Weekend away 2025 – Paignton in Devon

Weekend away 2025 to Paignton, South Devon

May 16th @ 09:00 – May 19th @ 19:00

Each year our club organise a weekend away on our bikes, this year it will take place between Friday 16th and Monday 19th May 2025 and we are heading to a holiday park in Paignton, South Devon

We tend to meet somewhere local such as McDonalds Bassetts Pole probably at 9am on Friday morning and ride as a group, some people make their own way to the destination if their personal circumstances don’t allow them to join us that early on a Friday.

The location of the weekend has been selected to offer a choice of price bands with accommodation ranging from a caravan / cabin to a B&B / Hotel in a nearby town. We recommend staying on the holiday park if possible as we will arrange all activities around that location.

We try to make the weekend as relaxed as possible, we will have a ride to the site on Friday, a social ride on Saturday and Sunday and a ride home on Monday.

Feedback from 2024 asked for an opportunity to do more sight-seeing / less riding on Sat or Sun – so we will endeavour to incorporate that in 2025.

All rides will have a suitable lead rider and tail ender and will be run to our usual club standards using the second man drop technique so no-one gets lost even if they have no idea where they are!

We organise ALL rides to cater for ALL riders so we welcome new members, old members, friends, pillions etc. You DO NOT need to be a member of our club to come along, but you do need to share our goals of having a good, safe ride whist respecting other members of the group and other road users.

Anyone who has no experience or no GOOD experience of group rides is welcome and will be catered for, I would encourage you to contact myself or another member of the training team / committee if you have any doubts, concerns or questions.

The weekend does tend to be well supported by the experienced members of our club who will always be available to offer support or guidance if required.

We do not offer a recovery van or any sort of 4 wheeled support, so you will need to arrange your own recovery service, however if you do suffer a mechanical breakdown or accident, we will remain with you whilst suitable recovery is arranged – we never leave anyone behind.

If you have friends or family who do not ride and want to come along in a car they are welcome, but they will need to make their own travel arrangements.

To keep the weekend on a social level we will organise evening meals which you are all welcome to join or avoid, your choice. Normally we will arrange a table in a local pub/restaurant on Friday and Sunday evening and on the Saturday we tend to get together in one of the cabins on site for fish and chips.

Plans for this year’s event are progressing, we expect around 30 people to join us, I have set up a WhatsApp group to keep everyone who has expressed an interest updated.

So, if you’d like to come along let me know so I can add you to the WhatsApp group, as now is the best time to book your accommodation. We do always accept late entries, that just means your accommodation may be harder or more costly to arrange.

Andy Jones (Advanced Tutor)
07971 402288 / Andrew.sjones@yahoo.co.uk