Archive #38295001
BERKSHIRE
Winnersh, near Wokingham (RG41 5HH): Cafe Express. Good quality bacon/sausage baps/baguettes, also burgers and hot drinks. Plenty of parking in Gazelle Close and the nearby Halfords or DIY stores.

BRISTOL
Brunel Buttery (BS1 6UD) Bristol's best bacon sandwich? Excellent views, right on the dockside - outside seating only.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Potterspury, North of Milton Keynes (NN12 7QX): Super Sausage. Proper trucker's breakfasts. A genuine greasy-spoon. Easy to find on the A5.

Great Missenden on the A413: Deep Mill Diner http://www.deepmilldiner.co.uk/. HP16 0DH

Aylesbury, A41 towards Waddesdon/Bicester On Yer Bike. Independent dealer with clothing store and a burger van.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Huntingdon (PE28 2AA): Hartford Marina. Tuesday evening is bike night. There's a bar/restaurant on site, not the cheapest, but not bad food.
completely destroyed by fire at about 5am on 8/8/13. Now Reopened.

St Neots: Market Square (PE19 2AA) is home to a Nero and a greasy spoon that does fab breakfasts. Ideal for access to the Godmanchester and Kimbolton roads, and easily accessed from the A428. Also on St Neots Market Square is Kate's burger van which is very biker friendly!

CUMBRIA
Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale: Devils Bridge Butty Bar. No post code I'm afraid but it's just off the A683 on the A65 Skipton to Kendal road. Good bacon butty, burger or sausage sandwich. Great atmosphere load of bikes (especially at the weekend)! Google map

Hartside Top (CA9 3BW): Hartside Top Cafe. Cracking roads to and from, but often very busy...Although not at the moment due to having burned to the ground.

DERBYSHIRE
Hatton/Derby (DE65 5PT): The Salt Box Cafe. Another truck stop, but biker friendly too. The down side is they stop serving breakfasts at 11.30am. Some relatively "undiscovered" roads nearby.

Grindleford (S32 2JA): Grindleford Station Cafe I'm sure most of you know it, smack in the middle of the Peak District. Perfick as Pop Larkin would say.

Bonsall,Cromford. Great little cafe on the Via Gellia Road that runs between Cromford and Nawhaven. Good food,good prices and good banter with the owners.Open 7 days a week till app.2pm.

Wardlow Mires (Nr Buxton/Bakewell off the A623) - Yondermann Café, Nice bikers café, great breakfasts! Great local roads around too.

DEVON
Plymouth: Captain Jaspers down on the Barbican, behind the Darlington Crystal place.

Exeter-Tedburn st Mary: The Owl On the westbound A30 between Exeter & Tedburn. Fantastic food, at good prices. All their burgers/sausages are made by a local butcher. The couple that run it are a bloody good laugh as well biggrin Closed Sundays.

Tavistock: Grub-Up - In the big lay-by on the right just before you enter Tavistock on the A386. Really good burgers/butties/tea, etc, and very friendly! (NOT there Sundays!)

Torrington: Commons there is a good wagon at the park (often with young fitties serving!!!) very popular with bikes.

DORSET
Bridport: Row of excellent burger and fish & chip huts with bike specific parking. All of them are good and punctuate an excellent set of riding roads. George Street off the B3157.

EAST SUSSEX
Horam (TN21 0ER): Wessons Cafe Always plenty of bikers when I have been here! Now closed.
Chiddingly (BN8 6HE): 6 Bells Pub. Sundays throughout Spring/Summer/Autumn. Plenty of bikes of all sorts & the Paul Special is recommended.
Bexhill (TN394QR) The Custom Cafe. Good food and bike night every friday eve throughout the summer.

Rye (TN31 7DA): The Strand Cafe and Kettle of fish chip shop. Lots of bikes here on the weekend and on sunny evenings. Bike parking is on an Environment Agency area that's inaccessible to cars but Bikes can squeeze through the gap. The cafe closes about 2pm IIRC but the chippy is open all day, If you fancy a bit of history you can also wander around Rye old town.

ESSEX
Waltham Abbey (EN9 3QT) : Best Burger Van Serving top quality butchers sausages, burgers and steaks all food cooked fresh to order real espresso coffees from 6.30am to 3pm Monday - Friday biker friendly lots of parking.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Cheltenham (GL50 3JE) Annette's Diner - this is a great little diner on the lower(West End)high street. Family run cafe doing breakfasts and huge baps from 7 am til 2 Monday to Saturday. Biker friendly. easy parking outside. Next door to bike shop.

GREATER MANCHESTER
Westhoughton (BL5 3AG): Mario's Cafe Bar. Big breakfast for a tenner - free if you can eat it all without a drink in 20 minutes. 10 eggs, 10 sausages, 10 rashers of bacon, 10 slices of toast, five black pudding slices, tomatoes, mushrooms and baked beans...

Warrington (WA2 8SN): The Hermit. Biker pub, live bands, new owners.


HAMPSHIRE
West Meon Hut (GU32 1JX): Loomies Cafe, at the West Meon X roads, A272 / A32 junction. The best biker friendly cafe in the south, bar none. 6 miles west of Petersfield on the A272 Winchester road. Or south of Alton on the A32.

Kebab shop in Bordon High Street. Best kebabs for miles around and they don't skimp on the fillings! No contact details but GU35 postcode.

Penguin Cafe, Lee on the Solent seafront. £5 for a six item breakfast with tea and toast on top, biker friendly, fantastically friendly owners and the biggest lumps of home made Bread Pudding you've ever seen!

HERTFORDSHIRE
Royston (SG8 8BD): Silver Ball.

KENT
Barham, Nr Canterbury (CT4 6SA): H's Cafe , it's on the A2 on the way to Dover and next to a Honda garage. Less than 5 minutes from Lydden Circuit aswell.

Capel-le-Ferne, Nr Folkestone (CT17 7HT): Cliff Top Cafe. Dedicated paved bike parking area and good food with views of France. Battle of Britain Memorial is just down the road.

Wrotham (TN15 7RR): Oakdeane cafe Possibly the worst biker cafe website in the world, but a common meeting place in Kent, guaranteed to see everything from Enduro to Harleys, and everything in between.

A20 Sellindge: Massive laybye near Otterpool Lane with Burger Van, best burger Ive had in a long time.

LANCASHIRE
Lytham (FY8 5EW): Whelan's chippy - everything is cooked to order. Not cheap, but Gordon Ramsay and Rick Stein both rate it. Eat in and takeaway.
Preston http://ashtononribble.com/joomla/index.php?option=...
Excellent grub.I
Rivington Barn, BL6 7SB http://www.rivingtonhallbarn.co.uk/
Fleetwood
Dolly's (Fleetwood Boating Lake) 2 kiosks ,1st one is burger bar,bacon butties etc,2nd one is proper ice cream,cold drinks etc
Plenty of parking space ,Gill the owner is an ex biker,foggies dad is often here,loves a chat and welcomes bikers.
Bring the kids and go crabbing in the lake,then walk over the bridge to one of the best proms in Britain...Lovely
LINCOLNSHIRE
Nr Market Rasen (LN8 3RQ): Willingham Woods -popular, and widely-known biker's meeting spot with grub/drinks/ice creams etc. Bit pricey but convenient on a run to East coast of Lincolnshire. Situated just over 1 mile outside of Market Rasen on the left side of the A631 towards Louth.

LONDON
Wembley (NW10 7UD): Ace Café - One of the original biker venues and probably the most famous.

Sunbury (TW14): A316 westbound, just past Kempton Waterworks. Truckstop Cafe. Epic 4" thick bacon buttys on hand cut bread. (Quite a late spot as you come over the elevated bit of the 316). Not open Sundays sadly.

NORFOLK
King's Lynn (PE30 5PY): Istambul Kerbab shop, London Road, King's Lynn, Norkolk. Best food in town. 01553 775833 I've moved this from where it was tucked down at the bottom, but I've left the quality spelling as it was!cop
Route 11: Norwich/Attleborough - Biker friendly Cafe/restaurant just south of Norwich. On the A11 northbound at Attleborororugh, next to the shell garage Good food and milkshakes. Has a bike gear shop, biker meets on a Monday night in Summer, Sunday afternoons in winter.

The Brunch Bar North Walsham..(NR28 0BD). The Brunch Bar. Under new ownership ( Duncan is a biker) and does extremely good food with decent portions.Think Man vs Food.Home to the Brunchzilla 1 and 2 (1kilo and 3 kilo burgers) Chef specials are Chilli Dogs, Half pound burgers but new ones constantly added. Good off road parking for around 20 bikes.Will open Sundays and evenings by prior arrangements. Bike Nights every Friday, May thru to September. Call Duncan on 07840873917. Next door to VW dealership and on the road to North Norfolk.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Chelveston ( NN9 6AJ): Star and Garter pub is at the end of the B465 to St Neots, and one of the best roads in the area. Bike friendly, and handy for a bite or drink.

NORTHERN IRELAND
Mortons = Ballycastle , fish and chips by the pier great stop off when your over for the North West 200. Take the coast road from Larne to Ballycastle for one of the truly great scenic routes in the world.

OXFORDSHIRE
Berinsfield (OX10 7LY): H Cafe. Used to be Foxes Diner, loads of parking, big fryups, and an Infinity shop next door if you need bike bits.

Benson (OX10 6SJ): Waterfront Cafe. Does a nice breakfast and has parking and welcome for riders.

Chipping Norton (OX7 5TB): Ma Larkins - update.. frown this has shut down frown

STAFFORDSHIRE
Cannock (WS11 1SB): The Hollies truck stop. On the A5, a mile or two east from J12 of the M6. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

SUFFOLK
Brandon (IP27 0AA): The Flintknappers Pub. On the corner of the traffic lights in the town centre/highstreet. Very bike friendly (see vid of wheelying bike on dancefloor!) with very nice barstaff and big carpark. Convenient if heading from A11 to Norfolk coast.

SURREY
Box Hill (RH5 6BY): Ryka's A24 just north of Dorking. Biker cafe open all day but particular biker days are Saturday and Sunday. Rozzers love the A24 - so take care. Wall to wall bikes in the bike park.

Newlands Corner (GU4 8SE): Barn Coffee Shop A25 nr Guildford/West Clandon. Best on a Sunday - best views for a Surrey biker haunt good brews and butties.

A22 Caterham Hill, northbound, in the layby just off J6 of the M25: Nick's Nosh. Breakfast/burger/lunch van, open early through to midafternoon with great service, good value and the best breakfast in a roll you'll find anywhere.

A30 Camberley town centre - The BBQ Pit. They do the best kebabs in the area by some distance plus they do burgers etc for weirdos that don't eat kebabs. Can be found at 161 London Road, Camberley. Turn towards the town centre by the VW garage, then first right and right again and follow the road back around to find them. GU15 3JS for those with SatNavs.

WARWICKSHIRE
Wellesbourne Airfield (CV35 9EU): Touchdown Cafe. Between the Fosse way and Stratford on Avon. Very busy at weekends with cars as well as bikes but surrounded by good (if often 50 limited) roads and you get a good view of airfield activity as well.


WEST SUSSEX
Houghton, Arundel (BN18 9FD): Whiteways Cafe To be found on the A29 at the top of Bury Hill. If you are heading to coast after a trip to Boxhill - this is a good stop point, and in my opinion better food!

WILTSHIRE
Bath: Just before you get on the M4 (at Bath) Just found it the other day. Good food and theres normally quite a few bike coppers around having a chat.

Cherhill, Nr Calne (SN11 8UU): Divine Café – Great food, nice location and right on the A4.

Trowbridge: West Country Table(IIRC). Great food and Holly on the weekends is very nice.

Chippenham: Yilmaz Burger Van. Good food, mix of kebabs, burgers, bacon butties and brews at all hours of the day.

Chippenham: SN14 0AT. Claire's Cafe (IIRC) Just off the A4 Bath road, located inside the pizza hut/currys car park. Great food (read proper steak and turkey baguettes) at a reasonable price and with a massive range of sauces lick It's worth going out of your way for.
YORKSHIRE
Doncaster (DN5 8AF): In the car park at J&S is a great little butty van.

Fridaythorpe (A166, East Yorkshire): Seaways Cafe (Yorkshire Wolds, beautiful!) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1025479 Always busy in season and perfect stop off point for many routes.

Hawes (DL8 3RD): Penny Garth Cafe. Go there. Now.
Hawes (DL8 3RD): The Chippy opposite the Penny Garth Cafe - open till 9:30pm most nights, excellent food and always plenty of bikes about!!

Kirkbymoorside (YO62 6AA): Penny Bank Cafe. Good coffee and great cakes, just off the A170 Helmsley - Scarborough road. Mind the cobbles outside though!

Skipton (BD23 1ED): Bizzie Lizzie's Chippy. They still use beef dripping to fry. What else do you need to know?

Thornton-le-Dale (YO18 7RW): Balderson's Cafe.

Sherburn in Elmet/Milford (LS25 5LX): Squires Cafe

M62 Hartshead Moor services, Eastbound between junctions 25 & 26 (HD6 4JX). There is a butty van at the back of the lorry park. Follow the signs for HGV parking, at the end of the parking spaces on the left hand side, there is an access road just before the recovery company building, nip through and it's right in front of you. Mon-Fri only.

SCOTLAND

PERTHSHIRE
Tyndrum (FK20 8RY): The Green Welly Stop. If you are heading North, stop here - it has to be done. Decent food, a filling station, and onwards to some of the best roads in the country. Fact.

Aviemore: Papa Rock: http://www.paparock.org Great food, genuine bikers stop. Kind of Hard Rock Cafe for bikers. Bikers get free refills of coffee. Good stop on the A9 before reaching Inverness and the North.

Aberdeenshire
Braemar (AB35 5YP): The Hungry Highlander. Great for a quick bite to eat before a run over Glenshee, or as a stop on the way north.

Aberdeen (AB21 9HB): Crofters. Handy for a meeting point if you're heading for the 'Shire, does cracking bacon rolls or if you're really hungry a full cooked breakfast. Better in good weather as there's no seating.

Peebleshire
Innerleithen EH44 6HA: Whistle Stop Cafe. Best breakfast in UK, according to Chippy Wood, Bike magazine photographer. Brilliant Borders Burger, good coffee, rolls, etc. Owner a biker.

Wester Ross
Applecross IV54 8LR: Applecross Inn. The great ride over the Beallach na Ba', the fantastic view from the top, running down into Applecross to finish with an amazingly well priced and varied menu of local food and seafood at the Applecross Inn. People travel from all over Europe to come to this place, so it must be good.
The Flower Tunnel in the nearby campsite is also excellent, a good cafe style meal.


WALES

GWENT
Abergavenny (NP7 5LH): Oasis Snack Bar. (Bus Station Cafe) Old Bus Station Car Park, The Bus Station, Abergavenny Road.
Good coffee, Tea, bacon butty etc... can get very very busy on a warm summer weekend. Oasis is open 7 days a week. So you can go any day, morning, evening and nice. Always a great atmosphere.

DENBIGHSHIRE
Denbigh (LL16 5TQ) Sams Cafe Spencer Trading Estate, Colomendy, Denbigh, Clwyd, LL16 5TQ Right next to A & D Motorcycles, so always a few bikes about. Outside seating available. Only about 5 minutes from the Denbigh Moors which has some terrific roads.

Rhuddlan (LL18 5UZ) The Whistlestop Cafe Unit 28a, H T M Business Park, Abergele Rd, Rhuddlan, Rhyl , LL18 5UZ Tel: 01745 591235 Food's good, Tables are a bit cramped. Popular with local bikers.
Brecon Beacons
Honey Cafe, Bronllys, Brecon (LD3 0LH) http://www.honeycafe.co.uk Lovely cafe for Breakfast or meal. Always a favourite for Petrolheads of all kinds