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Geodude · 10-08-09, 09:00 AM

Went for a bit of a ride out yesterday to Hartside etc and on way back home i thought i would pop into Witton Castle for a cuppa at the cafe and to my disbelief i was greeted with a big barrier for which i needed a token? So i walked to the little office and was greeted with a loud "no bikers" from the lady inside. She went on to explain that i could go in if i was in a car but not in leathers or on a bike WTF. She told me the new owner did not want hairy as**d bikers in his property, which is odd because he will have a few thousand bikes there soon for the stormin the castle rally. Sorry to go on but just wondered if this kind of discrimination is allowed as my bike is my only form of transport as i dont drive. As you can tell it annoyed me quite a bit so am i right to be peeved.

10-08-09, 09:06 AM

Probably not! You should put in a complaint! I dont know who to though... Maybe there is some sort of discrimination people about?

Tis shocking, im in the same boat as you... heh

SoulKiss · 10-08-09, 09:08 AM

Private land, they can choose who to let onto it if they wish.

However I WOULD make the organisers of the upcoming event know...

Geodude · 10-08-09, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Private land, they can choose who to let onto it if they wish.

However I WOULD make the organisers of the upcoming event know...

Hey thats a good call soulkiss stormin the castle is a MAG event. Cheers for the pointer.

10-08-09, 09:12 AM

Shame......I thought bikers had finally earned some respectability! it was like that everywhere 30+ years ago - there was only a handful of pubs and cafs we could go in

Viney · 10-08-09, 09:19 AM

Well thats going to reduce his/her customer base and into days financial climate, you would be sevrving whoever you could get through the door. Small minded pople will probably be out of business in a few months! Sad.

10-08-09, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Geodude

the new owner did not want hairy as**d bikers in his property

Have a back, sac and crack and return and see how you get on?

10-08-09, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Viney

Well thats going to reduce his/her customer base and into days financial climate, you would be sevrving whoever you could get through the door. Small minded pople will probably be out of business in a few months! Sad.

We can only hope

10-08-09, 10:31 AM

You're letting a barrier and a grumpy old lady stop you?

In all seriousness... that sucks though! Seems pretty pointless.

10-08-09, 10:41 AM

Yep as David said I'd tell MAG.

10-08-09, 09:00 AM	#1
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,676	No bikers allowed Went for a bit of a ride out yesterday to Hartside etc and on way back home i thought i would pop into Witton Castle for a cuppa at the cafe and to my disbelief i was greeted with a big barrier for which i needed a token? So i walked to the little office and was greeted with a loud "no bikers" from the lady inside. She went on to explain that i could go in if i was in a car but not in leathers or on a bike WTF. She told me the new owner did not want hairy as**d bikers in his property, which is odd because he will have a few thousand bikes there soon for the stormin the castle rally. Sorry to go on but just wondered if this kind of discrimination is allowed as my bike is my only form of transport as i dont drive. As you can tell it annoyed me quite a bit so am i right to be peeved.

10-08-09, 09:06 AM	#2
ThEGr33k Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No bikers allowed Probably not! You should put in a complaint! I dont know who to though... Maybe there is some sort of discrimination people about? Tis shocking, im in the same boat as you... heh

10-08-09, 09:08 AM	#3
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	Re: No bikers allowed Private land, they can choose who to let onto it if they wish. However I WOULD make the organisers of the upcoming event know... __________________ Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████)

10-08-09, 09:12 AM	#5
ArtyLady Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No bikers allowed Shame......I thought bikers had finally earned some respectability! it was like that everywhere 30+ years ago - there was only a handful of pubs and cafs we could go in

10-08-09, 09:19 AM	#6
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Re: No bikers allowed Well thats going to reduce his/her customer base and into days financial climate, you would be sevrving whoever you could get through the door. Small minded pople will probably be out of business in a few months! Sad.

10-08-09, 10:31 AM	#9
Steve_God Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No bikers allowed You're letting a barrier and a grumpy old lady stop you? In all seriousness... that sucks though! Seems pretty pointless.

10-08-09, 10:41 AM	#10
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No bikers allowed Yep as David said I'd tell MAG.

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