Category: Ace Cafe

1. Vintage Japanese Bike Day (with VJMC)

   Posted on 12:00pm Thursday 30th Aug 2018

   Ace Cafe London is hosting cafe’s annual vintage Japanese motorcycle meet with the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club at the cafe on Sunday 2nd September. The day  includes Ace awards!
    
   Spend £5 or more over the counter from 9.30am and receive a raffle ticket. Draw at 3pm.
    
    To find out more about the VJMC, founded in 1982 and now the UK’s premier club for Japanese bikes fifteen years old and over, check out.

2. Join Ace live at the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival, Silverstone Classic 2018

   Posted on 12:00pm Monday 25th Jun 2018

   Come and join Ace Cafe London celebrating its 80^th anniversary since the original opening in 1938 in a packed weekend programme at the annual Silverstone Classic  - 20th to 22nd July.
   
   Featuring  a special World GP Bike Legends showcase of iconic 2-stroke 500cc machines and special GP guest riders, spectacular historic motor and bike racing on the world-famous circuit, free access to the paddocks and grandstands, displays from over 120 clubs, streetcar shootouts, manufacturers, and live music  - come and find us at the  Ace Corner Silverstone Classic.
   
   The cafe racer and ‘mods and rockers’ bike and scooter display is a must – as is the special Ace 80th anniversary celebratory track parade, on the Saturday of the event, on the full grand prix circuit!
   
   If you have a classic motorcycle or scooter and would like to display it at this prestigious event, there is a unique Ace Cafe booking code to access a special display package which includes general admission for two people and infield display access for two bikes at a package price of just £52 for Friday, £78 for Saturday and £67 for Sunday.
   
   These packages offer fantastic value, and discounts apply when booking for more than one day. There's also free parking for your van and/or trailer if you trailer your motorcycle to the event.
   
   Capacity for the anniversary track parade is limited to 80 motorcycles, so Ace will be hand-picking 80 bikes that best represent its history from those that have purchased an Ace Cafe Motorcycle Display Package.
   
   Book here

3. Xmas Toy Run & Carol Service - Ace Cafe

   Posted on 12:00pm Wednesday 6th Dec 2017

   Sunday 17th December
   Depart: 10.30am
   
   The Ace Cafe's annual Christmas Toy Run into central London departs at 10.30am on Sunday 17th December to attend the children's wards of three hospitals:
   
   Royal Brompton (Chelsea)
   St Marys (Paddington)
   Whittington (Highgate)     
   
   As always, any surplus gifts will be distributed to various children's homes and groups.
   
   Please bring gifts that are unwrapped.
    
   Because of allergies hospitals advise against stuffed toys and sweets - the nursing staff however may appreciate some sweeties!
   
   On returning to the cafe, there will be prizes for the "Best Dressed Bike" and the "Best Dressed Rider" - and a hot cuppa.
   
   NB: On the morning of the run, please check in at the cafe with “Toy Run Ron”, who once again is kindly looking after the logistic involved with this special occasion.
   
   On the same day, Sunday 17th December, why not join us for the cafe's annual candlelit Xmas Carol Singalong & Service, from 7pm, followed by complimentary hot, oven fresh, mince pies!

   

4. Paws & Claws Pet Food Run

   Posted on 12:00pm Sunday 3rd Dec 2017

   Sunday 10th December
   Depart 11.00 am
   
   One week before the annual Xmas Toy Run, meeting at Ace Cafe to depart at 11am, is the annual ride out to attend the Mayhew Animal Home in Kensal Rise, NW10. Established during the reign of Queen Victoria in 1886, the home is entirely funded by, and dependent upon, public support.
   
   Being the season for giving, we must not forget the animals, so often overlooked and neglected, and which entirely rely on places like "The Mayhew" and the generosity and support of all.
   
   The Mayhew welcomes gifts, to include towels, blankets (used as bedding) as well as pet food and treats for cats and dogs.
   
   Private donations can also be made on your visit to the Mayhew. You may even find a furry friend that you may wish to adopt!
   For those of you who can't make the run, there will be collecting tins on the counter and a collection box for food, treats and bedding etc. at the cafe in the week leading up to the run.
   
   www.mayhewanimalhome.org

   

5. Ace Christmas Gifts and Ideas! 

   Posted on 12:00pm Friday 10th Nov 2017

   Check out the Ace Cafe London shop for a wide range of  Xmas gifts, including the critically acclaimed ‘Ace Times, Speed thrills and tea spills, a cafe and a culture” book, which relates and illustrates the definitive history of London’s Ace Cafe, a roadside pull-in that opened in 1938 and became a famous haunt of the motorcycle-riding ‘Ton Up Kids’ in the 50’s and the Rockers in the 60’s.  The book also tells the story of other venues and cafes, like the 59 Club, the Busy Bee and others elsewhere around the country.
   
   

   A substantial high quality hardback publication, packed with personal recollections and evocative photographs, Ace Times also features the fastest motorcycles, the loudest music, the iconic movies and the distinctive clothing and styles of the cafe racing era. Burn ups, press hysteria, rock n’ roll riots, police baiting, Mods and Rockers, pirate radio, and loads more besides, all unambiguously revealed.
   
   

   www.acecafeshop.com