Seven Drives in the Sun...

So, 2025. Let's make it Pub2Pub's biggest year yet.

Over the summer, we've released some details of what we're planning for next year. However, for the first time, here's our full calendar of trips for 2025. With seven European tours on the cards, all going well it will be our biggest year yet, and we'd love it if you can be part of it. So, hopefully there's something below which will pique your interest - without any further ado, let's get into the schedule.

Drive One - The Snowstorm Rally. 01st to 16th March 2025.

We're kicking off 2025 with a real adventure - no less than a 3,500 mile round trip to the Arctic winter, in fact. When we announced our plan for this drive back in the summer, we weren't sure what the response would be, because let's face it, it's somewhat removed from our usual summery fare. However, interest has way exceeded our expectations, and so it's very much a goer. You can read more about the plan for this one on the drive page, here. But if you're interested in joining, do get in touch quickly, as we'll be closing this one for entries soon.

Drive Two - The Normandy Classic. 10th to 18th May 2025.

Following on from this year's frankly wonderful Brittany Steers, this will be the second slower-paced tour we'll be running. And you can expect it to be a similar experience to its Brittany-based sister-rally, with one big difference. We'll be merging a chateau break into it. So, the Normandy Classic will consist of a relaxing, slow paced stroll around Normandy, with a three-night chateau break at half distance - what's not to like? We'll be announcing the full details of this one in October, but if you want to get your name down on the 'interested' list before we do so, feel free to get in touch.

Drive Three - The French Revolution. 31st May to 09th June 2025.

It's back for the third year running - the best tour we run, if you're all about the driving roads. The 2025 French Rev will be following the same pattern as this year's trip, namely a run down to the Monaco area, where we'll be spending three nights in a rather fancy hotel before continuing our loop of France across the south of the country, before we sweep back north. The driving highlights of this one are many, including the Route Napoléon, Col du Turini, Mount Ventoux, Gorge du Tarn and Massif Central. For more info, head over to the page in our 'drives' section, here.

Drive Four - The Beer Italia. 28th June to 06th July 2025.

Yep, this one's back too, for the forth time. Next year's Beer Italia will be building on the experiences of the previous three trips across the Alps to Italy, with the intention of making this the best one yet. And based on the success of the previous trips, that's no small challenge. However, even in these early days, it's shaping up well, with almost 3/4 of the available places on the trip already reserved. So, if you want to be part of this one, it'll pay to be quick. Here's the page with all the info...

Drive Five - The Brittany Steers. 30th August to 06th September 2025.

We ran this one for the first time in 2024, and it was an instant classic - a slow-paced cruise around the Brittany peninsula, covering around 100 miles per day, and allowing plenty of time to stop off at that beach, or grab a coffee in each village you pass. So naturally, we'll be bringing it back in 2025, alongside its all-new sister event, the Normandy Classic. Full details of the 2025 drive will be out in October, but it won't be differing much from this year's event, which you can read about here.

Drive Six - The Eagle Rally. 13th to 22nd September 2025.

This one is the gift that keeps on giving - 2025 will be the sixth time we'll have undertaken the drive to Bavaria in the company of some pretty fine machines. And naturally, we'll be making it the biggest yet. Or not us necessarily - you will, as the event is already almost full, even though we haven't actually released the full details of the 2025 run yet. So, if you'd like a place on the trip you may still get lucky - feel free to give it a try if you wish. The details of the 2025 event will be being posted up in October, but you can read about the 2024 trip here.

Drive Seven - The Trafalgar Tour. Provisionally the 11th to 26th October 2025.

Our all-new grand tour for 2025, this one is shaping up to be a corker. Next year sees the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, and to mark the occasion, we'll be driving there. Starting our journey in the shadow of Nelson's flagship - HMS Victory - we'll be setting sail from Portsmouth, arriving in northern Spain the following day. From there, we'll be setting out west across the Picos de Europa and Asturias region, before swinging south, passing along the fine driving roads of Portugal before reaching Cadiz, and Cape Trafalgar. From there, a quick trip to Gibraltar will be on the cards, before heading back north through Spain to catch the ferry back to blighty. Yep, we're pretty excited about this one. Full details will be coming in October, but as with the other trips in the planning stage, give us a shout if you'd like to put your name down against a place.

And so, that pretty much covers our driving tour-related plans for 2025 - hopefully there's something in there which interests you, as it would be great to have you along for the ride...