26th March 2023 - Ride out to Route 11 Cafe - Dave Cusdin

Hurrah! Spring has arrived! Unfortunately as is common at this time of year, low temps and precipitation were the order of the day. This may explain why only 5 hardy souls turned up for our trip to the Route 11 cafe near Attleborough. The cafe is situated next to the Shell service station on the A11 and is only accessible from the eastbound carriageway. It’s biker friendly, is reasonably priced and is the starting point for a number of club ride outs.

We took a cross country route staying on the B roads through Swaffham, Ashill, Watton and then the B1077 to the A11. The cafe is located 2 miles from the junction heading in the direction of Norwich. Road conditions were variable with moisture being the one constant. On arrival there were already quite a few bikes present but the service was fast and friendly. This was the first time for a while that no one ate cake although Bob made up for that with his breakfast order. The owner informed us that she was closing her accessory shop and that everything was on sale at a 60% discount. No wonder that they were so busy.

Led by Ian C (thanks mate) we took a circular route back through Wymondham, Dereham, Gressenhall and Gayton. Once again bad weather thwarted by good company, warm coffee and in my case a bargain buy.

Until the next time, ride safe

Cheers Dave C