Here are some photos and a video of a ride to the Bell Inn at Aldworth.
Here is a video of the ride
Category: Rides
Pictures taken on Branch ride-outs
Ride to Longstock – July 25
We had an Sunday morning ride to Longstock Farm Cafe, on the Leckford Estate, which is a farm owned by Waitrose. Here is a video of the ride.
Northern Ireland Tour 2025
Four members of the Branch went on a one week trip to Northern Ireland riding their Triumphs. They rode up to Scotland, stayed overnight in Dumfries, and then took the ferry to Belfast and rode on to Stewartstown in the centre of the province. For each of the next four days they set off to explore a different part of Northern Ireland on their bikes. They then rode back home with an overnight stop in Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria. They each covered well over 1500 miles on the trip. Here are some photos of the trip.
Below is a couple of videos of the tour.
The first shows the highlights of all the places we visited.
The second one shows some of the riding we did taken with a camera on one of the bikes.
An article about this tour was published in Nacelle, the TOMCC magazine, in the December 2025 issue. Click here to read the article.
Rides to Blackbushe – May 2025
Most of our ride-outs are at the weekend, particularly on Sundays. But we also have mid-week ride-outs as well. A ride to Blackbushe Airport for lunch at the Pathfinder Cafe is a popular destination. There is a regular bike meet there in the summer around lunchtime on Wednesdays. As with all our rides, they are arranged at relatively short notice via our members only Whatsapp Runs Group.
Here are some photos of some recent ride-outs there.
And here is a video taken of a ride to the Pathfinder Cafe at Blackbushe.
Ride to Solent Airport – April 25
We had a ride to a new destination, the Zero 5 Cafe at Solent Airport. It was fantastic weather and we had some fast, dry roads. Had some refreshments at the cafe and went outside to watch the aeroplanes. Here are some photos of the ride.
Ride to TJ’s – Mar 25
It was a bright sunny Sunday morning, so 15 members gathered together to take the scenic route to TJ’s Cafe just outside Swindon. There were a couple of navigational mishaps and the group got split up towards the end of the ride, but we all arrived at the cafe about the same time. We had phoned ahead to say we were coming so the cafe had set up a long table down the middle of the room for when we arrived so we could all sit together. Great service from a nice cafe. We all had an enjoyable ride home as well. It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday.
Here are some photos of the ride.
Ride to Thruxton – Mar 25
The Jackeroo Cafe has been one of our favourite destinations for Sunday ride-outs. It used to be located opposite the skidpan by the grandstand. It has just been relocated to occupy the cafe area in the Thruxton Centre. So more than a dozen of us turned out on a dry but cold morning to try it out. We even had one rider on a classic. We enjoyed it and I am sure we will be back. Here is a photo of us setting off and outside by the cafe in the paddock area.
Ride to Lasham – Mar 25
It might only be mid-March but it felt like the summer riding season had begun. With the temperature rising to 15C and dry roads, 12 of us met up for spirited ride to a new venue for us, the cafe at Lasham Airfield near Alton. Three more members met us there and we enjoyed the refreshments and chat before heading our various directions home. Good to see so many people out on their bikes again and we had one new member going on his first ride with us as well. Looking forward to more days like this going forward. Here are some photos of the ride.
Ride to CTL Cafe – Mar 25
We went on a ride to the CTL Cafe, which is named after Cherry Tree Lane, where it is located, just outside Cirencester. A favourite biker venue, it has a large car park, pictures of bikes all over the walls, the lampshades are made of tyres and there is a large garage next to the cafe which you can walk around with has a cracking collection of bikes. We had a great time looking around as well as enjoying the food, and of course, the ride there. Here are some photos of our time there.
Rides to Loomies – Feb 25
A group of us went for a ride to the ever popular Loomies Cafe in mid February. It was the first Sunday ride out of the year when the temperature was above 5 degrees. The weather forecast said it would rain, but it turned out dry and the rain did not start until after we got home. With plenty of room in a warm cafe, it all felt like luxury after some of the rides we had earlier in the year. Here are some photos of the ride.
