Staffordshire
Why choose Come To You?
• Learn on roads you already ride
• Build confidence in familiar environments
• Improve routes you use regularly
• Coaching tailored to your local conditions
• Ideal for small groups and riding friends
• No long ride home after a full day’s coaching
Before arrival, I will plan routes around your location and objectives. Following an initial assessment ride, routes and focus areas may be adjusted during the day to ensure the coaching remains tailored to your needs.
Your coaching day will typically finish at approximately 16:00hrs.
Staffordshire sits right in that perfect middle ground for motorcyclists—part Midlands, part Peak fringe, part hidden gem. It doesn’t shout like some riding destinations, but spend a day here and you’ll find a seriously varied mix of flowing A-roads, technical moorland edges and quiet rural lanes that link everything together.
Start in the north around the edges of the Peak District, where Staffordshire begins to tilt upwards into the moorlands of the Staffordshire Moorlands. Towns like Leek act as a gateway into some of the best riding in the county, with quick access to high, open roads and dramatic scenery.
One of the standout routes is the A53 road (Staffordshire section) running between Leek and Buxton/Shropshire direction. It’s a classic riding road—fast in places, technical in others, and constantly shifting between open views and tighter, more focused sections as it cuts across the moorland fringe.
Nearby, the A523 road and connecting B-roads offer a more intimate riding experience, threading through villages and farmland with smooth bends and excellent visibility. These are the kind of roads where rhythm riding really comes alive.
To the south, the landscape changes as you move towards gentler countryside around Stafford. From here, the A34 road (Staffordshire section) and A449 road provide fast, flowing routes that make for easy cross-county travel while still keeping things engaging for riders.
For something more atmospheric, head towards Cannock Chase. This designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a superb riding loop in itself, with shaded forest roads, gentle elevation changes and a network of quiet lanes that make it ideal for relaxed exploration.
Further north-west, the dramatic gritstone edges around The Roaches and Hen Cloud deliver some of the most visually striking riding in the county. The roads here twist and climb beneath towering rock formations, offering a completely different feel to the open moorland routes nearby.
For longer link-up rides, the A52 road (Staffordshire section) provides an excellent east–west route, connecting riders towards Derbyshire in one direction and the wider Midlands in the other, making it a key artery for all-day touring.
Staffordshire’s strength lies in its variety. In a single ride you can move from forest to moorland, from tight technical bends to fast, sweeping A-roads, all without ever feeling like you’ve left the riding zone.
It might not always get the spotlight, but for riders who know where to look, Staffordshire delivers some of the most rewarding and underappreciated motorcycling in the country.