Welsh Road Advice

Long story but I'm looking for a decent set of roads towards the coast
from Craven Arms in Shropshire. Autoroute shows the A489, A470 and
A44 to Aberystwyth. Are these any good?

Failing that a recommendation would be nice. Destination ideally
needs to include nothing more than a pub on the sea front but even the
coast can be ignored in favour of decent roads without over zealous
Welsh plod.

 

Very good, especially the Shellgrip 'S' bends between Eisteddfa Gurig &
Dyffryn-Castell. You'll probably want to go through these a few times
once you've checked there's no plod about...

You could drop into Rhayader & take the Aberwyswyth Mountain Road if
you like single-track twisty stuff. The A483 from Newtown to Crossgates
is a stonker if you get the chance.

 

Dolgellau ('Doll-Geth-Lee') would be around 60 miles from your
gaff and a reet rivettin ride over breathtaking landscape.
Basically A489-A458-A470 and never a sniff of plod in 10 years
using the route. Dolgellau is a welcoming, unspoiled little gem
of a town with a surprisingly active pub life abundantly
nourished by fine Welsh tottie. There's an ancient stone circle
by the river where you can dance naked and howl at the moon to
round off the evening.

T'other end of the estuary 4 miles past Dolgellau lies Barmouth,
a traditional Welsh seaside town, fish-and-chips, fairground etc
but some nice pubs and eateries. On the South side of the bay
Fairbourne offers little more than a cafe and a disappointing
pub, but a couple of miles of near deserted beach for quiet
reflection.

Plenty to see & do nearby but the area also makes an ideal
touring base for most of West and NW Wales. Would highly
recommend it.

riccip

 

This is just a day out tomorrow.

Craven Arms -> Dolgellau -> Aberystwyth and back looks nice, thanks.

 

calling in for a brew ?

 

113mph in a 60 limit.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/browse_thread/thread
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Wotcha

I do have rather a liking for that bit of road.
http://www.moonshiners.org.uk/rhayadercamping.htm
It's on there somewhere

 

Paging YTC or RVG. Both seem to know the area far too well. I recall
chasing them across wales and back, mainly in fear that I'd lose them
as I'd be knackered. As a rule I can navigate well, but there's too
many consonants in welsh place names and I get confused.

I do remember going along a road that goes through a forest. It was
very sweepy and crest-dip-crest. Also, that road that has a very long
bend round a reservior s'lovely, innit.

 

Isn't that the one YTC fell off on?

 

No, that was a different road. Less swoopy.

 

I forgot to mark the thread, so didn't see your reply. Rik's a google god.

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CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
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BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24

 

No it's not, it's a shit hole.

I lived in the area for a while, also it's pronounced Dol-Geth-Lie.

 

Didn't see any UKRM stickers on the bikes at the Prom today

 

Oh, it's a long story. I have much corresponcdence (****, am i pissed).


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BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24