During the Centenary of the Klondike gold rush of 1898 Chris and Barbara Kaye followed in the footsteps of the Stampeders, hoping that they would be able to find gold. The talk tells of a journey undertaken by Barbara and Chris from Seattle, via Skagway, to Dawson City in the Yukon (A re-enactment of the […]
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The run starts and finishes at Henstridge Golf and Leisure. Come and have some breakfast before the run! Henstridge Golf and Leisure will be serving breakfast between 9am and the start of the run at 11am. Bacon rolls to full English! If you intend to take part and would like some breakfast, or if you’re […]
Richard Hutson from the Bournemouth & New Forest Section will give us a talk about the trip around Tasmania that he and his son did in November 2019. Please Note : this is a change to the speaker in our printed Programme 2020 Card. Due to ill health, John Mockett is unable to join us.
Volunteers need to man our Checkpoint! Times shown are when our Checkpoint is open.
With regards to V E 75 Day Celebrations Friday 8th May from 2.30 at The Town Meadow Gillingham (behind The Red Lion) Contact Serena Burgess @ Gillingham Council 01305 221773 Monday 9.30 – 3.30 Tuesday 1.00 – 5..00 Wednesday 9.00 – 3.00 if you want to display a bike. It would be good if one […]
Tea, coffee, pain au chocolat and croissants at start. Outward : 43 mile picturesque route to Lulworth Cove. Return : 24 mile fast, direct route back to Okeford Fitzpaine / Blandford area. Delcombe Wood
Assemble at Henstridge Golf and Leisure at 6pm for a 6:30pm departure. Charge your battery!
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the GIANTS 2 Run has been postponed until Sunday 30th August. Please view the new date here.
The run part of the evening starts at three places at 6:30pm, with all three groups meeting at the top of Bulbarrow Hill at 7:30pm…from here, we travel as a single group to Henstridge Golf and Leisure (HGL) for the Pie and Pint: If you cannot make any of the three starts, you can join […]
40 mile run
Start and finish is at Henstridge Golf & Leisure in Henstridge and the run start time is 11am sharp. There are 2 separate runs at the same time, one for pre 1951 machines (slower machines) and one for later machines from 1951 upwards (a longer distance and possibly faster) . Older machines may do the […]
Following on from the success of our First Informal Post-Lockdown Run last week, we’ve put together another one for you. The details are: 1) It’s an informal (organised) run rather than an impromptu (unorganised) run but there will be no signing-on, no route map and no fee. 2) The run will start at Spire Hill […]
Pre-1931 bikes only….sorry, but come and watch!
40 mile run
Two routes, both starting and ending at the Haynes Motor Museum and both with a coffee stop. Both start at 11am so get there earlier to sign-on and grab a coffee from the Haynes café. Plenty of parking and toilet facilities. Route 1 : 42 flat miles for older bikes Route 2 : 70 miles […]
Following on from the success of our First & Second Informal Post-Lockdown Runs, we’ve put together another one for you. The details are: 1) It’s an informal (organised) run rather than an impromptu (unorganised) run but there will be no signing-on, no route map and no fee. 2) The run will start at Thorngrove Garden […]
Following on from the success of our first three Informal Post-Lockdown Runs, we’ve put together another one for you. The details are: 1) It’s an informal (organised) run rather than an impromptu (unorganised) run but there will be no signing-on, no route map and no fee. 2) The run will start at Spire Hill Farm/Thornhill, […]
Please Note: There is no food provided this year.
After the run, there is an optional Carvery lunch. If you want this Carvery, you must pre-book directly with Sandy at Henstridge Golf and Leisure.
40 mile run
This is a Classified Run : only machines with a capacity of 250cc or less please. The run will be approx 40 miles. For details, please phone Paul Miles (details on the Contacts page)
This has been quite the year to say the least, with virtually every motorcycling event having being cancelled or postponed. Having initially moved GIANTS2 from its original June date to the very end of August, we had high hopes of staging a successful event. However, the ongoing COVID situation, with its threat of continued localised […]
Our Northern Run is taking place! Signs of normality are returning. A two-part run around north Dorset and Somerset. Part 1 : we start at the Virginia Ash, Ash End, Henstridge, Templecombe BA8 0PW at 11:00am and travel 36 miles to our lunch stop at The Windwhistle Inn, A30, Cricket St Thomas, Chard TA20 4DQ. […]
Our annual Last of the Summer Wine run is taking place! Signs of normality are returning. A 40 mile run around north Dorset starting at Sturminster Newton Car Park and ending at The Horton Inn, Cranborne Rd, Wimborne BH21 5AD. We are booked in at the inn for food and drinks as required at 1pm […]
40 mile run
Due to lots of flooding, and with more heavy rain forecast for all day tomorrow, we have decided to CANCEL tomorrow’s Autumn Run. Sorry for the short notice.
