July 18-21 / Lincolnshire / www.mallelondon.com
We’ve always heard great things about this super-cool biker bash that takes place every summer. Everyone we know that’s been has nothing but nice things to say. With that kind of reputation, it should come as no surprise they’re gearing up for their 10th time at it.
If you’re not familiar, the hipster-friendly festival is run by the folks from trendy luggage and gear brand Malle London. Set in the 6000-acre grounds of Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire, it’s a cool spot that’s the perfect place to host a celebration of motorcycle culture. If you’re a Bridgerton fan – they filmed bits of that there, too.
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There’s bags of stuff going on throughout the weekend, with a non-stop programme of ‘inappropriate’ race action (which you can get involved in), loads of exhibitions, traders, custom bike displays, and a packed line-up of music late into the night.
Everything’s centred around the racing. There’s the ‘Mile Sprint’, which is an eighth-mile sprint up a grass track; the ‘Hill Climb’, which is a head-to-head scramble up a winding course; the ‘Malle100’, which sees 100 riders battle it out (10 at a time) on a one-mile off-road track with a Le Mans-style start; and there’s the ‘Dash’, an eighth-mile time trial along a narrow strip of road. There’re loads of classes for each, with classics, antiques, customs, road-legal scramblers, scooters and more all going head-to-head. Sounds like fun, right?
In addition to all that, there’s wild swimming and yoga going on to kick off your day – and there’s the usual array of top food and drink vendors keeping you fuelled up throughout.
It’s not all that long before the action kicks off. But the good news is that tickets are still available.
You can bag yourself a full four-day festival pass for £150. If you want to get stuck into some racing, too, you’re looking at £198. Or you can head down for a single day for £78 – which goes up to £94.80 if you want to race. Seems like a pretty good deal to us when you consider everything that’s going on. Nip over to the website and get yourself sorted. See you there.
