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Post by Johnny h » Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:28 am

Hi All
We’re off on a mini road trip at the end of June to west/north wales and wondering if any of you guys could recommend any must do driving routes? Got an overnight stay near Porthmadog then up to Conwy for 4 nights. Travelling from Cambridge so I intend to obviously go through snowdonia national park then make a day over in Anglesey.
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Post by Johnny h » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:16 am

thank you... 👍🏻.. Plenty there to mull over 😃
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Post by Argyll Andy » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:27 am

Johnny h wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:16 am
thank you... 👍🏻.. Plenty there to mull over 😃
Last 2 thirds of section 5 was the highlight of the weekend for me :thumbsup:

We did it both ways but I personally preferred it coming back down to big lay-by :driving:
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    Post by Johnny h » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:29 am

    Wow!!!! Looked some gathering of Z's👍🏻
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    Post by jamesditchy » Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:46 pm

    If your overnighting in Porthmadog this takes in a lot of good roads up to Conwy including the Llanberris Pass through foot of Snowdon

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    Post by plenty » Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:24 pm

    The north gets all of the hype and all of the tourists, but mid-Wales is still relatively untrafficked and contains some fabulous stretches.

    The road from Rhayader to Devil's Bridge is a single track but has excellent sightlines and traverses the spectacular Elan Valley (stop at the Craig Goch Dam for a photo op). And Llanidloes to Machynlleth is a tremendous stretch mostly devoid of other vehicles.

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    Post by jamesditchy » Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:32 pm

    Johnny h wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:28 am Hi All
    We’re off on a mini road trip at the end of June to west/north wales and wondering if any of you guys could recommend any must do driving routes? Got an overnight stay near Porthmadog then up to Conwy for 4 nights. Travelling from Cambridge so I intend to obviously go through snowdonia national park then make a day over in Anglesey.
    If your up that way on the 6th July there is a run happening thru the Elan valley with a few other Zeds
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    Post by Johnny h » Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:24 pm

    jamesditchy wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:32 pm
    Johnny h wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:28 am Hi All
    We’re off on a mini road trip at the end of June to west/north wales and wondering if any of you guys could recommend any must do driving routes? Got an overnight stay near Porthmadog then up to Conwy for 4 nights. Travelling from Cambridge so I intend to obviously go through snowdonia national park then make a day over in Anglesey.
    If your up that way on the 6th July there is a run happening thru the Elan valley with a few other Zeds
    sadly not.... going between 18th - 23rd July
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    Post by Johnny h » Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:26 pm

    Thanks for all of your suggestions guys....keep them coming....plotting possibles on google as i type.
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    Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:27 pm

    I did a Welsh road trip last May and loved it!

    Our first hotel was overlooking Lake Vyrnwy and the view was stunning.

    Can't remember too much of the route as my mate was navigating but we used some lovely quiet roads. The stand out for me was the road between Bala and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

    Have a great trip. :thumbsup:
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    Post by Johnny h » Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:35 pm

    Mr Tidy wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:27 pm I did a Welsh road trip last May and loved it!

    Our first hotel was overlooking Lake Vyrnwy and the view was stunning.

    Can't remember too much of the route as my mate was navigating but we used some lovely quiet roads. The stand out for me was the road between Bala and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

    Have a great trip. :thumbsup:
    Don’t think 5 days is going to be enough…..or an excuse to go again maybe…?🤔
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    Post by jamesditchy » Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:43 pm

    The road from Amwlch over Parry's mountain is worth a drive, the A5025 runs the North of the island. We spend a lot of time on Anglesey but with the Mrs and the dog rather than in the zed, beautiful place but can be done in a couple of hours unless you have some stops in mind you want to do
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    Post by Oilyfingers » Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:20 pm

    The Mrs and me will be visiting the Goodwood Revival again in September. In the week preceding that we intent to tour in the south of Wales (Brecon Beacons).
    Does anybody have any recommendations for nice roads and interesting places along the south -eastern coast?
    Thanks in advance

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    Post by Number5 » Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:47 pm

    Roads worth a blast on are the roads
    Between :-
    1) Bala and Ffestiniog
    2) Capel Curig and Llanberris
    3) Ffestiniog to Betws-y-Coed
    4) Dolgellau down to Tywyn past Cadar Idris
    5) Tywyn to Barmouth around the coast road
    6) South out of Bala towards Lake Vyrnwy, over the mountain top
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