Popular Isle of Man biker cafe up for sale
The Victory Cafe has been operating at the 31st Milestone since 2021, although now its owners need a change.
One of the Isle of Man’s must-visit attractions is set to change hands this summer, after the owners of the Victory Cafe have placed the popular venue up for sale.
The site, located at the 31st Milestone and close to the highest point of the TT course and the Joey Dunlop memorial, has been operating year-round since 2020, and pulling in large numbers of road racing fans and tourists alike. It is, though, time for a change, and its current owners, Vicky and Benn, took to social media to confirm the reasons behind the sale.
“Why [sell the cafe in] 2025?” the statement on Facebook reads. “I turned 50, it’s our 20th Wedding Anniversary, our eldest turned 18, finished A Levels and heads off to Vietnam with a backpack and a Revolute card, our middle child finished her GCSE’s and will start A Levels, our youngest starts GCSE’s. [My] Mum turned 75 and my Dad would have turned 90 (He didn’t quite make it and I miss the old bugger like crazy!) So, it’s a year of super important change for our family and the Victory Cafe.”
The site is a former Cold War radar station, which would formerly have been scanning the skies across the North East and West of the UK as it searched for incoming threats. Once decommissioned, the site became the Murray Motorcycle Museum and cafe. That closed in the mid-2000s, and it wasn’t until Vicky and Benn came along with a dream and the willpower to make it happen that the site once again became operational.
No further details about the sale of the venue, which includes the cafe, an events space and a 20-person cinema, are given, although it is noted that “genuinely interested” parties can contact the team on info@victory-cafe.com.
images: Victory Cafe - Facebook
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