The 2026 Rally is once again being held at
THE HOLT HOTEL, OXFORD ROAD, STEEPLE ASTON, BICESTER, 0X25 5QQ
Tel: 01869 340259 Email: sales@holthotel.co.uk Please book directly with hotel and quote reference ‘RILEY2′
Room Rates
The hotel is now fully booked up for the Saturday night, sorry to those who might have been disappointed, but you can still join us for what looks set to be a great Rally 🙂
Standard Double/Twin Room DBB per night – Friday £180, Saturday £180, Sunday £145
Superior Double Room DBB per night – Friday £195, Saturday £195, Sunday £160
Deluxe Double Room DBB per night – Friday £210, Saturday £210, Sunday £175
Single occupancy DBB per night – Friday £165, Saturday £165, Sunday £140
To benefit from our special rates rooms must be booked by Friday 24th April
Booking forms and information sheets were sent out with your March Newsletters but you can…
Click HERE to download a copy of the Rally Booking Form
Click HERE to download a copy of the Rally Information Sheet
To help the hotel kitchen they have asked for us to choose all of our evening meals in advance. Please use the tables on the Rally Booking Form.
Rally – Spares Collection
Spares ordered from RRSL before Wednesday June 17th can be collected from Kate the Storekeeper at the Rally, so get those orders in!
Here is a brief outline of the timetable….
FRIDAY 19TH JUNE
Arrivals and socialising at the hotel
SATURDAY 20TH JUNE – Daytime
Malcolm Dunn is arranging a 42 mile, circular driving tour of North Oxfordshire. The proposed route will be described in detail and takes us from the Holt Hotel to a first stop at Hook Norton Brewery. Here you can take refreshments in the café, and optionally for those interested, you can book a tour of the Brewery in advance. A further twenty minute drive will bring you to Upton House & Gardens. Under the care of the NT this house was the country retreat of Lord and Lady Bearsted in the 1930s and offers dramatic terraced gardens and a world renowned art collection. The Pavilion Café offers a great location for a light lunch, indoors or outdoors, and gives the opportunity for those of us on the tour to meet up. On the return leg, and time allowing, the option exists to stop at various picturesque villages. Malcolm and Kate Dunn will provide a pack with route details and guidance, suggested timings and further information, and will also be on the tour themselves. Members can of course choose to follow their own routes and timetable if they wish.
For those looking for more automotive destinations, options include the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, a 25 mile drive from the hotel avoiding the M40. Alternatively a more modern, racing orientated experience can be had at the Silverstone Museum, 22 miles up the A43.
Please email Malcolm HERE for further information or to express your interest in the Upton House visit.
Here are some other suggestions for local visits in the area
Ashmolean Museum 12 miles Banbury Museum & Gallery 11 miles
Bicester Shopping Village 8.1 miles
Blenheim Palace 7.3 miles British Motor Museum, Gaydon 24 miles
Broughton Castle 12.3 miles Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens 25 miles
Deddington Castle 4.3 miles Hook Norton Brewery (pre booked tours) 11.7 miles
Langford Stonehenge 8.7 miles North Leigh Roman Villa (EH) 20.5 miles
Oxford 14 miles Oxfordshire Museum 6.4 miles
Rollright Stones 13.1 miles Rousham Gardens 1.4 miles
Silverstone museum 21 miles Soldiers Oxfordshire Museum 6.4 miles
Stowe House 15 miles Upton House (NT) 18 miles
SATURDAY 20TH JUNE – EVENING – RALLY DINNER
A smart casual drinks and dinner gathering that was excellent in 2025! Included in your room rate if you’re staying at the hotel. Use the booking form for menu choices.
£39 per person for non residents.
SUNDAY 21ST JUNE
The centrepiece of the event will as ever be the Riley gathering and Concours with all of the Register’s traditional trophies being awarded. We will be celebrating the Centenary of the ground breaking and all conquering Riley 9hp. It would be fantastic if we could assemble a display of 100 Riley 9s to celebrate the Centenary.
CONCOURS
Entries will be free so please join in the fun!
AUTOJUMBLE AND TRADE STANDS
Stands will be free! Contact the organiser HERE
(Donations to the Register gratefully received)
Collection of spares pre-ordered from RRSL
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS (3pm estimated)
Lunches will be available in Hotel from their regular bar menu
Awards and Concours Classes
Overall Concours Winner – Thoroughbred and Classic Car Trophy
Upright Radiator Closed – The Warne Trophy
Upright Radiator Open – The Durbar Cup
Sloping Radiator Closed – The V. R. Challenge Cup
Sloping Radiator Open – The Victor Riley Cup
Most original car entered in Concours (judges score) – The Stanley Burville Trophy
Competition Cars (original Riley competition cars) – The Maher Muller Rosebowl
Working Rileys (cars in regular use) – The Clifford Stanley Trophy
Riley Specials (at least 60% pre-war Riley parts) – The Ascot Trophy
Furthest Distance Travelled to the Rally – The Tortoise Trophy
Notes
Riley Specials – Cars with at least 60% of pre-war Riley Parts, including engine, gearbox axles.
Clifford Stanley Trophy – Working cars in regular use but not concours. Evidence of mileage and events may be requested. Entrants will be issued with a scoring sheet to complete themselves in advance.