We are releasing provisional 2025 national dates today and this new way of doing things is for various reasons.
Firstly, it is getting harder to find venues that will take the large numbers needed for a national scooter rally and when we do find them we have to book years in advance to get the dates we need. The venues in the likes of Weymouth, Scarborough and Llandudno can book up five or six years in advance.
Secondly, we are finding in this new era of social media people are releasing rally dates sometimes well over a year in advance which means we cannot just release dates in October anymore. I personally realise that some organisers no longer worry about avoiding national dates and a certain proportion of scooterists are now happy to stay local and no longer do the long rides they used to, but we feel generally giving the dates earlier will allow other organisers who support the UK-wide scene to avoid clashing with the national rallies if they can.
Lastly, hotels and B&Bs. A lot of the towns we use are very popular seaside towns but nationwide these towns no longer have as many hotels and B&Bs as they used to. Provisionally releasing the dates earlier will give people who want to attend the rally a better chance of getting their choice of accommodation.
This isn’t a step we have taken easily, but it is something we felt we have had to do. Most people on the committee have been riding scooters for three or four decades and love the national rally scene and all its aspects, so moving away from our traditional way of doing things doesn’t come naturally to us. But we really feel it is a step we now need to take.
As stated, these will be provisional dates and may not be a comprehensive list of next year’s rallies, but we are trying to give you as much information as we can in advance.
We have agreed this via online communication this year, but will discuss exactly how we will be doing this going forward at the regular meeting in Llandudno.
Andy (SWSC)
On behalf of BSRA Committee
2025 National Rally Dates
Apr 18th – 21st : Scarborough (Easter)
May 2nd – 5th : Weston Super Mare (May Day)
May 23rd – 26th : Kelso (Spring Bank Hol)
Jun 27th – 29th : Big 7 Ardingly
Jul 25th – 27th : Aberystwyth
Aug 22nd – 25th : Isle of Wight (August Bank Holiday)
Sep 19th – 22nd : Woolacombe
Oct 31st – Nov 2nd : Llandudno
