25th February 2024 - Rideout to Parlour Cafe - Ian Cain

It was a chilly morning but that didn’t deter eight riders from turning out for a ride to the Parlour Cafe at Binham Priory.

We rode in two groups of four, one group following A & B roads across the West Norfolk Heights and then along the coast road from Wells. The roads were OK apart from the odd place where gravel and mud had been washed onto the roads from fields, and the stream which crosses the road in Burnham Market was in full flow. The other group followed a sat nav route using the “windy road” option which took them along some very minor roads which, due to the recent heavy rain, were reduced to muddy tracks. Very dirty bikes for them, especially upsetting for Euan who was on his brand new BMW.

By the time we got to Binham the sun was out so we had our coffee/tea/cakes outside in their walled garden. Very pleasant, especially the plum and cinnamon cake.

As usual some people decided to make their own way home, and the rest of us came back to King’s Lynn on much the same route as the outbound one. Another good ride in good company, so thanks to all who joined us. I don’t think we’ve had to cancel a ride due to bad weather this winter, which says a lot about our climate now as well as the resilience of our motorbike members.

Ian Cain