Old Stores Motorbike Café

LOCAL motorbike cafe has just been voted best motorcycle cafe in the UK, following on from their previous best in Wales award by the UK Bikers Cafe.

- MARK WILLIAMS

Quite a big deal as biker cafes not only provide a pit stop for weary riders; they also become a destination for thousands of bikers up and down the country.

Family-owned, The Old Stores Motorbike Cafe in Pontblyddyn, near Mold, Flintshire, is visited by thousands of bikers each year. I was curious to see what all the fuss was about?

Whilst I don’t have enough nerve to ride a motorcycle, I do love to cycle. Does that mean I qualify as a biker?

Either way, I was too embarrassed to turn up in Lycra rather than leather, so we turn up in our car.

We arrived to find two separate car parks, one strictly for motorcycles and another for all other vehicles. We crossed the busy road towards the “Old Stores”, which used to be a mining supply store for the local workers, providing essential goods to the nearby mines

The niche cafe and museum are now owned by Jack Led, alongside mum and dad, David and Helen Ledward. The cafe first opened in 2019 but had to close for one-year until restrictions were lifted amid the pandemic.