Maydayrun
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Maydayrun is an annual event in England
among other countries that takes place on the first bank holiday
Monday in May. It is also often referred to as "MayDay Run" or "May Day run".
The event involves thousands of motorbikes taking a 55 miles (88.5 km) trip from south of London
(Locksbottom, Farnborough, Kent) to Hastings
Seafront (Hastings, East Sussex, TN34), coinciding with the Jack-in-the-Green festival on that day. The event has been taking place for over 40 years now and has grown in interest from around the country commercially and publicly.
The event is not an organized as such, only the police manage the traffic, and volunteers manage the parking. Hastings fills up with tourists and bikes by about 11 AM, and the A21 road from London
serving Kent
and the South coast is the used road which, as a result of the trip, is severely congested during the event.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
among other countries that takes place on the first bank holiday
Bank Holiday
A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom or a colloquialism for public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract...
Monday in May. It is also often referred to as "MayDay Run" or "May Day run".
The event involves thousands of motorbikes taking a 55 miles (88.5 km) trip from south of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(Locksbottom, Farnborough, Kent) to Hastings
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
Seafront (Hastings, East Sussex, TN34), coinciding with the Jack-in-the-Green festival on that day. The event has been taking place for over 40 years now and has grown in interest from around the country commercially and publicly.
The event is not an organized as such, only the police manage the traffic, and volunteers manage the parking. Hastings fills up with tourists and bikes by about 11 AM, and the A21 road from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
serving Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and the South coast is the used road which, as a result of the trip, is severely congested during the event.