2025 Sidecar Soiree
Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th July at Petruth Paddocks, Labourham Drove, Cheddar BS27 3FS
The Sidecar Soiree is back at a new venue with your Wheels Team at the helm. Yes, the famous Sidecar Grand Prix will be on the Saturday Evening, get ready for the pit stops. There will be a quiz night and hopefully more.
Flat level site with loads of room and separate field for us to use. Club marquee with free tea and coffee. The site info; 28 individual toilets, 18 showers, unbelievable number of basins, pot wash, washing machines etc etc. Dog friendly site but they need to be on a lead while onsite. Play area for the children. Site shop is stocked with basic food & drink, snacks, and camping essentials. Great food shack serving locally sourced food in the evening and breakfast rolls in the morning (Vegetarian, gluten-free & dairy-free options available), coffee, tea, iced milkshakes and hot chocolate! Fed & Ben pizzas made from scratch every Friday evening from 5 till 9 pm. Campfire pits available to hire with wood. https://www.petruthpaddocks.co.uk/#/
Off-site; within 5 min walking distance. Cheddar Ales Tap Room https://www.cheddarales.co.uk/ Helmet City Somerset https://www.helmetcity.co.uk/helmet-city-somerset-cheddar Thai by Tai https://www.facebook.com/thaibytai/ Cheddar Bites Café . Within 10/ 15mins walk, Sainsburys Supermarket, Tesco local, loads of local food shops, cafes, take-aways. 4 really good pubs. Then you have The Cider Barn https://www.theciderbarn.net/ a 1½ mile walk along the Drove. Cheddar Car Boot Sale and Market (indoor and outdoor) held every Sunday 5 min walk.
Walks in every direction, the famous Cheddar Gorge and Caves https://www.cheddargorge.co.uk/ and the Strawberry Line https://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/ . Moving further afield, you have Wells, The Mendips Hills, Weston-Super-Mare (Bike night on the Thursday) The worlds largest helicopter museum https://helimuseum.com/ so loads of places to visit. The 126 bus runs between Weston and Wells with stops in Cheddar.
Cost; £13 for a single person with tent per night. £17 for a tent with two or more people per night. Campervans/Caravans add £2 to the tent per night cost. Want to stop on, no problem, let us know when you book in. (Note; we can’t guarantee an electric hook up). You don’t have to pre-book but if you are planning to attend, please could let us know as it would be helpful and assist us.
Contact Lesley lesleyaves@aol.com or 07484 336630. Martyn 07398 600285
Do not book in at reception please book in at the club marquee. The Sidecar Club Sail Banners will be up so you should be able to find us.
Directions; there are 5 routes into Cheddar the site is sign posted off the A371 Cheddar to Wells Road visit https://www.petruthpaddocks.co.uk/find-us/#/ or use the postcode, or use what three words generally.pitching.distilled https://what3words.com/generally.pitching.distilled