL16 1SD. Tel 01706 351624. New owner and new name for the old Mucky Duck.

LEICESTER PHOENIX MCC, meet 9pm every Tuesday, Heathcote Arms, Croft, Leicestershire LE9 6EG. Call 078027 60527 or visit www.leicestershirephoenixmcc.co.uk

LINCOLNSHIRE ADVANCED MOTORCYCLISTS. Meet 8pm the first Wednesday of every month, The Bell, Bishopbridge (between Glentham and West Rasen), Lincs. Group observed rides the Sunday following each meeting at locations throughout the county. Call John Cheetham 01427 616864. Visit www.lincs-am.org.uk

LINCOLNSHIRE BIKE NIGHTS. Graham Sugdon has been running Wednesday bike nights all over the county since 1989 and has more than 50 planned for the 2008 season. Where and when details available on website. www.lincolnshirebikenights.com

LOOMIES CAFÉ, situated at the crossroads of the A32 and A272 at West Meon, Hampshire. Tel 01730 829409. Bike nights every Wednesday, 6pm till late.

LONG RIDERS BROTHERHOOD – SHEFFIELD: Meets Wednesdays from 8pm at the New Norfolk Inn, Manchester Road, Sheffield S6 6GH. Visit www.longriders-uk.com Call 07786 337342 or 07876 134658.

London Sidecar Club, meets every other Wednesday, Old Fire Brigade Sports Ground, Purfleet Road, Aveley, Thurrock. See www.londonsidecarclub.co.uk

LORD NELSON PUB, Poole Quay, Dorset BH15 1HJ. MCM stockist and good place to call for a pint during the Quay’s Tuesday bike nights. If you have a special you want to showcase give the licensee Anna Doyle a ring on 01202 776226. Live music Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun.

LORD STONES CAFE, top of Carlton Bank, Chop Gate, Stokesley TS9 7JH. Tel 01642 778227. Email jetmorgan@tiscali.co.uk Superb views at a crossroads for bikers and walkers. Free camping, barbecue and hog roasts by arrangement. Good beer at £1 per pint. Classic bikes meet 10.45am every Sunday. Private function room. Bike nights every Tuesday.

LOWER LODE INN, Forthampton, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL19 4RE. Biker friendly pub that hosts meetings of the Tewkesbury and District MCC and a great destination for rideouts. Also available the pub’s picturesque rally site on the banks of the River Severn.

LYNN’S RAVEN CAFE, Junction A41/149 Preesheath, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 2AF. Tel 01948 665691. www.lynnsravencafe.co.uk The best all-day breakfast in the business? That’s this cafe’s claim. It is certainly one of the country’s biggest biker friendly cafes with indoor seating for 260 and space for another 40 alfresco. Good food and good biking roads make it well worth a visit. Check website for details of rideout and special events.

LYSLEY ARMS, Pewsham, Chippenham, Wilts SN15 3RU. Tel 01249 652864. Open 11am-11pm Monday to Saturday, noon-11pm Sundays. Summer bike nights and barbecues.

MACKINTOSH ARMS, Aire Street, Goole, Yorkshire DN14 5QW. Call 01405 763850. Visit www.goole-guide.net/macintosh.htm Easy to see why the Goole and District MCC (the Wobbly Goolies) meet here at 8pm the first and third Tuesday of every month. It’s a great pub, with a good atmosphere, excellent real ales and live bands.

MANCHESTER 500 MOTORCYCLE GROUP (IAM), meet from 8pm first Thursdays Ship Inn, Altrincham Road, Style (nr Wilmslow), Cheshire. More info www.mcr500.org.uk

MATLOCK BATH, DERBYSHIRE. A magnet for bikers every weekend throughout the year but the big turnouts are on summer Sundays.

MEDWAY MAG: Meet from 8.30pm Mondays at the Beacon Court Tavern, 128 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5TP. MAG contact Ivor Presland 07932 543213.

MERRYCHEST CAFE, Watling Street, Bean, nr Dartford, Kent DA2 8AH. Tel 01474 8322371. Open daily 6.30am-5pm. Good food cafe run by sisters Tracey, Julie and Terry.

MFN CLUB, Shipley Gate, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire NG16 3JE. Tel. 01773 530313. Visit www.mfn-club.co.uk Bike nights, live music, rallies. See Diary Dates for details. Highly recommended.

MIDWAY TRUCKSTOP, A41/A49 Prees Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 3JT. Tel 01948 663160. Biker-friendly cafe known to many as venue for the annual Classic Bike Guide Big Breakfast. Opening times and more info www.midwaytruckstop.co.uk

MILL HOUSE, Hartford Marina, Banks End, Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 2AA. Tel 01480 414311. Open 10am-11pm Monday to Saturday and until 10.30pm Sunday. Bikers’ night is Tuesday night.

MINS TEA HUT, Cross Roads, High Beech, Loughton, Essex IG10 4HR. Tel 02089 269550. Bikers’ meeting place since 1930. Open 9-5 Tuesdays-Sundays.

MONTFORD BRIDGE CAFE AND PICNIC AREA, off the A5 nr Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Bike meet every Tuesday from 7pm throughout the summer. Good food, hot and cold drinks. Visit www.montfordbridgecafe.co.uk

MOTO GUZZI OWNERS’ CLUB OF GB. A popular club with close to 3000 members and branches all over the UK. Visit www.motoguzziclub.co.uk

NABS HEAD, Nabs Head Lane, Samlesbury, nr Preston, Lancs PR5 0UQ. Tel 01254 852455. Open daily lunchtime and evenings. Home of the VJMC’s annual Nabs Head Classic Bike Show and a popular meeting place for bikers.

NEW INN, Five Lanes End, Burton Road, Needwood, Staffs DE13 9PB. Tel 01283 575392. www.newinn.co.uk Open daily noon-3pm and 6pm-11pm. Sunday night bike meets held through spring and summer..

NEWLANDS CORNER car park and burger bar. Opening hours a bit vague but roughly 9am-5pm every day. Off the A25 about three miles east of Guildford, at the top of the hill. Regular summer meeting place. Nice views.

NORTH EAST MAG, meet from 7.30pm every Wednesday at The Avalon Hotel, 26 South Parade, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear NE26 2RG. Visit www.theavalon.co.uk

NORTHANTS RIDERS. Meet from about 7.30pm every Wednesday the White Hart, High Street (A45) Flore, Northants, NN7 4LW. Club formed in October 2008. All types of bikes, rideouts, trackdays and more. All welcome. See www.northantsriders.com

Northants and Milton Keynes Branch of the Honda Owners’ Club meet 7.30 every Wednesday evening The Ten O Clock pub. Little Harrowden, Northants. Ride-outs every other Wednesday from same location. Riders of all makes of motorcycle welcome. Call 07863 599992 or visit www.nothants.hoc.org.uk

NORTH DEVON BRITISH MOTORCYCLE OWNERS’ CLUB. Meet from 8pm the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, Pollyfield Centre, Avon Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 4BL. Also weekly rideouts. See www.ndbmoc.freeserve.co.uk

NORTH LONDON HONDA OWNERS’ CLUB, meet 8.30pm every Thursday, The King’s Oak, High Beach, Loughton, Essex IG10 4AE. Tel 07768 613 315. www.nlhoc.org.uk

Northumberland and Durham (Centre 4) of the Virago Star Owners’ Club, meet second Wednesday of every month at the Earl of Zetland, North Shields, Tyne and Wear and the last Saturday of every month at The Black Bull, Trimdon Village, County Durham. Visit www.vsoc.org.uk

Northwest Rideout Club, meet for rideout every Sunday from the Park Hotel, Dunningsbridge Road, Switch Island, North Liverpool. Call Harry Spencer (01695 422003) or Brian Crossett (01928 735806.

OAKDENE CAFE, London Road, Wrotham, Kent TN15 7RR. Tel 01732 884873. www.oakdenecafe.co.uk Open Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 6am-6.30pm, weekends 6am-5pm.

OAKLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, Oakley Beds. Tel 07747 144497. www.oakleymc.org.uk Club meets 7pm every Thursday at the Oakley Sports and Social Club, Church Lane, Oakley MK43 7RU. Also regular ride-outs and events.

OASIS SNACK BAR, Monmouth Road, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 5LH. Tel 01873 855375. Open 9am-6pm every day (8pm on weekdays only in summer). The Oasis, by the bus station with plenty of parking, has been a bikers’ haunt for years. It welcomes hundreds on good-weather Saturdays and Sundays, and a couple of thousand over bank holiday weekends.

OASIS SNACK BAR, Royal Albert Drive, Scarborough YO12 7TU. Tel 01723 507857.

OLD NICKS TAVERN, 8 North Street, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 5DX. Tel 01507 526862. Visit www.oldnickstavern.co.uk Biker welcoming pub with a packed live music programme.

OLD POLICE STATION CAFE, 17 Market Place, Helmsey, Yorks Y06 25BL. Tel 01439 770413. Open weekdays 9am-5pm, weekends 8.30am-5.30pm. Good place to stop for tea and a bun before or after riding the moors.

OLD RED LION INN, Linton Road, Horseath CB21 4QF. Tel 01223 892909. www.oldredlioninn.co.uk Some of the best roads around and good food.

OLD SWAN, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire NN10 8BJ. Call 01933 385378. Bike nights every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Loads of live music.

THE OXFORDSHIRE YEOMAN, Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Oxford OX29 8AQ. Call 01993 882051. Bike nights from 7pm every Tuesday.

THE PAN CLAN. Honda Pan-European Owners’ Club. National club with regional branches and local meetings all over the country. All ST1100 and ST1300 owners welcome. Visit www.pan-clan.org

PEMBERTON ARMS, High Street, Harston, Cambs CB2 5PX. Tel 01223 870351. Open from noon all day Tuesday to Sunday, from 5pm Monday. Regular bikers’ nights.

PENNY GARTH CAFE, Market Place, Hawes, North Yorks DL8 3RD. Tel 01969 667066. www.pennygarthcafe.co.uk Open daily 9am-5pm. Bikers pop in every day but up to 500 summer weekends.

PLOUGH PUB, Milk and Water Drove, Ramsey Road, Farcet Fen, Peterborough PE17 3DR. Tel 01733 844307. Friday night is bikers’ night. Camping available on site.

PONDEROSA CAFE, Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen, Denbigh LL20 8DR. Tel 01978 790307. www.ponderosacafe.co.uk Email: info@ponderosacafe.co.uk Open daily (winter) 9am- 4pm (summer) 8.30am-5.30 and 8am-6pm weekends. Great biking roads, and great views from the cafe complex, which sits 1400ft above sea level. Often attracts 500-plus on summer Sundays.

POYNTZ ARMS, Walton Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0DP, Tel 0208 9412323. Open 11am-11pm Monday to Friday, 11am-midnight weekends. Regular haunt of four or five bike clubs with bikers’ night meets from about 9pm every Thursday all year round.

PREWLEY MOOR ARMS, Church Road, Sourton Down, nr Okehampton, Devon EX0 4HT. Tel 01837 861349. New owners, new name. Well, old name changed back from the Bottleneck Inn. Open Monday to Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday noon-10.30pm. Particularly popular with bikers at weekends but welcome any time.

PROMENADE CAFÉ, North Promenade, Barmouth, Gwynedd LL42 1BX. Tel 01341 280514. Hot/cold snacks and drinks available. Plenty of free parking.

PYERATZ MCC: Meets 8pm Mondays at the Wood Bottom Social Club, Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire. All welcome. Call 01274 600377.

QUAYSIDE CAFÉ, Hazel Road, Woolston, Southampton. Call 02380 433956. Bike nights every Thursday from 6.30pm.

RAYLEIGH RIDERS MOTORCYCLE TOURING CLUB. Tel 01702 523190. www.rayleighriders.tripod.com Meet 8pm every Thursday at The Cock Inn, Hall Road. Rochford, Essex. Rideouts 10am Sundays from Swallow Aquatics Cafe.

READING MAG: Meets from 8.30pm Mondays, The Retreat, St John’s Road, Reading RG1 4EE.

REDLINERS MCC, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Tel 07865 079639. www.redlinersmcc.co.uk Meet 7.30pm every Thursday at the Royal Stag, Fletcher Way, Highfield, Herts. Newcomers welcome.

NEW RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, High Street, Ruskington, Sleaford, Lincs, NG34 9DZ.
Bike Nights starting on Sunday 28th June, then hopefully every fortnight. Contact Kelly or Andrea on 01526 832461.

RED LION, The Bull Ring, off Louth Road, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 5HT. Tel 01507 523338. Open daily 11am-11pm. Mid-Lincs MAG meets 7.30pm second and fourth Sundays every month. Club website: www.midlincs.mag-uk.org Motorcycle youth group also meets there.

RED LION, Greenstreet Green (B1078) Great Bricett, Ipswich, Suffolk 1P7 7DD. Tel 01473 658492. Open noon-midnight Monday to Saturday and from 8.30am for Sunday breakfasts. Bikers’ nights introduced in 2005 when the pub was taken over by XJR1300 owner John Weaver and family. Now staged from about 6pm every Thursday outdoors in spring and summer, indoor autumn and winter.

RED LION PUB, Gosport Road, Stubbington, nr Fareham, Hampshire PO14 2LD. Tel 01329 662003. Bike Night every Monday throughout the year, but bikers welcome anytime.

Riverside Lowriders meet Mondays 8pm, The Half Moon, Skidby (just off the A164) East Yorkshire HU16 5TG. All cruisers and classics welcome. Call Rob 07921 991 117 or Mal 07769 516 276.

RIVINGTON BARN, off the A673, Horwich, Lancs BL6 7SB. Big bike meets summer Sundays. Rivington Barn Bikers www.rivingtonbarn.com

ROADCHASERS MRC: Meet 8pm Wednesdays, The Waggon and Horses, Chesham HP5 1EF. Tel 07980 062383 or visit www.roadchasers.co.uk

ROADHOUSE BAR, Waterfront East, Merry Hill, Dudley DY5 1XJ. Tel 01384 572205. Open from 10am serving great coffee and excellent food.

ROCKINGHAM CLASSICS AND SPORTS CAFE, White Buildings Garage, Braybrooke Road, Great Oxendon, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 8LT. Call 01858 439945. www.rcands.co.uk The cafe is upstairs at this classic bike and car showroom and is open 10am-5pm every Saturday and the first Sunday of every month April to October. Bacon butties a speciality.

ROSE & CROWN, Bury Road, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 2BZ. Tel 01359 250236. www.stantonroseandcrown.co.uk Biker-friendly pub on one of East Anglia ‘s best biking Roads – the A143. Breakfast served from 8am seven days a week. Good place to begin breakfast run.

Salisbury MAG, meet 8.30pm Mondays, The Stag Inn, The Highway (A338), Carlton All Saints, Salisbury, SP5 4HD. Contact Tim kwacker10@hotmail.com

SALUTATION INN, Church Street, Nettleton, Caistor, Lincs LN7 6NP. Tel 01472 851228 Open noon-3pm, 6pm-midnight. Real ale pub hosts Ducati Owners Club meets the second Tuesday of the month. Harley Breakaways gather the last Friday.

SAM’S CAFE, Unit 1C, Spencer Trading Estate, Denbigh LL16 5TQ. Tel 01745 816807 www.sams-cafe.co.uk Now open seven days a week. Monday to Friday 7.30am-3pm, weekends 8.30am-3pm. Situated opposite A&D Motorcycles and a magnet for bikers.

SCALLY'S, Carlton Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1UA. Tel 01934 412541.

SCOTCH PIPER, Southport Rd, Lydiate, Liverpool, Merseyside L31 4HD. Tel 07701 009967. www.southportriders.com Meeting place for bikers from all over the northwest every Wednesday evening.

SEAWAYS CAFE, Fridaythorpe junction off A166/B1251 on the Yorkshire Wolds YO25 9RC. Tel 01377 288203. Open every day 8am-4pm and in summer until about 8pm on Wednesdays. Great menu of snacks and meals and gateway to many excellent biking roads. Used by many organisations – BikeSafe, IAM, BMF, MAG – as well as many classic and modern clubs.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER PUB, 10 Limbrick, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 8AA. Open every day, noon until midnight. Live band and rock DJ Fridays, Classic rock DJ Saturdays, punk and Karaoke Tuesdays and Thursdays. Red Rose MAG meet every Monday 8pm. Call 01254 52928 or visit www.charlesnapierrocks.com

SIROCCO SPORTS BAR, 39-45 Shaftsbury Aveune, London W1D 6LA. Tel 0207 437 0847. www.siroccolondon.com MotoGP, World Superbikes and BSB on the menu for live Sky Sports screenings at London premier sports and dance bar.

SKEGNESS MCC: Meets first Wednesday of the month, Welcome Inn, Burgh Road, Skegness PE25 2LJ. All welcome. Call organiser Nancy Wilson on 01507 490308.

SLOOP INN, Llandog, Monmouth NP25 4TW. Tel 01594 530291. Bikers were banned from this pub. New landlord Peter Moore wants to encourage them back so drop in.

SOUTHAMPTON MAG: Meets 9pm Wednesdays at The Cricketers, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, Hants SO53 3HN.

SOUTHPORT CAROUSEL, Silcocks Amusements, Southport. Tel 07701 009967. www.southportriders.com Wednesdays from 7pm people from all corners of biking meet up and organise rides and admire the 1000s of bikes on show.

SOUTHPORT ROADRUNNERS, weekly ride-outs from the BP Garage, Preston New Road, Crossens, Southport PR9 8NV. Meet from 6.45 for 7pm start. More details 01704 212123 or email petemate@talktalk.net

South Cheshire Advanced Motorcyclists. Monthly meets The Hawk Inn, Haslington, Cheshire. Call 01606 834760 or visit www.scam-online.co.uk

SOUTH WEST RIDERS, meet every Sunday from 10am, Triple M Café, Bridge, Porteath, Cornwall. Rideouts every other Sunday. More info www.southwestriders.co.uk

SQUARE CAFE, The Square, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria LA20 6JA. Tel 01229 716388. Local MAG branch meet here and it’s a popular haunt for bikers, particularly on Sundays.

SQUIRE’S MILK BAR CAFE, Newthorpe Lane, nr Sherburn in Elmet, West Yorkshire LS25 3LX. Tel 01977 684618. www.squires-cafe.co.uk Email: info@squires-cafe.co.uk Daily 9am-11pm. Original Squire’s opened in 1954 and has been operating from the new site since 2002. 7.5-acre campsite where bikers can stay overnight or for a few days. £2 per day for use of the showers and toilet is all it will cost you. The food is good, there are many special events staged throughout the year. Wednesdays 4-11pm see up to 7000 bikers on site in the summer and similar numbers come and go between 9am-11pm on summer weekends.

STEVENAGE MCC: Meets about 8pm Mondays at the Robin Hood, Walkern, Herts SG2 7NT. Club sec Mike Taylor 01438 354130.

SUNNYFIELDS Organic Farm & Cafe ADDED. Jacobs Gutter Lane, Totton. The New Forest. SO40 9FX. Locally produced quality organic food, coffee, tea and beer!
Under cover. Bikes/Trikes £2 cars £5. Weather permitting, Rodeo Bull, Bouncy Castle, Lazer Clay Shooting, Archery - All entertainment included in the admission price, with a donation going to support Hampshire Air Ambulance. So come with the kids every thursday night 6pm - 9:30pm throughout the season. www.sunnyfields.co.uk

SUZUKI OWNERS’ CLUB. About 20 active centres and a wide variety of rallies, rideouts, meets and events. Visit www.suzukiownersclub.co.uk

TALLY HO INN, Bell Lane, Broadheath, nr Tenbury Wells, Worcs WR15 8QX. Tel 01886 853241. www.tallyhorestaurant.co.uk Open daily 10am-late. Popular spot with bikers, particularly on summer Sundays.

TEESSIDE YESTERYEAR MOTOR CLUB. Motorcycles, cars and all types of older transport come under the umbrella of this 300-member club that meets on the first Monday of every month (except Bank Holidays) at Stockton Cricket Club, Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 4JF. Visit www.tymc.org.uk

THETFORD AND DISTRICT MCC. Meets 7.30pm alternate Thursdays The Ark Public House, London Road (the old A11), Thetford IP24 2JE. Live bands most Fridays and Saturdays. Club contact Alan Lockwood 01842 763744.

THE THREE TUNS HOTEL, 6 High Street, Ashwell, Herts SG7 5NL. Tel 01462 742107. www.tuns.co.uk A famous bikers’ pub in the 80s that aims to be so again now under the management of Harley rider Sharon Collins.

TRAVELLERS’ MCC are a rally club which meets Thursday evenings the Breakspeare Arms, Breakspeare Road, Ruislip, West London. Contact Yeti, the club’s treasurer, on 07802 150584. or email nortontheyeti@hotmail.co.uk

TRIDENTS MCC (Sunderland). Meet Tuesday evenings, Smugglers Pub, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland SR6 0PL The Trident name has nothing to do with Triumphs. Riders of all makes welcome and the pub is merely the starting point for weekly rideouts. Call Phil Dodsworth on 07788 621157, email philipleedodsworth@yahoo.co.uk

TSUNAMI RIDERS MCC. Meet Tuesdays from 8.30pm, The Black Horse, High Street, Bean, Dartford, Kent DA2 8AS. Call 01474 708 669 or 07929 241 432.

TYNE VALLEY CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE CLUB, meets the last Wednesday of the month at Robin Hood pub, Military Road, East Wallhouses. See www.tynevalleyclassicmotorcycleclub.co.uk

UNWANTED MCC Meet from 7.30pm every Friday, Rockbar, Shobnall Sports and Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs DE14 2BB. Free rock disco and free camping if you don’t want to ride home. More info www.unwantedmcc.co.uk

VICTORIA BIKERS’ PUB, (the Queen Vic), Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leics LE67 3FA. (Follow signs from A511 for Hermitage Hotel). Open evenings only Monday to Friday from 7pm and from noon to 1am weekends. Tel 01530 814718. www.vicbikerspub.co.uk. Camping on site. Thursday is their biggest bike night of the week but there is something on every day at the Queen Vic, which is well known for its live music and ‘belly buster’ specials.

VINTAGE MOTOR CYCLE CLUB (VMCC). A must for owners and fans of bikes 25 years of age and over. More than 15,000 members and nearly 80 sections with meetings, rideouts and events all over the country. Tel 01283 495100 or visit www.vmcc.net

VIRAGO STAR OWNERS’ CLUB (Centre 10 East Anglia) meets 1st Sunday each month, noon-2pm, Fleece Pub, Mendlesham, Suffolk (which also stocks Motor Cycle Monthly). Contact club rep Martin Yates 07702 553436 email martin@sillyhelmetcovers.co.uk Also visit www. vsco.org.uk

VIRAGO STAR OWNERS’ CLUB (Centre 14 South London and Surrey). Meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at The Well House Inn, Chipstead Lane, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3SQ. Contact centre rep at centre.rep@vsoc-centre14.co.uk or call 01737 830640.

WAGGON AND HORSES, London Road, Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucs GL5 2BL. Tel 01453 731686. Landlord Julian Ballinger rides a Ducati 900SS and the pub is a meeting place for both the UKMOC and DOCGB.

WARRINGTON MCC meet every Friday, at 8pm, Hollins Park Sports & Social Club (off the A49 opp B&Q) at Winwick, nr Warrington WA2 8TE. The BMF affiliated club has been going since the 60s, are rally regulars and organise their own runs. More info call Morris Jones 01744 25096.

WATCHFIELD INN, Watchfield Mark, nr Highbridge, Somerset. Tel 01278773851. www.nabd.org.uk National Association for Bikers with a Disability (NABD) North Somerset meet from 7.30pm third Tuesday in each month.

WATERLOO AND DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB meets 8.30pm the third Wednesday of every month at the Railway Club, Melling Road, Aintree. Rideouts (early and late) every Sunday morning from McDonald’s, Switch Island Leisure Park, Dunnings Bridge Road, Liverpool. Visit www.wdmc.co.uk Contact club secretary Gerry Donnelly 01514 74 4158 or ride co-ordinator Ian Thomas 07784 730895.

WATERMAN, Birmingham Road, Hatton, Warks CV35 7JJ. Tel 01926 492427. Open daily 11am until late. Wednesday bike nights sometimes attract 2000-plus.

WESSONS CAFE AT WESSONS MOTORCYCLES, High Street, Horam, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 OER. Tel: 01435 813999. www.wessonscafe.com Café open 9am-5pm Wednesdays to Saturdays, 10am-4pm Sundays. Close Monday and Tuesday. Popular year-round meeting place.

Westhoughton MCC. Meet 8pm the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at the Greyhound pub on the A6 at Westhoughton, Bolton Lancs. Email gillianglynn@hotmail.co.uk

WEST END CAFE, Broad Street, Llandovery, Carmarthan SA20 OAR. Tel 01550 720694. Popular with bikers every day but particularly Sundays. Great roads in the area to explore.

WEST MIDDLESEX MCC. Meet about 8pm every Wednesday, The Crown, Colham Green Road, Hillingdon, Essex UB8 3QH. Regular rideouts, camping weekends and European biking holidays. For more call Steve on 07915 656760 or visit www.wmmcc.co.uk

WEST MIDLANDS MAG. Meet 8pm first Thursday of the month at Bewell Head Working Mens’ Club, 44 Bewell Head, off Broad Street, Bromsgrove, B61 8HY. More details Eddie 01527 575843 or Debbie 07901 564460. www.ag-org.uk

WEST NORFOLK MAG. Meet at The Sandboy Pub, Bawsey (on B1145) near King’s Lynn every Wednesday from 7.30pm. Contact Denise 01485 544589, Email bikerwaddy@aol.co.uk or see http://west-norfolk.mag-uk.org

West Oxon MAG, meets 8.30pm every Tuesday The New Inn, Corn Street, Witney, Oxon OX28 6AU. Call Rob 07905 003585 or visit westoxonmag.org.uk

WEST YORKSHIRE MAG: Meets 8pm Thursdays, The Three Pigeons, Sun Lane, off South Parade, Halifax HX1 2LX. MAG business 2nd and 4th Thursdays, socials other Thursdays.

WHISTLESTOP CAFE, Unit 1 Langbourne Road, Whitby, Yorkshire Y021 1YN. Tel 01947 606060. Open daily 9.30am-5pm. Hours extended until 9pm for bikers’ nights every Thursday during the summer.

WHISTLESTOP MCC meet Thursdays, from 6pm, Whistlestop Café, HTM Business Park, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, North Wales LL18 5UZ. Ride-outs, rock nights, charity events and more. Info Bloater on 07984 947412.

WHITEWAYS CAFÉ, Bury Hill, Houghton, Arundel BN18 9FD. Tel 01798 831892. Popular destination that can attract up to 300 bikers on summer Sundays.

WHITE HORSE, West Row, Mildenhall IP28 8NY. Bike nights Thursday evening. Enquiries after 5pm to Lorraine 01638 713 801.

White Lion, 46 High Street, Baldock, Herts. Tel 01462 892875. Totally bike friendly landlord. Live music, and good beer. North Herts MAG meet on Monday nights. Home of the Gremlin Bike Show!

WHITE SWAN, North Quay, Great Yarmouth NR30 1PU. Tel 01493 842027. Open daily 11am-11pm. Riverside pub not far from the more crowded seafront.

WILD OX, A46, Six Hills, Leicester LE14 3PD. Big bike meets every Tues evening during the summer.

WILLINGHAM WOODS, Market Rasen, Lincs (off the A631 towards Louth) Tel 01673 849778. Popular spring and summer meeting place for bikers particularly Wednesday nights when the café/kiosk stays open late. www.willinghamwoods.com

WINDSOR AND DISTRICT MAG: Meet every Tuesday from 8.30pm, The Red Cow, Albert Street, Slough SL1 2AU. Tel 07722 538317 or visit www.wadmag.org.uk

SUSSEX – WIMA (Women's International Motorcycling Assoc). Meet second Sunday in every month 10am for a 10.30am departure at Rushfields Garden Centre, Henfield Rd, Poynings, Sussex BN45 7AY. Women of all ages and any bike type welcome. For more details see www.wimagb.co.uk Tel 0560 165 9779.

WIRRAL ADVANCED MOTORCYCLISTS (WAM). Club meets 8pm second Tuesday of the month at Roundel RAFA Club, junction Alton/Shewsbury Road, Oxton. Rideouts every Sunday. Contact secretary@w-a-m.co.uk

WORCESTER MOTORCYCLE CLUB, Tower Building, Perdiswell Park, Droitwich Rd, Worcester WR3 7SN. Tel 01905451213. www.worcmcc.org.uk Licensed club room open Sunday noon-2pm and Tues and Friday 8pm-11pm. Ride-outs, fundraising events, discos throughout the year.

WYCOMBE MAG: Meets Tuesdays from 9pm, The Stag, Flackwell Heath, nr High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 9ES.

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BIKES AT THE BEACH

APPLECROSS, Wester Ross. A long way to go for a pint and sandwich if you live in Cornwall but the Applecross Inn (see Cafés, Pubs, Meets) is a local favourite for its beach front beer garden, amazing views and the journey there through the Bealach-na-Ba pass on one of Britain’s most celebrated biking roads. Peak season weekends often attract hundreds of bikes. Rooms available and tourers welcome at nearby Applecross campsite 01520 744 268.

BEACH CAFÉ, 56 Beach Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 7HA. Good place to start or end a breakfast run.

BLACKPOOL AREA. Fylde Bike Meets, St Anne’s Town Centre, Lancs from 6.30pm Mondays all year round and regular rideouts on Sundays. Discount card available offering savings at local bike shops, cafes etc. Contact rbooth666@blueyonder.co.uk or visit www.fyldebikemeet.co.uk. Or you could just suss out the area by attending Blackpool area MAG meets which take place from 8pm on the first and third Wednesdays at the Number 4 Public House, Newton Drive, Blackpool FY3 8PY. Details: www.blackpoolmag.co.uk

BOGNOR REGIS. Biker Kevin Stillwell aims to make his restaurant a must for any motorcyclist visiting the resort. It’s called OUR PLACE and you will find it opposite the pier at 4 Waterloo Square PO21 1SU. Tel 01243 868585, Open seven days a week from 8am Monday to Saturday and from 7.30am on Sunday which has been designated Bike Day. Special biker events planned; watch Diary Dates for details.

BRIGHTON, East Sussex. The Annual Rockers’ Reunion and Brightona festival are the big ones but Madeira Drive is choc-a-block most summer weekends.

HUNSTANTON, Norfolk. Check out the scene any summer Sunday. Also a good destination to head on those cold but bright winter days.

Lowestoft, Suffolk, London Road Inc is a family owned motorcycle business that takes its name from its address at 63-65 London Road South, Lowestoft NR33 0AS. Tel 01502 566858. Open Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Attractions include a 50s-style diner with a giant TV screen which is just great for watching bike sport. The diner seats 38 and the bar is available for club nights. Go to www.londonroadinc.com for details. The resort is also the home of the annual Eastern Lights Cavalcade from Norwich. See www.easternlights.co.nr

PAIGNTON, DEVON. From spring to autumn the seafront is home to one of the country’s biggest and best bike nights organised as a charity fundraiser by BMD (Bikers Make A Difference). These mostly Wednesday evening sessions run from 6pm and begin this year on 27 May, The usual Bike of the Night prize is worth £50 but it’s £500 on 15 July, 5 and 9 August. The 2009 season kicks off with the Paignton Bike Festival by the same organisers on 1-3 May.

POOLE QUAY, DORSET. Superb bike nights run Tuesday evenings from early April to late September with Bike of the Night winners invited back to compete in a grand finale.

SKEGNESS. A favourite summer Sunday destination for bikers. Two big seafront car parks close to amusements, chippies and cafes. Picnic tables at Gibraltar Point for those seeking a quiet escape. Skegness MCC welcomes visitors to their meets at the aptly named Welcome Inn, Borough Road, 8.30pm 1st Wednesday of the month.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. London in trunks and bikinis. Lots of bikers most summer weekends, but head there on the 1st Wednesday of the month and drop in on the local MAG meeting which starts about 8.30pm at the Cork and Cheese in the town centre’s Victoria Plaza.

WALTON ON THE NAZE. Central Kiosk, Princes Esplanade CO14 8PJ. Good place to pick up your MCM and a drink before facing the bracing sea breeze at this Essex resort. Open February to start of December.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET. The annual beach meeting here is the biggie attracting upwards of 100,000 spectators. The 2009 races are on 10 and 11 October. Thursday evening bike nights were also launched in the resort in 2008 to raise funds for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day Appeal. They were the idea of Adam and Sarah Brown and kick off again on 7 May, running through until 24 September. See www.rblr.co.uk/westonbikenight.html

WHITBY, North Yorkshire. Not as brash as nearby Scarborough, but a great destination reached on some superb riding roads. Drop in for tea and a bacon sarnie at the Whistlestop Cafe on the harbour (see Cafes, Pubs, Meets). You could turn a visit to Scarborough into a motorcycling holiday next season by matching it up to a race meeting at the Oliver’s Mount circuit. See www.auto66.com

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DIRT BIKE TRAINING

BMW OFF-ROAD SKILLS CENTRE, Ystradgynlais, South Wales. Bookings: 08000 131 282. www.bmw.motorrad.co.uk Email: bmw@worldofbmw.com Training centre headed by Dakar Rally hero Simon Pavey offers variety of courses and tours for riders of all ability.

CCM EXPERIENCE. Tel 01204 544940. www.ftexperience.com Learn how to ride American flat track. One day training on CCM FT35 or CCM230. Under 16s £149 (£75 if ACU licence holder), adults £199.

MKMX, Pineham, Milton Keynes. Tel 07930 159508. www.mkmx.co.uk Training sessions with Rob Herring.

NMA (National Motocross Academy). Tel 01302 759487. www.nationalmotocrossacademy.com Training for children and adults and at all levels from beginner to expert. One-day refresher courses and three-day training courses at a variety of tracks. Also week-long winter sessions in Spain.

OFF-ROAD TRIALS EXPERIENCE. Tel 07791 180539. www.iwantyowheelie.co.uk Instructor Darren Aris says trials bike training will also help make you a better road rider. Sessions for groups of six held Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays in Milton Keynes and Stratford-upon-Avon. Fee covers use of 125 Scorpa trials bike.

ROB HERRING MX SCHOOL, The Estate Office, Grove Farm, Ettington, Stratford-upon-Avon. Warks CV37 7NX. Tel 01789 459100. www.schooloffish.co.uk Schooling by the 10-times MX Champion.

SUZUKI OFF ROAD CENTRE, Wheeldon Farm, Halwell, Totnes, Devon TQY 7JY. Tel 01548 821784. Visit www.wheeldontwo.co.uk Range of courses available for children and adults with special sessions available for women and clubs. Facilities include indoor arena and access to extensive trails. Noise regs mean only the centre’s own extensive range of Suzukis can be used.

TONYMOTO MOTO CROSS PARK, Winchester, Hampshire. Tel 07729 827981. Training days and MX Master courses.

TRACK SENSE, PO Box 818, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6WD. Tel 08704 450 600. www.tracksense.co.uk Off-road training school Kent. Tailor-made sessions for groups of four or more in additional to set programme.

Trailquest, Callington Cornwall. Call 01579 362849. Visit www.trailquest.org.uk Off-road adventure days, special expedition training, local, national and international tours.

YAMAHA OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE, Glyhafren, Old Hall, Wales. Llanidloes, Powys SY18 6PS. Tel 01686 413324. www.yamaha-offroad-experience.co.uk Courses available for adults and children.

TRACKDAYS/RACE SCHOOLS

ANGLESEY CIRCUIT, The Estate Office, Bodorgan, Anglesey LL62 5LP. Tel 01407 840253. www.angleseycircuit.com Email admin@angleseycircuit.com Trackdays for bikes and cars.

CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE SCHOOL, Unit 92, Leyland Trading Estate, Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 1RA. Tel 08700 671 061. www.superbikeschool.co.uk Email: infosuperbikeschool.co.uk

CASTLE COOMBE RACING SCHOOL, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 7EY. Tel 01249 782929/782417. www.castlecoombecircuit.co.uk Email emma@castlecombecircuit.co.uk

DONINGTON PARK, Donington Park Circuit, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2RP. Tel 01332 919503. Email donington.reception@livenation.co.uk

DUCATI RIDING EXPERIENCE. Former 500cc World Champion Marco Lucchinelli is among the instructors again this year and bikes for those on the Mastercourse now include the new 1198. Seven two-day sessions planned at four Italian circuits between April and September for riders ranging from beginners to would-be pro racers. See www.ducati.com

DUKE TRACK DAYS, Champion House, Douglas, Isle of Man. Tel 01624 640050. www.duketrackdays.com email mail@duketrackdays.com Motorcycle, mini moto and car trackdays at the Isle of Man’s Jurby circuit.

FOCUSED EVENTS. Tel 08702 646268. www.focusedevents.com Circuits include Almeria, Cadwell, Cartagena, Brands Hatch, Donington, Jerez and Oulton.

HOPP RIDER TRAINING. Tel 01485 518032. www.hoppridertraining.co.uk Advanced rider sessions at Cadwell and Mallory.

HOTTRAX. Tel 08707 669861. www.hottrax.co.uk Trackdays and instruction at circuits including Almeria, Anglesey, Cadwell, Croft, Donington, Lydden, Mallory, Oulton and Silverstone.

KNOCKHILL. Dunfermline, Fife KY12 9TF. Tel 01383 723337. www.knockhill.com Email: enquiries@knockhill.com Trackdays most Mondays until October.

LLANDOW CIRCUIT, Marcross Holdings, Marcross Farm, Marcross, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan CF61 1ZG. www.llandow.com Llandow.com Tel 07876 557146.

MICK BODDICE HONDA TRACK TRAINING SCHOOL. Tel 07966 514747. Email boddtts@blueyonder.co.uk Track sessions for adults and juniors at Darley Moor circuit (off the A5153 three miles from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2ET). Track sessions most Fridays from March to October and occasional Saturday dates.

MOTORSPORT VISION, Brands Hatch Circuit, Fawkham, Longfield, Kent DA3 BNG. Tel 01474 872331. Bike bookings Tel 0870 850 5013 www.motorsportvision.co.uk Track days Brands, Cadwell and Oulton.

NO LIMITS TRACKDAYS, Unit 4, 138 St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, Herts AL4 9LL. Tel 01727 899173. www.nolimitstrackdays.co Email: info@nolimitstrackdays.com Circuits include Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park, Croft, Donington, Mallory Park, Oulton, Snetterton, Dijon, Jerez, Lausitzring, Magny Cours
and Monza.

PEMBREY TRACK DAY. Phil Bevan Racing. Tel 07885 453191. Email:phil@philbevanracing.co uk

RACEDAYS, The White House, Stanton Road, Elmesthorpe, Leics LE9 7SH. Tel 01455 271888. www.racedays.net Trackdays with schooling from top international riders. Circuits include Valencia, Brno, Misano, Mugello, Jerez, Cartegena.

RAPID TRAINING LTD, 2 The Orchard, Aston Clinton. Bucks HP22 5LN. Tel 01296 630638. www.rapidtraining.co.uk Advanced sessions at Brands, Cadwell, Donington and Mallory.

RON HASLAM RACE SCHOOL. Tel 02332 883323. www.haslamraceschool.com Email: enquiries@haslamraceschool.com Top race school run at Donington Park by the former works Honda star with sessions for riders of all ages and experience.

SANTA POD RACEWAY, Airfield Road, Podington, Wellingborough, Northants NN29 7XA. Tel 01234 782 828. www.santapod.co.uk and www.rwyb.co.uk Super value for money Run What Ya Brung sessions for bikes and cars.

SHAKESPEARE COUNTY RACEWAY, nr Warks. Tel 01789 720180. wwwshakespsearecountyraceway.com Home of the annual Bulldog Bash, some great race meetings and cheap as chips RWYB sessions.

TRACK BIKES UK LTD. Tel 08449 991474 or 07736 596239. www.uktrackbikes.com Newcomers to the track day scene offering track sessions at the Llandow Circuit, Vale of Glamorgan.

TRACKDAYS.CO.UK Augustus Mews, High Street, Braintree, Essex CM7 1JS. Tel 0870 4445541. www.trackdays.co.uk Email: bookings@trackdays.co.uk

TRACK SENSE, PO Box 818, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6WD. Tel 08704 450 600. www.tracksense.co.uk Email: info@tracksense.co.uk Track days at Almeria and Jerze, off-road training Kent.

AUCTIONS

BAWTRY MOTOR AUCTION, Corner Garage, Bawtry, nr Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN10 6JL. Tel 01302 710333. www.bawtryauctions.co.uk Auctions of mainly modern motorcycles on the third Tuesday of every month. Viewing from 4pm. Sale at 6pm.

BONHAMS, 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SR. Tel 0207 447 7447. www.bonhams.com/motorcycles Auctioneers of vintage and classic motorcycles in Britain, Australia and USA.

CHEFFINS, Clifton House, Clifton Road, Cambridge CB1 7EA. Tel 01223 213777. www.cheffins.co.uk Auction of vintage and classic motorcycles at Cheffins Sales Ground, Sutton, Ely, Cambs at 10.30am on 28 October.

H&H CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE AUCTIONS, Whitegate Farm, Hatton Lane, Hatton, Cheshire WA4 4BZ. Tel 01925 730630. www.classic-auctions.co.uk Auctioneers of historic motorcycles, cars and automobilia.

PALMER SNELL. Tel 01935 812218. Recently celebrated their 50th anniversary as a motorcycle auctioneer.

TENNANTS AUCTIONEERS, The Auction Centre, Leyburn, N Yorkshire. Tel 01969 623780. www.tennants.co.uk

WILSONS AUCTIONS. Dublin, Belfast, Portadown and Scotland. Tel 01294 833444. www.wilsonsauctions.com Auctioneers of motorcycles, quads, mini bikes.

UNIVERSAL VEHICLE SERVICES. Tel: 01234 762218. www.universal-salavage.com Auctions of stolen-recovered, vandalised machines etc.

AUTOJUMBLES

ANDREW GREENWOOD, PO Box 1254, Huddersfield HD4 6WY. Tel 01484 452002. www.classicshows.org

EGP ENTERPRISES, 24 Jubilee Avenue, Ascot SL5 8NZ. Tel 01344 883961. www.egpenterprises.co.uk Events held Kempton Racecourse.

ELK PROMOTIONS, The Little Farm, Ivychurch, Romney Marsh Kent TN29 0AL. Tel 01797 344277. www.elk-promotions.co.uk

EUROJUMBLES NETLEY MARSH, Hants. Classicbikeshows, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Media Centre, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6JR. Tel 01507 529430 or visit www.classicbikeshows.com
Must attend events for vintage, veteran and classic bike fans with a huge variety of stands selling everything from complete bikes to rare parts, books manuals and memorabilia. As well as two massive autojumbles at Netley Marsh, the team organise the annual April and October Stafford Shows and Bristol Show which also feature autojumbles.

JBM. Tel 01242 621495. www.johnbudgenmotorcycles.co.uk Three Autojumbles per year all held at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucs.

MARK WOODWARD CLASSIC EVENTS. Tel 01253 407779. Well-known organiser of such events as the Garstang Autojumble and now proprietor of many regional shows and autojumbles bought from Andrew Greenwood including events at Thoresby Park, Cholmondeley Castle, Capesthorne, Ripley Castle, Hoghton Town, Belvoir and Uttoxeter.

NORTH WEALD AUTOJUMBLES, North Weald Airfield, Essex CM16 6AA. Stalls and pitches indoors and out. Organiser Tony Huck of Maitland Racing 020 7485 0473. www.northwealdmotorsport.co.uk

PD PROMOTIONS. Tel 012027 46733. Autojumbles at Ringwood, Dorset and Taunton, Somerset.

PENNY FARTHING FAIRS. Tel 01773 819154. www.Penny-farthing-fairs.co.uk Email: mail@pff-uk.info Venues: Huddersfield, Yorkshire; Newark and Notts Showground, Newark on Trent, Notts.

RUFFORTH AUTOJUMBLE, (First Saturday every month) 10am-4pm, Rufforth Park, (B1224) between York and Wetherby. Tel 01904 738620.

THE BIG BIKE SHOP, Unit 27, Aberaman Park Industrial Estate, Aberdane. Tel 01685 873707. Autojumble every Sunday 10am-4pm.

WOODFORD CLASSIC EVENTS. Bike, boat and car autojumbles. Bovingdon Airfield, Herts, Chelmsford and Kidlington. Tel 0208 252 6831. Email: events@woodclass.com wwww.woodclass.com

MUSEUMS

BATTLESBRIDGE MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, Muggeridge Farm, Maltings Road, Battlesbridge, Wickford, Essex SS11 7RF. Tel 01268 769000. Open Sundays only 11am-4pm. Tickets: Adults £1.

BROOKLANDS MOTOR MUSEUM, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 OQN. Tel 01932 857381. www.brooklandsmuseum.com Email: info@brooklandsmuseum.com Open daily 10am-5pm summer (4pm close winter). Tickets: Adult £8, OAP and student £6, child 6-16 £5, u5s free, family (2 adults, 3 children) £20. Famous circuit now houses impressive collection, from a 1929 Grindlay Peerless to Concorde.

COVENTRY TRANSPORT MUSEUM, Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JD. Tel 024 7623 4270. www.transport-museum.com Email: museum@transport-museum.com Open daily 10am-5pm. Free admission. Salute to Coventry’s central role in the history of British road transport. Completion in April 2006 of a four-year £6.9m development included an all-new motorcycle gallery and expansion of the three-acre site and collection.

CRAVEN’S CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE COLLECTION, Brockfield Villa, Stockton on Forest, York, North Yorkshire YO32 9UE. Tel 01904 488461 (or evenings) 400493. Open 1st Sunday of the month Easter to December. Tickets: Adult £3, children under 16 free. More than 250 motorcycles.

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, Castle Cary Road (A359), Sparkford, Somerset BA22 7LU. Tel 01963 440 0804. www.haynesmotormuseum.co.uk Email: mike@haynesmotormuseum.co.uk Open daily April to October 9.30am-5.30pm, Nov to March 10am-4.30pm. Tasty motorcycles, gorgeous cars.

IPSWICH TRANSPORT MUSEUM, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich 1P3 9JD. Tel 01473 715666. www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk Open Sundays and bank holidays April to November 11am-4pm, school holidays daily 1pm-4pm. Tickets: Adult £3.50, concessions £2.50, child £2.50. About 100 vehicles on display ranging from an Ipswich-built 50s Ostler Miniauto designed to be powered by a 15-25cc model aircraft engine through to a double-decker AEC bus.

LAKELAND MOTOR MUSEUM, Holker Hall and Gardens, Cark-in-Cartmell, Grange-over-Sands, South Lakeland, Cumbria LA11 7PL. Tel 015395 58509. www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk Open daily 10.30am-4.45pm from March until 29 December. Tickets: Adult £6, OAP £5.50, student £5, child £3.50 Family (2 adults, 4 children) £19. Ex-Barry Sheene 1979 Dunstall GS1000 Suzuki and the 125 Honda Joey Dunlop raced in the 1993 TT among the 35 bikes on display.

LAMBRETTA SCOOTER MUSEUM, 77 Alfred Street, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon BS23 1PP. Tel 01934 614614. Open Wed-Sat 10am- 5pm. Free admission, advisable to call if travelling any distance. Nigel Cox of Weston Scooter Parts opened the museum in 1986. Every model ranging from 1947 to the end of Italian production in 1970.

LONDON MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, Ravenor Farm, Oldfield Lane, South Greenford, Middlesex UB6 9LD. Tel 0208 575 6644. www.motorcycle-uk.com Email thelmm@hotmail.com Open weekends and Bank Holidays 10am-4pm. Tickets: Adult £3, OAP £1.50, child (5-14) 50p. Excellent collection of road and competition machines.

NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire S042 7ZN. Tel 01590 612345. www.beaulieu.co.uk Open daily May to September 10am-6pm (closes 5pm winter). Tickets: Adult £15.50, OAP £14.50 youth (13-17) £9.25, child £8.25. Cars, motorcycles (including the 1961 Hailwood 250-4 Honda) and novelty displays such as the World of James Bond.

NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 OEJ. Tel 01675 443311. www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk Email: admin@nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk Open daily 10am-6pm. Tickets: Adult £6.95, OAP and child (4-15) £4.95. Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £20. World’s biggest and best motorcycle museum.

NORFOLK MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, Station Yard, Norwich Road, North Walsham, Norfolk NR28 0DS. Tel 01692 406266. Open daily 10am-4.30pm. More than 100 machines on display.

SAMMY MILLER MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, Bashley Cross Road, New Milton, Hants BH25 5SZ. Tel 01425 616644. www.sammymiller.co.uk Email: info@sammymiller.co.uk Open daily 10am-4.30pm. Tickets: adult £5.90, child £3. Superb collection.

SCIENCE MUSEUM, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD. Tel 0870 4868. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk Open daily 10am-6pm. Free admission apart from 3D Imax cinema. Blink and you will miss the motorcycle-related exhibits, but fun nonetheless.

WHITEWEBBS MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT, Whitewebbs Road, Enfield EN2 9HW. Tel 020 8367 1898. www.whitewebbsmuseum.co.uk Open 10am-4pm Tuesdays and the last Sunday of most months.

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