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Driving down to the West Midlands on Monday night we will tour Tuesday and Wednesday, coming back on Thursday morning. Not taking the Mk1 though 
thats in the body shop getting repairs to the rear arches then a full respray. We've hired a cottage just outside Cardigan Bay for the week and plan to do abit of sight seeing during the week. We'll be in this just incase you spot us.
Would be so much more fun, bit more costly in fuel but worth it. We'll be in this....
& if your up for some spooky stuff the Skirrid Inn is a very interesting place to stay (had a genuine scarry moment there some years ago)(sp?) exellent roads There are some great roads around there and mid wales. My best advice would be to get on some of the B roads as they are normally the most fun and quietest. If you do end up by Aberystwyth there are two great places for you to go. One is Borth, a small village on the coast just 5 miles from Aber. It has an amazing beach (about 3 miles i think) but you can take your car onto the estuary part. It's where i first had fun doing donuts and power sliding. The second place is Devils bridge. I'm not too sure what the B road is that gets you there but it is just out of Aberystwyth (and shown on the map). It's one of the best roads i've driven on and there is beautiful scenery too. 
(the A4086 continues as Llanberis Pass). It allows some 'spirited' driving without a great deal of risk due to the sweeping views down the valley 
Whenever I go to Snowden it's one of the highlights of the drive, although the A5 from Llangollen to Capel Curig is good too if the traffic's light.dex wrote:The A4086 is a great bit of road between Capel Curig and the junction with the A498
Llanberis Pass itself is good but watch out for the walkers and sheep!
!!(SP? again!!) nearby and great place to stay@ Sanbach in Cheshire on Monday night, staying @ the Bears Head lodge, bearing in mind we are coming from Durham in the North East@ the Webley Hotel.@ The Swan hotel.dex wrote:The A4086 is a great bit of road between Capel Curig and the junction with the A498
This is most probably the road that got me hooked on driving on decent roads. And driving/camping trips... 
'2 this time. 
AW11 Forever..! wrote:Might just drop a gear and give it a good blast through Colwyn then, cheers for that, oh, hold on, Joannes just said she want's to stop off for an ice cream and a game of bingo
Mmmmmmm
That's one of the best places i've ever been to. Betys coed is really nice, Bala's sh*t but a nice road round the lake and further (not the road on the far side - avoid that). The Lanberis Pass is awsome the first time you drive down it - i've walked back up it from Lanberis after doing Snowden and, with chaffing, that aint so great! The A5 through the Ogwen valley has stunning scenery which includes Tryfan - one of the worlds great mountains! I'd just make the point of keeping one eye on the road as the scenery is extremely distractng! Enjoy!"I am not a number I am a fee man"!!!! Cheers Welsh aint my strongest language lol!.. kevin..in wrote:village where the classic TV show the Prisoner was set, Patric McGoohan starred and directed, opening sceen with him driving a Lotus 7
.. Shame it's so pricey on DVD...