2008 & 2009 Biker Events Calender (& Biker Friendly Venues)

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This is not a definitive list so if anyone has any more events to add (or cancel), pm me with details (same as below) and I'll slip them in For full detail of each event, just use your own search engine and type in the event name, date and venue.

November
28-7th Dec...International Motorcycle & Scooter Show...NEC, Birmingham
30th .......... 19th Bottesford Toy Run ........................ Leave the Red Lion pub, Bottesford, at 11.00

December
5-7th ......... Druids MCC's Icy Ale Rally ..................... The Rutland Arms, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir.
6th ........... Santas on a Bike Charity Run .................. Long Ashton Park & Ride in Bristol, convoy will travel to the Children's Hospice Southwest at Wraxall near Bristol
7th ............Unwanted MCC's Annual Toy Run .............The Beech Inn, Burton on Trent,DE13 0DL
7th ............ Whitstable Kent Toy Run ....................... 2pm start from Gorrell Tank Car Park, town center
7th ............ Wirral Toy Run 2008 .............................. meet at New Brighton
7th ............ The 23rd Reading Toy Run ...................... 1pm at Foster Wheeler, (Shire Hall), J11 M4
7th ...........Stoke on Trent Bikers 31st Annual Toy Run. .... See website for details
7th ........... Happy Bob's 4th Annual Toy Run ................ meeting place - Cherry Tree, Oundle Road, Peterborough at 10am
7th ............ 1st RideSafe BackSafe Toy Run .............. meeting place is Rivington Barn, leave at 10.30am
13th .......... Unwanted MCC's Xmas Party ...................Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Burton on Trent, DE14 2BB
14th .............Ace cafe toy run 2008. .........................See website for details
14th .............Yorkshire Bandits, Toy run ....................10am, Sun Inn Pub,Harrogate.HG3 1SZ
14th .............Ancestors MCC Toy Run. ..................... Ballygowan as usual, leaving at 1pm
14th ............ Brian and Eileen’s 14th Toy Run ............ Halfway House Pub, Challock Cross Roads, Ashford at 1pm
14th ............ 1st Toy Run for Spurgeons .................. The Cannon pub, Cannon Street, Wellingborough leaving 10am for Bedford
14th ............ The British Bikers Club 3rd Toy Run ........ West side roundabout on Junction 2 of the M57, leave for Alder Hey at 12:30pm
?16th? ..........Glasgow Toy Run (Yorkhill) ...................11am meet at Kelvin Way, starts 12pm
17th ........... MAG Leeds Toy Run ............................ Rising Sun, Kirkstall Road, Leeds (opposite Leeds Harley-Davidson) at 6.15pm
20th ...........Tsunami Riders MCC's 11th Xmas Party ......Old Eltamians Rugby Club, Chislehurst
21st ...........Paws n claws pet food run. .....................Ace café. See website for details
21st............RBLR Non Attendance Rally .....................http://www.rblr.co.uk/word%20docs/NAR.pdf
25th .......... Wrekin Riders, 1st Non Attendance Rally (In support of Macmillan Nurses) ..tracyjhunter@blueyonder.co.uk
31st .......... Unwanted MCC's New Years Eve Party .....The Beech Inn, Burton on Trent, DE13 0DL
31st .......... The Helmet of Doom New Years Party ...... Vic Bikers Pub, Whitwick Rd, Coalville, Leics, LE67 3FA


(All 2009 dates are PROVISIONAL, so check them nearer the time)

2009
January
1st ............. 11th Brass Monkey Run .......................... The Vic Bikers Pub, Whitwick Rd, Coalville, LE67 3FA
2-4th .......... Mayflower MCC's Force 10 Rally ............... See webiste for booking details
23-25th .......Kickstart Rally '09,Ogri MCC....................... Kemble Airfield, nr Cirencester, Glos.
23-25th ...... Mad Cow Rally ....................................... BSE MAG Mad Cows' Mad Cow Rally

February
6-7th ......... Annwn BC's Snowplough Rally ................... Piltdown Man Pub, A272, Piltdown, East Sussex
6-8th ......... 2nd Snooty's Frozen Brush Rally ................ The Snooty Fox, A64 Scarbrough Rd, YO17 8EN
14th ..........Unwanted MCC's Valentines Party .............. Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Burton on Trent, Staffs, DE14 2BB
14-15th ......Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show ................. Bath & West Showground at Shepton Mallet
27-1st March...Rally with a Chalet ............................... Pontins Holiday Centre, Ainsdale Beach, Merseyside

March
29th ..........South Of England Classic Bike Show ............ South of England Showground at Ardingly near Gatwick
29th ......... 29th Wirral Egg Run ................................. meet at New Brighton

April

10-12th ..... 6th Hic Bibi Charity Rally ............................The Red Herring, Mill Lane, Coppull, Chorley,PR7 5AN
26th ......... Alpha 5 Ireland air ambulance ...................... Bangor Co Down, Balbriggan (near Dublin), Boyle, Ballyshannon, Bundoran, Ballymoney and back to Bango
26th ......... Bikers In Paradise 2009,Herts Air Ambulance ... Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

May
22-23rd ....... Annwn BC's Wallbanger Rally .................... Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9HS
29-1st June .. Kroaz Du Breizh, Black Cross Rally ............. Brittany, France. (Details from Kroaz Du Breizh)

June
5-7th ..........7th Annual Bike, Trike & Custom Show......... Shobnall Sports & Social Club,Burton on Trent, Staffs, DE14 2BB
19-21st .......Norfolk Bikers RC's 1st Dog Inn Rally ............ The Dog Inn,Johnson Street,Ludham, NR29 5NY

July
3-5th ........Wycombe MAG's Chinnor Bike Dayz .............. Little Horsenden Farm, B4009, Bledlow, Princes Risborough, HP27 9QE
10-12th ..... Unwanted MCC's 5th Cock Out Rally ........... Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Burton on Trent, Staffs, DE14 2BB
10-12th ..... 13th Get Ratted Rally ............................... Addingham Moorside, Silsden, Nr Keighley, West Yorkshire
19-21st ..... Breudeur An Aod Rally................................ St Malo, Brittany, France. (Details from Ross)

August
14-16th ..... 11th Bottler Dog Rally ............................... Jolly Tar, A51 near Nantwich
22-23rd ...... Triumph Bonneville Golden Jubilee ................ Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire

September
4-6th ......... 18th DangerMouse Rally ........................... DMRC website closer to the date
18-20th ...... Cernunnos MCC's 9th Mabon Rally ............... Robin Hood pub, Clifton Reynes, north Bucks

October
10th ......... 2nd Ride to the Wall (RTTW) ....................... ?Tamworth Services? to The Arboretum, Staffordshire
31st .......... Cernunnos MCC's Samhain & Fireworks Night ... Robin Hood pub, Clifton Reynes, near Olney, north Bucks

November

December

another link to more events http://www.cernunnos-mcc.org/whatson.php

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Biker Friendly Pub's, Café & Biker Nights

Monday

The Victoria Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LEICESTERSHIRE.Junction 22 of the M1 and Junction 13 of the M42


Tuesday

Hope & Anchor, Sluice Road, South Ferriby. (A1077)
The Oxfordshire Yeoman, Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Oxon, OX29 8AQ
The Crosskeys, Brigg Road, Grasby (A1084)
Lord Stones cafe, Carlton Bank Car Park, Cleveland (B1257) gravel car park!
White Horse Pub, Wymington near Rushden (just inside the Bedfordshire boundary. A6)
Kyzers’ Kustom Bike Night (1st Tues of month) The Bowling Green, Cellarhead, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST9 0JQ.
The Mill House, hartford marina, bike meet, decent pub looking out on to the marina, very little police hassle, great roads around the area. Huntingdon Road, Cambridgeshire (A1123)
Flask Inn, A171 nr Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, Nth Yorkshire

Wednesday

Seaways (The Bike Shed) Fridaythorpe , A166, Driffield to York Road
Scaling Dam car park, on the A171 Guisboriugh to Whitby (moors road), 5 & 8pm the butty wagon is staying open especially for bikers
Dick Turpin's Rest, Blue Chip House, High Street, Sherburn, (A64)
Bosville Arms Rudston, East Yorks. Kilham Wednesday Night Bikers,
The Oakdene Café. A20 near Wrotham, Kent at the junction of the A20 and M26 (j2 / j2a) near Brands Hatch motor racing circuit.
Farningham Road Hotel, come off M25 at Brands Hatch turn off
Loomies cafe is a biker friendly cafe run by keen bikers. You can get a great breakfast, meal and take away. Loomies is situated on the A272
Station cafe, Alton. biker friendly and is run by bikers! Situated in Alton near the train station

Thursday

Warley Cross café A165 Hull to Bridlington road between brandsburton and beeford (and great scran apparently)
Whistle Stop Tea Rooms, Unit 1, Whitby Station, Whitby
The Victoria Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LEICESTERSHIRE.Junction 22 of the M1 and Junction 13 of the M42


Friday

The dove, Micheldever, Winchester. just off the A303 on Andover road, Winchester

Sunday

Knott End Cafe, 3 Ramsay Court, Knott End-on-sea, Lancashire. (B5270)
The Oakdene Café. A20 near Wrotham, Kent at the junction of the A20 and M26 (j2 / j2a) near Brands Hatch motor racing circuit.
Eastham Tap (formerly Pier Bar). Eastham (A41 / B5132 onto Ferry Road to Oakwood)
Aberystwyth seafront Sunday around the snack cabin
Oasis Cafe Abergavenny every sunday in the bus station car park.



Beacon Court, Gillingham - further down the A2 coastbound to the M2
Big D's Biker Cafe and Bar, 355 Halifax Road, Todmorden, Lancashire
Fimber Cafe, Fridaythorpe, Driffield, (B1248) Two points of warning, however: watch out for the gravel car park, and they usually only open later in the day.
Hartside Top (England's highest cafe) located on the A686 between Penrith, Alston or Hexham (very near), which is about 7 miles south of Alston (or the A689 Junction) on this A686
Iron Horse Cafe. From April 2009. A dedicated Biker cafe and themed saloon bar venue for all petrolheads in the North West run by our member tonh.
John O' Gaunt Pub, Blackstock Road, Gleadless, Sheffield. Druids North MC's new clubhouse. Planning to start a bikers nite, but until then if anyone fancies popping down for a drink and a chat you will all be made welcome
king edward V11, aylsham road, as above, all 3 pubs welcome bikers and good company found in all
Lakeside Coffee Shop, NORMANSTON PARK, LOWESTOFT
Log Cabin at Fridaythorpe. The log cabin is just down the road from Seaways off the first round-about as if you were going to Scarborough or Bridlington, starting off down the left road outside Seaways. Turn right at the round-about and its just in a gap in the woods about 50-100 yards up that road, lots of bikers use it, its a little gravely but not bad to get in. its about 4 miles down the road from Seaways.
Lower Load Inn, Biker Friendly. A 15th Century riverside inn and camping & caravan park.
Penny GarthCafé, Market Place, Main Street, Hawes (A684)
Ponderosa, Horseshoe Pass, approached from Mold & Ruthin via the A525, Wrexham and the East via the A483 & A5 and from the Shrewsbury and the South via the A5 and A542
Riverside. Driffield Canal Head, Driffield
Rivington Barn, Rivington Lane, Rivington, Lancashire . Between Chorley & Bolton. Leave the M61 at junction 6, go through Horwich, take the turnoff for Rivington lane on the right and Rivington barn is about a mile down the lane.
Shoulder of Mutton, Wendover, Bucks. pukka food
Squires. Newthorpe Lane, Nr Sherburn-in-Elmet,
Tan Hill Inn, (is Britain's highest pub at 1,732ft.) Tan Hill, Richmond . Tan Hill is located at the meeting point of Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Bowes Moor in the Northern Yorkshire Dales
The Greyhound, Burton on the Wolds, Nr Loughborough
The Cock Inn, Wrotham road, near Dartford?
The lord derby, Odiham, Hampshire. just off the main roundabout to Hook!
The jolly miller, Odiham, Hampshire. situated in Odiham on Hook road
The royal oak, Bordon, Hampshire. situated on Hollywater road, Whitehill, Bordon
royal oak, poringland , real ales etc. the boundry, outer ring road, norwich, (a real bikers pub, all welcome, some back-patch clubs allowed , no hassle , and a warm welcome.)
The Royal Oak, A435 Alcester Road, Studley, Warwickshire. Bikers Pub all bikers welcome
White Horse Inn, Stamford Road, Morcott, OAKHAM, Rutland. At the junction of A47 / A6121.
Willingham Woods, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire (The car park can be found off the A631 Market Rasen to Louth road.)
Windmill Inn n Chathatm Green on the A131.
yardbirds rock club, Kent Street, Grimsby, Just at the end of the A180 off Freeman Street.

More with pic's here:- BIKE MEETS IN THE UK - Motorcycle Heaven !

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All of the Christmas Toy Runs have been updated, there are 16 listed now!