If you visited us during the past 10 years Iam preaching to the converted, if not read on!
I described the Ardennes area of Belgium as the Southern Ireland of central Europe, anyone who has experienced the 'craic' will know what I mean. The pace of life is very laid back and no-one takes things too seriously, there is a genuine warmth in a greeting and seldom is something too much trouble. Listed below are more Moulin du Ruy-sons to spend time with Ann and I at Ardenne & Eifel Aventures.    The lovely girl on the right?  C'mon it is page 3!

and PLAY-BOY!!

Moulin du Ruy nestles in the Roanne valley over looked by the Mont de Brumes. The World famous Spa Francorchamps race track is 10 minutes away and there is racing there nearly every weekend throughout the season, use the link at the bottom of the page to access their calender. The town which gave its name to 'Spa's' and was the first word in chic in the late 19th century is also a short journey. A new multi million euro hot water Thermes and Spa were opened in Spa in 2004 and you can use the link below to easily convince yourself that you had best bring your cossie! The nearby town of Stavelot has a real cafe atmosphere and beautiful abbey complex which houses museums to both the history of the area and the motorsport heritage, see link. One of the last great battles of WW2 was the Battle of the Ardennes otherwise known as the 'Battle of the Bulge' and immortalised in the story 'Band of Brothers'. We are surrounded by reminders, memorials, battle scarred tanks etc and have a good selection of local museums dedicated to the conflict and senseless loss of life both civilian and military, again see link below. One little known fact is that we have Belgiums longest Ski slope nearby! Yep we have proper skiing here c/w snow cannon, you can hire ski's and boots and there are drag lifts provided.

We have a  limited number of bicycles available to borrow for exploring the backroads and trails locally and the area is a centre for all forms of outdoor adventure sports and with a little warning we can organise any number of new ways to hurt yourself! Contact us

ESCORTED TRIPS TO THE NURBURGRING "if conditions are right & traffic is light"
As mentioned on Page one we offer all guests the chance to ride out and experience  the Nordscleife in the company of Neil, and if its sunny Ann!  Once the Nurburgring has published all public opening times see  their website link below and go to 'Schedule' .  In the past 10 years the level of traffic at the Ring has increased dramaticaly, especially the number of cars on track, making motorcycle lapping a sometimes difficult and dangerous experience and in the event of a wet track  a near impossibility in public traffic. I always reccomend trying to avoid riding with guests at weekends as they are very busy but a trip to see and experience the atmosphere and the surrounding roads should be on everybodys 'must do' list!  My prefered times are weekday, half days and evenings. Obviously some visitors will prefer to visit  at weekends, Iam happy to accomodate them and we can liase before hand to arrange appropriate dates but please be aware that due to the incredible amount of traffic at the track I will exercise discretion regarding tracktime if its looking way too aggressive in public traffic! 
Forget all the bollocks you will see printed and broadcast(Nice one Top Gear!)about 'BTG' Bridge to Gantry timing etc, we use 'BGOF' Biggest Grin on Face! Thats important.
Warning. Its addictive!

SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
Universally acclaimed as the greatest circuit still in regular use today, from April through to Nov there is an event almost every weekend, with the premier event being the Formula one race.
I take great pleasure in showing visitors around this catherdral of motorsport whenever possible including tracing out the original 8 1/2 mile circuit. Use the Spa Francorchamps link on this page to check out the circuit

MOTORCYCLE HIRE.  Kohls BMW at Aachen provide a very competitive and profesional motorcycle hire service for BMW and Harley Davidson.  We can provide transport to and from the railway or local airport to the dealership etc making a fly/rail/ride holiday a cool options if required. see www.kohls.de or email/ring  0049 241 5688537   josef.lennartz@kohl.de. note. not available to ride at the ring.

2012 Calendar

'PASSION 4 HEUER'
My earliest interest in motor racing stemmed from sitting watching Steve McQueen in the great movie 'Le Mans' and from his association with the Heuer watch brand my own interest in these iconic timepieces was arroused. Many of you who have visited will know I have a modest collection of stopwatches and memorabilia associated with Heuer  (from 1983  Tag Heuer) and on occasion I will have watches available to buy.

For Sale     

Steve McQueen 'Le Mans'  stickers from the original movie press release, rare and perfect.  25 euro

1969 Seiko 'Speed Timer' Self Wind Chrono. Sunburst Dial with pepsi outer Tachymetere. Very stylish and in full working order. 250 euro

Yr 2000 Eberhard Nuvolari Chrono watch. Beautiful tribute watch to the 30's Italian race ace. Perfect as new condition c/w all papers, tags, outer card box and awesome wooden presentation box. 2100 euro

See photo Album link at bottom of page, click to top R/H side of page 'photos' and select 'Passion 4 Heuer'