Committee Meeting
2025-02-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-04-02 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-05-14 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | St John’s College School, 73 Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AB, United Kingdom
Details of the members who sit on the Committee can be viewed here

Please email Roger Taylor (secretary@cambsiam.org.uk)
if there is a matter which you would like to bring to the attention of Committee Members

Full Members ride to Wells-next-the-Sea
2025-02-20 09:30 - 15:30 | Shell Services Fourwentways, Fourwentways, Cambridge, CB21 6AP
Paul Norman leads his 2nd mid-week winter ride: a 143-mile round trip for a fish & chip lunch at Well-next-the-Sea. Restricted to full Members, this outing is limited to seven bikes in total. His first mid-week ride last month was fully subscribed, so don’t delay: use this link today to request a place directly with Paul, who is handling bookings
“ We’ll be setting off from Fourwentways Services at 9.30am on a route which will take us east of Thetford, with a coffee stop along the way, and through Dereham & Fakenham for a fish lunch at Wells-next-the-Sea. After lunch we’ll head down to Walker’s Café at Barton Mills, where we can enjoy a hot drink
The formal ride will end at Walker’s at around 3.30pm, with riders heading home solo or in informal groups “
Photo by Neil Mewes on Unsplash

Sunday ride to Sible Hedingham
2025-03-02 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Cambridge (Newmarket Road), Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AA
Special thanks to Mark Fox for stepping in when a gap appeared in our Sunday ride rota.With Keith Curtis as his tail gunner, Mark now leads on Sunday 2nd March, and following a successful recce ride has provided the description below

Our departure point is BP Newmarket Road in Cambridge, from where we head to Six Mile Bottom & Bartlow. It’s then east to Steeple Bumpstead & south to Wethersfield before turning east again to Sible Hedingham for breakfast at the Corner Café. After breakfast we head north to Clare and Stradishall, then wend our way westwards across to Stetchworth to pick up the A1303 just outside Newmarket for a quick blast to Stow-cum-Quy where the ride concludes.
The 77-mile ride features a good selection of country roads, with everything very suitable for an enjoyable early spring ride – whatever the weather! Due to space constraints at the breakfast stop – limit is a maximum of 10 riders including lead & tail

Paul Norman's final midweek ride of 2025
2025-03-12 09:30 - 16:00 | Shell Services Fourwentways, Fourwentways, Cambridge, CB21 6AP
Full members only: please check your inbox if you would like to join Paul Norman on Wednesday 12th March for his 3rd mid-week winter ride, which this time heads to the Suffolk coast at Southwold. Paul has provided the following outline of his plan for the day:
This outing is limited to 7 riders in addition to me. We’ll meet up at Fourwentways and set off at 9:30am. Our route east will take us through the middle of Suffolk, stopping for a coffee break along the way before our arrival in Southwold in time for lunch
The return route will take us through Thetford and down to Walkers Café at Barton Mills, where the ride will conclude at 3.30 – 4.00 pm. The total milage should come in at around 145 miles
As mentioned, Paul’s previous mid-week rides proved very popular… so check your inbox now for a message with further details on how to book!

Sunday ride to Shuttleworth
2025-03-16 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Childerley Gate, St Neots Road, Childerley Gate, Cambridge, CB23 8AY
This ride will be led by Ian Dunckley & tail-ended by Graham Maile….
… with Ian trying something new: an optional WhatsApp group to share photos & feedback
The ride
Our departure point is BP Childerley Gate, just a few miles from Cambridge. Heading west into Bedford, we pass through Longstowe, Gamlingay, Blunham, Willingham & Cople on our way to breakfast at the Shuttleworth Café (menu here). The outward journey is ~30 miles
Leaving the café we retrace our steps on a couple of short sections before branching off to Great Barford and heading cross-country to Riseley and on to the B645 where we turn east again. Passing through Hail Weston, Toseland & Boxworth we finish at the A14 Cambridge Services after a return journey of 38 miles
The WhatsApp group
Entirely optional: to take part simply include your mobile phone number when requesting a place on the ride! Those doing so will be invited to a WhatsApp group so they can get in touch with others during the ride should the need arise. Appreciative commentary & images posted to the group will be used (with your permission!) in a Newsletter article. The group will be deleted after the ride
Depart BP Childerley Gate, Cambridge CB23 8AY what3words
Breakfast Runway Café, Shuttleworth , SG18 9DT what3words
End A14 Cambridge Services, CB23 4WU what3words
Riders should arrive fully fuelled for the 9:20am briefing. Limited to 16 riders in total
Email Nigel & Catherine your mobile number if you wish to be included in the WhatsApp group!

Members evening: Julie Emmitt from BikeTrac, Roger Taylor on the challenge of an IAM Masters
2025-03-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Over Community Centre, The Doles, Over, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5NY
www.biketrac.co.uk

Biketrac will be discussing security for your bike, both at home and while you are out and about. The aim is to ensure you have all the information to make the right choice for you and your individual circumstances. They will be answering your questions on trackers and hard security, and giving you some helpful tips and tricks. Please come armed with your questions!
Timing as follows:
7.30pm to 8.30pm Your presentation followed by Q&A
8.30pm to 8.50pm Refreshments
8.50pm to 9.30pm the IAM Masters is the ultimate challenge: my experience by Roger Taylor and Ian Dunckley

Observer Training
2025-03-29 09:30 - 12:30 | Over Community Centre, The Doles, Over, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5NY
This session led by Chief Observer Shaun Digby, in the Seminar room at Over Community Centre
Photo by Daniel Lerman on Unsplash

Group organised Sunday ride
2025-04-06 09:30 - 13:30 | McDonalds, Caxton Gibbet, Ermine Street, Cambridge, CB23 3PE, United Kingdom
This ride will be led by Mark Fox and tailed by Barry D
The ride commences from the McDonalds car park at Caxton Gibbet. We take the back roads to St. Neots and then travel on to Eaton Socon, where we pick up one of my favourite local roads and run across via Bushmead to the B660. We take a relatively uninteresting section of the B660 to Kimbolton & then the more interesting section north to Old Weston. We then head up through Clopton and via a short blast up the A605 to the Barn Garden Centre, just south of Oundle, for breakfast at The Boxwood Café
After breakfast we head through Barnwell and across to Winwick. Continuing across country, we cross the A1 & head south through Abbots Ripton and on to St. Ives. We then head through Conington and Knapwell to BP Childerley Gate where the ride ends
The ride total 74 miles – with plenty of “progressive” roads you should be back well in time for your Sunday lunch
Due to space constraints at the breakfast stop, the ride is limited to a total of 12 participants
Depart McDonalds, Ermine Street, Caxton Gibbet CB23 3PE what3words
Breakfast The Boxwood Café, Oundle PE8 5PB what3words
End BP Childerley Gate, Cambridge CB23 8AY what3words

A presentation from Helite airbags
2025-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Over Community Centre, The Doles, Over, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5NY
We are very pleased to welcome Peter Riley from Helite UK, the premier manufacturer of motorcycle airbags who will join us at Over Community Centre to offer Members & Associates a presentation on his company’s products. The evening starts at 7:30pm
Helite was founded in 2002 in Dijon, France by Gérard Thévenot, an engineer specialising in fluid mechanics and a passionate fan of light aeronautics. Thévenot wanted to create personal protective equipment for high-risk sports by offering airbags adapted to the needs of motorcyclists, horse riders & cyclists. The high accident rate in these pursuits led to the first patent for personal protection airbags.
We will learn in detail about how the airbag system works, which parts of your body are protected, how long it takes to inflate and what it is like to ride with an airbag. There will also be guidance on choosing the most appropriate model from the range.
We’ve allowed time for a Q&A session – so please come armed with your questions! If you already own a motorcycle airbag, please do consider attending so you can share your experience with your fellow CAM members.
You are welcome to bring guests – please assist with the room booking and seating arrangements by emailing us at events@cambsiam.org.uk if you plan on attending!

Sunday ride to the Woodman Inn
2025-04-27 09:30 - 13:30 | Tesco Extra Royston, Old North Road, Royston, SG8 5DP, United Kingdom
This ride will be led by Phil Duffy and tail-ended by Paul Norman
The ride starts at Tesco Royston. We head north along the A1198 at first, before turning left just before the Arrington roundabout onto fairly fast minor roads taking us through a few villages. Eventually reaching Potton, we turn south to Edworth & Ashwell and continue south, crossing the A505 at Slip End and joining the A507 at Rushden. We follow the A507 to Buntingford, where we cross the A10 and join the old Cambridge coaching road at Hare Street. Heading north to Barkway, we then turn right to Nuthampstead and our breakfast stop at the The Woodman Inn.
Used now only by light aircraft, during WWII Nuthampstead Airfield was home to B-17 Flying Fortresses used in missions over occupied Europe. This is commemorated on a memorial stone outside The Woodman, and in a museum behind its car park.
After breakfast, we head south on a twisty road to Anstey, then on to Great Hormead. Then we head east through Furneux Pelham and Manuden, crossing the M11 near Newport, before turning back west at Wendens Ambo, then following the “road of doom” back to Barley. We re-join the coaching road there and head north to Trumpington P&R where the ride ends.
Depart Tesco Extra, Royston SG8 5UA what3words
Breakfast The Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead SG8 8NB what3words
End Trumpington Park & Ride, Cambridge CB2 9FT what3words
Riders must arrive fully fuelled & in time for the 9:20am briefing
Limited to 12 participants in total.Click hereto request a place

Sunday ride to Wickham St Paul
2025-05-04 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Cambridge (Newmarket Road), Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AA
Following a successful test run, a reservation for 12 has been made and it only remains for you to read through the description, follow the link to the breakfast menu & then decide if you would like to join leader Catherine Ryan and tailer Mike Pierceon Sunday 4th May on their 74-mile trip into Essex for breakfast in the quiet village of Wickham St Paul. Use the link below the description to request a place… but don’t delay, this ride is limited to 12 participants in total!
From BP Cambridge our route heads south-west in the direction of Sudbury via the Thurlows, Kedington & Great Yeldham before dipping south towards Halstead. The breakfast venue, Spencers FarmShop, is hidden away in the quiet village of Wickham St Paul. The chef has asked for our help: please consult the Sunday Breakfast Menu and indicate your choice when requesting a place
After breakfast we head west again, through Finchingfield, Thaxted, Saffron Walden & Linton on our way to the ride’s end at Fourwentways Services
Departs BP Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AA what3words
Ends Fourwentways Services, CB1 6AR what3words
Breakfast Spencers FarmShop, Wickham St Paul CO9 2PX what3words
Briefing 9:20am Ride departs 9:30am
Total distance 74 miles Maximum number of participants 12
Click here to request a place (remember to specify your breakfast choice!)

Group rides training
2025-05-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Over Community Centre, The Doles, Over, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5NY
The 2025’s first Group Ride training session, is to be held at Over Community Centre on Saturday 10th May
Open to all Members & Associates (where an Observer has confirmed that the Associate is riding at a suitable standard)
The day starts at 10am and is expected to end by 4pm. We start in Over’s seminar room with Module 1, a 90-minute session supported with a PowerPoint presentation. Following a coffee break we move onto with Module 2 (30-minutes)
You’ll need to bring a packed lunch (or purchase something from the bar); having eaten we move onto the practical session on public roads – so attendees should come on their bikes. It’s not essential, but a SatNav could prove useful. For those wishing to give it a try, there will be the opportunity to ride in the leader & tailer positions!
A Q&A back in the seminar room concludes the training
Regardless of your level of experience, please help us continue to make our Group rides safer & more enjoyable by signing up for this training session using the link just below
Date & time Saturday 10th May, 10am – 4pm
Venue Over Community Centre, Over CB24 5NY what3words
Book a place Click here

Associates Theory Evening
2025-05-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Barton Village Hall, School Lane, Barton, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7BD, United Kingdom
This is an evening to help Associates prepare for their Advanced Riding test, but full Members are also very welcome if they wish to refresh their knowledge & lend their support.

A talk by Simon Burgin
2025-05-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Over Community Centre, The Doles, Over, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5NY
Details to follow

Sunday ride to Willow Tree Farm
2025-05-18 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Cambridge (Newmarket Road), Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AA
Led by Patrick Ryan & tail-ended by Robert Silver, this rideout heads west to Willow Tree Farm
The ride starts at BP Newmarket Road, Cambridge. At 32 miles the outward journey is shorter than usual, but it would be a shame to miss last breakfast orders! With that in mind, we leave promptly at 9:30am, heading west towards Newmarket, to pick up the B1063 through Ashley & Lidgate, before branching off to Hawkedon & Boxsted. Skirting Glemsford village we reach the A1092 for the final stretch west to Willow Tree Farm
Animal lovers might wish to bring something to feed the farm’s ostriches & goats. Food lovers can peruse the breakfast menu here
The 41-mile return journey passes through Cavendish & Foxearth on the way to Sudbury, where we follow the A131 through the town. With Sudbury behind we once again pick up rural roads, heading north east again through the Yeldhams & New England and passing north of Haverhill. We pass through West Wratting, Lark Hall & Six Mile Bottom and on to the A1303, where the ride ends on a layby shortly before the A14 roundabout (J35)
Depart BP Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8AA what3words
Breakfast Willow Tree Farm Café, Glemsford CO10 7QU what3words
End A1303, near A14(J35) roundabout what3words
Riders must arrive fully fuelled & in time for the 9:20am briefing
Limited to 12 participants in total. Click here to request a place

Ducati 'Roadshow' at Three10 Automotive
2025-05-31 09:00 - 16:00 | Three10 Automotive, The Lakes Business Park, Willow Road, Huntingdon, Cambridshire, PE28 9RB, United Kingdom
CAM has been invited to take part to this event which will take place at
Three10 Automotive 2, The Lakes Business Park, Willow Rd, Fenstanton, Huntingdon PE28 9RB
Ducati UK is hitting the road with the Ducati Roadshow once more. The iconic brand is bringing the latest bikes to selected venues across the UK this summer – and we’re delighted to announce that Ducati Cambridge is one of the hosts!
Join us on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June at Three10 Automotive, the perfect location to celebrate motorcycle culture with like–minded enthusiasts.
This is your chance to get up close and personal with the latest Ducati line–up, test ride your dream bike and immerse yourself in the world of Ducati, alongside a range of other fun activities and refreshments.
Thank you to members who have volunteered to promote CAM and the IAM

Associate rideout
2025-05-31 09:30 - 13:30 | Cambridge Services, A14, Junction 24, Cambridge, CB23 4WU, United Kingdom
CAM’s first Associate rideout – a chance for Associates to meetup, ride together & share experiences over breakfast. With a maximum of eight (including Shaun Digby, Andy Saward & Patrick Ryan from the Observer team) and an extended ride briefing, this is the ideal occasion for Associates who have been pondering joining their first CAM group ride!
Riders convene at Cambridge Services by 9:30am. Those fancying chatting over a coffee should head into Costa, where the ride briefing will begin promptly at 9:30am. This will cover the route in detail, as well as the system being used to navigate it. The ride sets off at 9:50am
The outward journey takes heads west as far as Grafham Water, before turning south towards St Neots; to avoid getting snarled up in town we’ll use the ring road to pick up the B1046 and head for a leisurely breakfast at Woodview Farm Café just south of Gamlingay
Back on the bikes by 12:15pm, we’ll set off in the direction of Guilden Morden before turning north-east, through picturesque villages on scenic backroads. The route skirts west of Cambridge and then meanders back to the start point. Retracing our outward route for the last few miles, we’ll arrive at Cambridge Services by 1:30pm
Please note – as with all CAM group rides, an Observer must have confirmed that your riding is at a suitable standard to take part. If you would have liked to have joined the ride but have not yet received this confirmation, please use the link below to let us know this so we can measure demand and know to invite you when we run the next Associate Ride
Start & end Cambridge Services, A14/J24A, CB23 4WU what3words
Breakfast Woodview Farm Café, Gamlingay, SG19 3LW what3words
Mileage 35 miles (outward) 33 miles (return)
Riders must arrive fully fuelled & in time for the 9:30am briefing
Limited to 3 Observers + 5 Associates

Sunday ride to Stevenage
2025-06-01 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Childerley Gate, St Neots Road, Childerley Gate, Cambridge, CB23 8AY
Beginning at BP Childerley Gate, the ride heads through Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire countryside, passing RAF Henlow along the way. The aviation theme continue with the route passing close to Luton Airport (watch out for low-flying aircraft!). The breakfast destination is The Coopers Inn in Stevenage
At 50 miles the outward journey is the longer ‘half’ of the ride; in comparison the return journey is relatively short at 30 miles (roughly an hour’s riding); the ride ends outside Café 19 in Duxford. Overall, the route is quite challenging, but there are some enjoyably roads for biking along the way!
Departs BP Childerley Gate, CB23 8AY what3words
Breakfast Coopers Inn, Stevenage SG2 9RZ what3words
Ends Café 19, Duxford CB22 4RE what3words
Mileage ~80 miles Participants ride limited to 16 riders
Riders must arrive fully fuelled & in good time for the 9:20am briefing
Click here to request a place

Ducati Roadshow at Three10 Automotive
2025-06-01 11:00 - 16:00 | Three10 Automotive, The Lakes Business Park, Willow Road, Huntingdon, Cambridshire, PE28 9RB, United Kingdom
Day 2.

Evening ride
2025-06-11 18:30 - 21:30 | Cambridge Services, A14, Junction 24, Cambridge, CB23 4WU, United Kingdom
Ride leader Shaun Digby looks to once again have once chosen an evening with perfect riding conditions for his first evening rideout of the year. He is currently fine-tuning the route, but has provided the following outline to whet appetites.. and while provide further details to participants shortly
” The ride will set out from Cambridge Services (A14, J24) at 6:30pm, but it is essential that participants are able to get therein time for the 6.15pm briefing. Convene at the motorcycle parking in front of the Ramada
We’ll be stopping at a public house roughly half-way around the loop for food & soft drinks. Further details of the route & venue in due course… but the aim is to be back at Cambridge Services not later than 9:30pm “
Start & end Cambridge Services, A14/J24 CB23 4WU what3words
Refreshment stop To be confirmed
Participants 14 maximum
Shaun is handling bookings – so please use only this link to request a place

The 40th Meldreth Motorcycle Show
2025-06-18 18:30 - 22:00 | Eternit Social Club Meldreth, Whaddon Rd,, Meldreth, SG8 5RL
CAM at the 40th annual Meldreth Motorcycle Show

Meldreth 2025, the Royston and District Motorcycle Show takes place on June 18th at the Eternit Social Club Waddon road, Meldreth SG8 5RL from 6.30 pm until 10.00pm.
It is an excellent charity event run annually by the Royston and District Motorcycle Club and is very well supported by manufacturers and retailers as well as local clubs and individuals.
The show is based in the main “arena” and the adjacent field and car park but the array of motorcycles in the bike park is worth going for, in its own right.
Our Group CAM will be there with our Gazebo with the aim of raising awareness of IAM and safety on the road, also attracting as many new members as we can.

Roger & Jennifer's ride to Mundford
2025-06-22 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Cambridge (Newmarket Road), Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AA
Roger Taylor & Jennifer Stannett are the leader & tail-ender respectively on this Sunday ride to Browns Café in Mundford – a terrific venue, whether you prefer cake & coffee or a proper cooked breakfast! Here’s an outline of the ride

We will set out from the BP petrol station on Newmarket Road, Cambridge at the customary departure time of 9:30am. We’ll take in Mildenhall, Icklingham & Flempton before turning north towards Brandon and our breakfast stop in Mundford
Our return journey, which is longer than the outward ride, gives a real taste of the Fens along the way. The ride comes to an end at the Twenty Pence Garden Centre in Wilburton, at which point we will have covered just under 90 miles in total
* This ride pushed back by one week to avoid Fathers’ Day clash*
Start BP Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8AA what3words
Breakfast Browns Café, Mundford IP26 5EH what3words
End Twenty Pence Garden Centre, Wilburton CB6 3RN what3words
Participants Limited to 16
Roger is handling bookings – use this link to request a place

CAM event at Ducati Harston
2025-06-28 09:30 - 15:30 | Ducati Harston, 59/61 High Street, Harston, CB22 7PZ

Group organised ride
2025-07-06 09:30 - 13:30 | Brampton Hut Services, A1/A14, Huntingdon, PE28 4NQ, United Kingdom
Ride leader Peter Grant reprises a ride he led last year, but with a new breakfast venue this time around. With Jennifer Stannett in tail position, this ~80 mile round trip heads to Rutland, England’s smallest & perhaps prettiest county
The ride sets out from Brampton Hut Services. Riders head north on the A1, but turn off at the first junction after just one mile and thereafter should encounter very light traffic as they follow well-maintained, twisting B-roads through Clopton, Oundle & Upper Benefield, under the Welland Viaduct and into Rutland. Breakfast will be at Picks Barn Café. The equally scenic return route winds its way eastwards through Duddington, Polebrook & Glatton to the B1043 (the historic Great North Road) then heads south to Alconbury. The ride ends as it began – with a one-mile, one-junction stretch on the A1 – back at Brampton Hut Services
Please note: the kitchen manager has asked us to specify breakfast orders in advance and therefore to secure your place on the ride and your breakfast, browse the menu here and let us know your food choices when requesting a place on this ride (no later than 1pm on Friday, please)
Start & end point Brampton Hut Services A1/A14, PE28 4NQ what3words {convene in the parking at the rear of McDonalds}
Departure time 9:30am please arrive fully fueled for the 9:20am briefing
Breakfast Picks Barn Café North Luffenham Road, Lyndon, Rutland LE15 8TY what3words
This ride is limited to 16 participants, so please indicate if you’ll be bringing a pillion. Use this link to request a place (remembering to specify your breakfast choice!)

Evening ride
2025-07-16 18:30 - 21:30 | Cambridge Services, A14, Junction 24, Cambridge, CB23 4WU, United Kingdom
If you couldn’t make our last evening ride (or if you were able to make it and are desperate to repeat the experience!) then this is the news you’ve been waiting for… Shaun Digby leads our second evening rideout of 2025 on Wednesday 16th July!
In Shaun’s own words –
“The ride will set out from Cambridge Services (A14, J24) at 6:30pm, but it is essential that participants are able to get there in time for the 6.15pm briefing. Please convene at or near the motorcycle parking in front of the Ramada motel
We’ll be stopping at the Wheatsheaf Pub roughly half-way around the loop for food & soft drinks. As always the exact timing is traffic dependent, but the aim is to be back at Cambridge Services not later than 9:30pm”
Start & end Cambridge Services, A14/J24 CB23 4WU what3words
Refreshment stop The Wheatsheaf, Perry
Participants 15 bikes maximum

Sunday ride heading to Browns Café
2025-07-20 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Cambridge (Newmarket Road), Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AA
Paul Norman leads, with Alan Triggs in the tail-position, on a ride into Norfolk for breakfast at Mundford’s ever-popular Browns Café. The ride uses some favourite roads on the way out, but takes some smaller and less-travelled roads on the way back…
“We set off off from BP Newmarket Road in Cambridge, at first folloowing the B1102 through Burwell, Freckenham & Mildenhall before switching to the B1112 which takes us through Lakenheath village and as far north as Feltwell. We then swing east along unclassified forest roads to Mundford for breakfast at Brown’s Café
On the return journey we head south on the A1065, passing the gates to RAF Lakenheath. We briefly join the A11 at the Fiveways roundabout, but soon turn off to follow less familiar backroads as far south as Strasdishall. It’s still mostly backroads thereafter as we snake west, eventually reaching the conclusion of the ride at Fourwentways
Start BP Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8AA what3words
Breakfast Browns Café, Mundford IP26 5EH what3words
End Shell Fourwentways, Cambridge CB1 6AR what3words
Limited to 16 bikes. Participants must arrive fully fuelled for the 9:20am briefing. Total distance ~87 miles

Final call for the JetLounge
2025-08-03 09:30 - 13:30 | BP Cambridge (Newmarket Road), Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AA
The flight plan for our first August sortie has been finalised – Catherine & Nick will be heading into Suffolk, passing through some much-loved Suffolks towns along the way, including Newmarket, Clare, Cavendish & Lavenham. But with no fewer than 246 listed buildings and a recorded history stretching make to the ninth century, Hadleigh has plenty of charm of its own. In keeping with the slightly out-of-the-way destination, both the outward & return journeys make use of Suffolk’s less-travelled byways
Depart BP Newmarket Road, Cambridge what3words
Breakfast JetLounge@99, High Street, Hadleigh what3words
End A1303 layby, near A14/J35, Cambridge what3words
Date & time Sunday 3rd August, 9:30am (following the customary 9:20am briefing)
Pilot Catherine Ryan Co-pilot Nick Harwood
Crew Limited to 14 in total Distance 88 miles in total
Attentive readers might spot a theme in the brunch menu. The same theme is evident at the breakfast venue itself

Chris Curryer's all-day Cotswolds ride
2025-08-10 09:00 - 19:30 | BP Arrington, 15 Ermine Way, Arrington, SG8 0AD
Chris Curryer writes: Our route takes us through Woburn Park, on to the A5 for a coffee at that famous biker haunt, the Super Sausage Café. We then continue on through Buckingham, Ayhno, Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden & Broadway and up Fish Hill (a great road – check this ascent on YouTube)
Our journey next takes us to Bourton-on-the-Water – the Venice of the Cotswolds – where we stop for lunch, with time to stroll around this enchanting English village or to visit a small motor museum (or an even tinier model village!)
Back on the bikes, we switch to some lanes riding as we head through Bibury & Burford, before heading back through Bicester & Thame, stopping for afternoon tea. We pass close to RAF Halton before switching to the A41 / M25 / A1(M) / A505 for a more direct route to the ride’s end at McDonalds Royston
Departs 9:00am from BP Arrington, SG8 0AD what3words
Ends 7:30pm at McDonalds Royston, SG8 9NT what3words
Distance 265 miles
Please note that the route includes some challenging roads and is open only to full Members
Chris is handling bookings himself – please email him directly to request a place
