VMCC Dorset Section

Club Lunch
2026-06-24 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
This months Club Lunch will be held at The Fontmell, Crown Hill, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7 0PA. You will need to book for this lunch and choose your food, menu will be circulated nearer the time.

Chairman's Challenge Run
2026-06-28 10:30 - 17:00 | No23 Coffee Shop, No23 Coffee Shop, Henstridge Airfield, BA8 0TN, United Kingdom
Club run suitable for all bikes

Shaston Circle Run
2026-07-05 11:00 - 17:00 | The Writer Block Café, Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minister, DT11 8LL, United Kingdom
A new run and a new organiser, many thanks to Mike Stovold for stepping in to cover for Ryan. Shows he’s an educated sort of guy, apparently Shaston is what Thomas Hardy called Shaftesbury.
We will start from a new location The Writers Block Cafe, Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minster, DT11 8LL at 11.00.
The run will be about 50 miles with an optional stop after 40 miles at The Old Brewery, Gillingham, SP8 4NW and finish at The Talbot Inn, Iwerne Minster, DT11 8QN. You will need to book if you wish to have lunch at the pub, more details to follow.

Dorset Dakar Dawdle
2026-07-11 09:30 - 17:00 | Compton Abbas Airfield, Compton Abbas Airfield, Ashmore, nr, Salisbury, SP5 5AP, United Kingdom
Read carefully prior to registering for the event.
Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the 2026 Dorset Dakar Dawdle. Our objective is to create a gentle social Green Lane run with ample catering opportunities.
FORMAT

We start at Compton Abbas Airfield, gates open at 9-30am with the first bikes away at 11am.
The Café and the Tea/Coffee Cabin are available and entrants will receive a voucher for a free Tea/Coffee at the Cabin upon Signing On and after reading the Health & Safety brief.
Half way along the route there will be a pop up Café with more Tea/Coffee and Cake. This is free but donations to the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance will be MOST WELCOME.
At the end of our run, you arrive at the The Queens Head , Broad Chalk, SP5 5EN, where naturally a wide range of refreshments are available; visit www.queensheadbroadchalke.co.uk should you wish to view menus etc.

RULES

Entry numbers are limited to 50, so you must reserve your place by registering below.
The entry fee is £8 for everyone and is payable at Sign On. If you are not a VMCC member, there is an additional charge of £5 for day membership — if you don’t want to pay this, make sure you bring your VMCC membership card to the event!
Check your insurance has no restrictions relating to Green Lane usage; our route is made of country tarmac lanes and unsurfaced lanes with right of way for all vehicles.
Your motorcycle must be at least 25 years old.
This year we plan to change the format a little, with only a single route, we will operate in guided groups accordingly with a Lead rider and a Tail End charlie (sweeper) to keep each group together. No need to navigate, but still no recovery available although we will try our best to help. The Lead rider will stop from time to time to look at the view and possibly meet up with other groups after leaving the start (Compton Abbas Airfield ) at 5min intervals.
As before, a Pop Up Cafe is above Fovant. At the Ford at Stratford Tony the cautious riders can watch the fearless fellows who elect to pass through the optional Ford, then on to the Pub. Thereafter as before you are free to do as you wish.
Another option for 2026, our esteemed Start Marshall has volunteered to to lead a group of road riders who would like to visit the Flying Club , the Pop up Cafe and the The Queens Head, Broad Chalke but stay on the tarmac watching the rest of us getting muddy, there are some very pretty villages along his proposed route, just let us know your preference on arrival
You do not require a specialist off road machine; the scruffy old Bantam in the back of the shed will do just fine. There is a trivial award for the most unsuitable machine completing the run.
Make sure you Sign Off at the The Queens Head, Broad Chalke!

THIS IS NOT A RACE!

Ride slowly. Stop look at the views, chat with fellow riders and importantly be polite to all the other users of the Green Lanes, they have a right to be there too.
Due to the terrain, we are unable to offer support in any form, so obtain an OS Landranger map 184, charge your phone, fettle your motorcycle, check its tool kit AND be responsible.
There will be mud, gravel, very uneven surfaces and water (possibly deep!) at the Stratford Tony ford and many of the junctions require extreme caution.

FINALLY
Now plea to your chosen deity for good weather, primarily DRY, take it easy and have fun. After you have relaxed and lunched at the The Queens Head, Broad Chalke, the options are all yours. If you need to return to the airfield, you may retrace the route or opt for tarmac. There is an alternative route along the Ox Drove track which is less pleasant and you will be entirely on your own.
Compton Abbas Airfield has kindly allowed us to use their car park and some parking for vans and trailers will be available at the east end of said park; please support their Cafe and or the Tea/Coffee Cabin.
Any profits the event makes will go to the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, the greater part of which is usually generated by our pop up Cafe at midpoint.
Having studied all the above, please register promptly. We wish you a gentle relaxing ride, eat and drink as much as you wish, take it easy and REMEMBER bring along your VMCC membership card.
NOTE: the VMCC West Wilts White Horse Scatter event is on Sunday 12th July (the following day!). If you fancy more Green Lane riding, then click here
Book Your Place!

Breakfast Meeting
2026-07-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-12-19 10:00 - 12:00 | The Old Brewery Café (formerly Moto Corsa), The Old Brewery Wyke Road, Gillingham, SP8 4NW, United Kingdom
Our monthly breakfast meeting at The Old Brewery, Gillingham. Come by bike, car or anything.

Club Lunch
2026-07-23 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-12 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-09-11 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-10-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-11-26 12:00 - 14:00
A new idea for 2026. We will be holding monthly lunch meetings at various venues on different days of the week. The idea being that if you have another commitment on a particular day you should be able to make some of the meetings. Venues have yet to be decided – watch this space!

White Horse Run
2026-07-25 09:30 - 17:00 | Udder Farm Shop, Udder Farm Shop. Manor Farm, Front St,, East Stour,, SP8 5LQ, United Kingdom

Border Run
2026-08-09 10:30 - 17:00 | Lakeside Kitchen, Lakeside Kitchen, Todber, DT10 1JB, United Kingdom

Tiddlers and Larger Friends
2026-08-16 11:00 - 17:00 | Kings Stag Coffee House, Coffee House, Kings Stag, DT10 2AY, United Kingdom
Run for sub 250 bikes and larger ones as long as they are slow!

August Run
2026-08-30 11:00 - 17:00 | Virginia Ash Pub, Virginia Ash Pub, Sherborne Road, Henstridge, BA8 0PL, United Kingdom

East Run
2026-09-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Cranborne Garden Centre, Cranborne Garden Centre. Wimborne St, Cranborne, Wimborne BH21 5PP

Last of the Summer Wine Run
2026-09-13 10:30 - 17:00 | No23 Coffee Shop, No23 Coffee Shop, Henstridge Airfield, BA8 0TN, United Kingdom

Veteran and Vintage Run
2026-09-20 10:30 - 17:00 | Leigh Village Hall, Sherborne, DT9 6HL, United Kingdom
Run specifically for Veteran and Vintage bikes, usually with excellent catering by Rod and Carol.

Autumn Run
2026-09-26 11:00 - 17:00 | The Farmyard Kitchen, The Farmyard Kitchen, Blackmarsh Farm, Sherborne, DT9 4JX, United Kingdom

Autumn Leaves Run
2026-10-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Virginia Ash Pub, Virginia Ash Pub, Sherborne Road, Henstridge, BA8 0PL, United Kingdom

Halloween Run
2026-10-24 11:00 - 17:00 | Hamish’s Café, 637 Prowles Cross, Yeovil, BA22 9RF, United Kingdom

Remembrance Run
2026-11-07 10:30 - 17:00 | The Old Brewery Café (formerly Moto Corsa), The Old Brewery Wyke Road, Gillingham, SP8 4NW, United Kingdom

Quiz Night
2026-11-11 20:00 - 22:30
Our yearly Quiz Night venue to be confirmed

Mince Pie Run
2026-12-06 11:00 - 17:00 | LO’s Coffee Shop, R Lukins Fitness, Stud Farm, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8XA, United Kingdom
