Events

Starts : From the Marsh & Ham car park in Blandford.  This is the car park that is shared with Morrison’s supermarket car park and across the road from The Crown pub Finishes :  At the Cranborne Garden Centre, Cranborne, Dorset BH21 5PP. Lunch is available if required as is tea/coffee and cake etc, they […]

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Update 12th March : this run is now fully booked. We’re holding an informal run on Good Friday 2nd April. It will consist of 5 groups with 6 riders in each group. Each group will have a leader who is responsible for the route, including the start and end points. The groups will not meet […]

Update 9th April : all places now taken. For obvious reasons, sadly we cannot hold Peter Miller’s traditional Blandford Run from the Corn Exchange this year as we’re limited by the “Rule of 6” restrictions. However, we have organised an informal version of this run.  It will consist of 5 groups with 6 riders in […]

Updated on 12th April 2021 : Only 1 place left Our annual Bluebell Run is in two weeks time on Sunday 25th April. So far, no sign of bluebells…😢 This will be another one of these informal “Rule of 6” runs where we have 5 groups with 6 riders in each group. Each group will […]

Hopefully, this will be the last of these informal “Rule of 6” runs where we have 5 groups with 6 riders in each group. Each group will have a leader who is responsible for the route, including the start and end points and coffee stops. The groups will not meet each other; they are independent […]

Update 7th April:  All 30 places now booked.. Two routes, both starting and ending at the Haynes Motor Museum and both with a coffee stop.   Both start at 10:30am Route 1 : 42 miles in length for Veteran and Early bikes Route 2 : 70 miles in length…for everyone else. Please Note: Due to Covid-related […]

Start and finish : at the Trading Post/ Emporium, Warden Hill A37 DT2 9PW (see map below) Lunch stop : at Dunkerswell Airfield, Aviator coffee bar and restaurant or Tubby’s Cafe. (to be decided) Run distance : about 40 miles each way If you have any questions about the run, please contact Bernard using the […]

A run preferably for two-stroke motorcycles please.  If you don’t have a two-stroke but want to take part, add a dash of Castrol R to your petrol tank and pre-book you place. Start and finish : at the Trading Post/ Emporium, Warden Hill A37 DT2 9PW (see map below) Coffee stop : at Who Knows […]

Starting from the Cabin Cafe, Warden Hill Trading Post, on the A37 at 2pm. The route is about 40 miles long with a tea stop at Mangerton Mill near Bridport. The run ends back at Warden Hill. Pre-booking is not necessary and no route map will be provided as the drop-off system* will be used. […]

Was the Two-In-One Run, but is now a standard single run Start and finish : at the Virginia Ash, Henstridge (see map below) Coffee stop : at Who Knows Where. (to be decided) Run distance : 68 miles in total If you have any questions about the run, please contact Pete using the details below. […]

Our Chairman would like you to join him for his fun summer challenge! Unlike a usual route sheet, this is reliant on your ability to spot road signs and distances have been left deliberately vague so you’ll need to pay attention and not just follow the bike in front! Not overlong (less than 50 miles), […]

You’ll have to ask Bernard why this run is called the Ox Drove run…. It starts at the Marsh & Ham Car Park, Blandford  at 11am. Note, pre-booking is not required but you will be asked to sign-on in the normal way (after reading and agreeing to the Rider and Ride Fact sheet), so get […]

A gentle 40 mile afternoon run with a stop at 20 miles for tea, cake etc. Just turn up, sign-on and follow the leader. No route map to worry about as these mid-week runs use the drop-off system.

A Classified Run for up to 100 Girder Fork motorcycles — you must pre-book. Following the recently announced 4 week extension to lockdown, this is the new date for the GIANTS Run in 2021  (it was going to be on the 4th July). Due to the date change, we’ve had a small number of people […]

38 mile outward journey to The Haven Café, A30 London Rd, Firsdown, Salisbury, SP5 1ST 50 mile return journey back to Blandford For those with SatNavs, the GPX files are below There is a voluntary contribution of £3 for taking part in this run Note: This run starts at 10:30am, so get there earlier to […]

The Border Run is one of the Dorset Section’s oldest runs.  Check out this video of the Border Run in 1982 with lots of familiar faces : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdEAFxFUs2g The 2021 Border Run is a 52 mile run into Somerset and Wiltshire taking in Motcombe, Mere, the Deverills, Maiden Bradley, Sutton Veny, Dinton, Fovant and  Berwick […]

A gentle 40 mile afternoon run with a stop at 20 miles at Compton McRae in Semley for tea, cake etc. Just turn up, sign-on and follow the leader.  Or pick up a route map. There is a voluntary contribution of £3 for taking part in this run

A run for low powered or small capacity machines i.e. 250cc or less. Approximately 40 miles with a coffee / tea stop en-route. There is a voluntary contribution of £3 for taking part in this run.

A 50 mile (approximately) run on the usual mix on VMCC type roads and starting at Dikes Supermarket car park in Stalbridge. UPDATE FROM ANDY: 21st August:  In common with many cafes/restaurants Dikes Supermarket are operating on a reduced staffing level. To help with their planning would you please let me know by 12.00 on […]

Bernard’s organised a 60-70 mile run going deep into north Somerset …it is the Northern Run after all. The half way point is Hunters Lodge at Priddy.  I’ve heard all sorts of good things about this pub, all along the same lines as this taken from a Trip Advisor review: “There aren’t many pubs like this […]

UPDATE : Due to the Cheese Festival taking place in Sturminster Newton this weekend, we’ve moved the start location to the Recreation Ground in Okeford Fitzpaine. A 55 mile trek around the roads and lanes of Dorset with a mid point stop at The Horton Inn. There is a voluntary contribution of £3 for taking […]

A gentle 40 mile afternoon run with a stop at 20 miles at East Creech Tea Room, nr. Corfe Castle for tea, cake etc. Just turn up, sign-on and follow the leader as the drop-off system will be used.  Assemble outside the Hambro Arms in Milton Abbas. There is a voluntary contribution of £3 for […]

Now in its 42nd year, our Veteran  & Vintage Run takes place on Sunday 26th September at 10:30am from Leigh Village Hall. As in previous years, Rod Hann is bound to come up with a very enjoyable route, but please note, the run is only for pre-1931 vehicles.  By all means come along to the […]

Start at Cranborne Garden Centre, BH21 5PP with a lunch stop Henstridge Airfield Cafe, BA8 0TN and then return to Cranborne Approx 85 miles The Section is asking for a contribution of £3 towards run expenses.

CANCELLED due to heavy rain, standing water and gravel runoff. Start at Dikes Supermarket, Stalbridge, DT10 2NB with a lunch stop at the Windwhistle Inn, Cricket St Thomas TA20 4DQ. The returning to Dikes. Approx 70 miles The Section is asking for a contribution of £3 towards run expenses.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS ON SATURDAY 13TH NOVEMEBER The Memorial Run is for us to remember friends who are no longer with us, all the money raised from the event will go to the cancer charity STAND UP TO CANCER (SU2C). So we will be asking for a £5.00 voluntary entry fee. The run […]

A gentle 45 mile run starting in Blandford and ending at the Horton Inn, via Shillingstone, Child Okeford, Fontmell Magna, Compton Abbas, Tollard Royal, Woodyates etc. To download a SatNav GPX file for this run, click below. The Section is asking for a contribution of £3 towards run expenses.       .

New Year’s Day Run Entrants should gather on the pavement outside the Poet’s Corner Café at Sturminster Newton from about 9.30 for departure at 10.45. The run, of just over 36 miles, is on country roads, which following the recent wet spell are likely to be muddy. It will end at the Virginia Ash at […]