PORC closes and is up for sale!

After a quarter of a century carving Penshurst Off-Road Centre (PORC) out of a hurricane-ravaged hillside in Kent, owner Mike Westphal has decided it’s time to pass the baton to a bike enthusiast who will continue to live the PORC dream.

Two years ago, Mike sold a quarter of the land at PORC and the clubhouse to a trio of roadies who have plans to build a one-mile road circuit. He is now selling the remaining 32 acres of downhill tracks, MTB and cyclo-cross trails plus his house in the woods and other outbuildings.

“With excellent catering in the clubhouse, a great road circuit, spectacular jump spot, tons of parking and mountain biking/cyclo-cross courses described as “awesome”, PORC has it all.”

Just as the four-storey clubhouse adds hugely to visitors’ enjoyment of PORC, so Shimla, the spectacular “Hollywood hills” house Mike built for the Discovery Television series, Treetop Pavilion, adds hugely to the unique allure of PORC’s parkland setting.

Although peanuts by London standards., the house and 32 acres of land with what Kent Life described as “the best view there is of Kent” is worth at least £2 million.