Description

Distance approx. 60 miles from West London.  Round trip 130 miles approx.  Day Tour.

Enjoy a day out exploring the spacious grounds and estate of one of England’s grandest mansions, Audley End.  Whether you’re exploring the servant’s wing, state rooms, stables, kitchen garden or beautiful grounds, you’ll discover how a what life was like above and below stairs at a Victorian country house.

Wander the glorious state rooms, reflecting the taste of the third Lord Braybrooke, who redecorated many of its rooms in the Jacobean style in the 1820s. Make yourself at home and feel free to play the piano, play with the toys in the nursery or step into Lady Braybrooke’s private apartments, lit for her return from an evening party. Explore the Service Wing including historic kitchens, a dairy and laundry rooms to see what life would have been like for the Victorian servants that worked here. Take a stroll over to the stable yard to meet the horses and find out the story of the estate at work and play.

Wander the award-winning gardens, remodelled by Capability Brown. Marvel at the formal, beautifully restored parterre and cloud hedge before admiring the organic kitchen garden. Wander through the acres of parkland to discover the peaceful Elysian Garden, Temple of Concord and memorial to the Second World War Polish resistance soldiers.

Your Original Cafe Racer Tour

• The aim of our tours are to get friends, customers and anyone who lives in and around London to enjoy a day out with like-minded individuals who share a real passion for owning and riding a motorbike. Our UK tours are predominantly based on day trips which are focused on some of the most beautiful sites within 2 hours reach of London.  Our day trips include riding through the lovely English countryside and ending up at an amazing country estate, palace or historic castle.The day trips are for motorbike enthusiast who also enjoy sampling some of the amazing English heritage sites the UK has to offer.  A typical day tour will include a tour leader with a minimum of 5 riders and a maximum of 10. Your day tour cost includes entry to a National Trust or English Heritage site plus brunch en route.  We recommend that your motorcycle is road worthy (with breakdown cover) and fully insured.  If you require a pre-trip motorcycle health check, we can recommend a local London garage to inspect your bike free of charge, subject to receiving your tour booking. If you have any questions or special requirement, please free to email is though our Contact page.

Included

• Your day tour cost includes entry to a National Trust or English Heritage site plus a nice brunch en route (drinks, including alcohol are not included or advised for riders)
• If you require a pre-trip motorcycle health check, we can recommend a local London garage to inspect your bike free of charge, subject to receiving your tour booking.

Motorcycle rental:

• We can arrange the ideal motorcycle for your day trip.  Pickup and drop off is in West London.
• Insurance and hire under your own name.

Not included:

• Any additional items not mentioned above.
• Fuel
• Road tolls
• All other food and beverages
• Parking fees
• Breakdown cover and recovery
• Insurance – personal or public liability
• Bike rental

Prices include VAT where applicable.