Elspeth Beard (born 28 April 1959) is an architect and motorcyclist, noted for being the first Englishwoman to ride a motorcycle around the world.

[2][a] She later redesigned the historic Munstead Tower in Godalming, winning the 1994 Royal Institute of British Architects award for South East England.

[6][9] In Sydney she ran out of money and spent seven months working in a pub before motorcycling across Australia.

[2][12] At the time of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the entire Punjab state was closed.

Beard forged the necessary permit to get out of the Punjab region and travelled into Pakistan before riding back into Europe via Turkey.