Road trip to the Elan Valley, mid-Wales
Discussion
FisiP1 said:
a bunch of BMWs from a club meeting of some description taking extreme liberties taking the 'racing line' around blind bends. My dad also narrowly avoided a head-on with the same group on a separate day up there. Drive safe!
Some of those roads have nasty drops on them, pretty terrifying that people drive like that without realising the potential consequences!mr_fibuli said:
What road is that last picture with the ruins on? I've driven it before, but was never able to remember how to find it again!
It's the left pin in this one:
Lupy - just sing out and i shall point
- helped out a bunch of Caterhams recently and the roads seemed to go down well
Re the ruins
People refer to them as the Elan valley - an understandable mix up but it's the Ystwyth valley - the ruins (old mines) are at Cwm Ysywth so anyone wantng to google/you tube info would be as well to use that term as well as Elan valley
Fisi - rather hoping the BMW thing doesn't become a habit across there
Only the day before i was at Crossgates and a group of BMW(predominatly) bikers were in.
They left whilst i was still there.
Respectful bunch which was great to see - shame about their car equivalents it seems.
Btw, is it your Cayman i see regularly parked opposite the Aspidistra?
- helped out a bunch of Caterhams recently and the roads seemed to go down well
Re the ruins
People refer to them as the Elan valley - an understandable mix up but it's the Ystwyth valley - the ruins (old mines) are at Cwm Ysywth so anyone wantng to google/you tube info would be as well to use that term as well as Elan valley
Fisi - rather hoping the BMW thing doesn't become a habit across there
Only the day before i was at Crossgates and a group of BMW(predominatly) bikers were in.
They left whilst i was still there.
Respectful bunch which was great to see - shame about their car equivalents it seems.
Btw, is it your Cayman i see regularly parked opposite the Aspidistra?
Trefy5 said:
Fisi
Btw, is it your Cayman i see regularly parked opposite the Aspidistra?
Hi again,Btw, is it your Cayman i see regularly parked opposite the Aspidistra?
If you are referring to the restaurant in Llandrindod then I'm afraid not. I'm around Aberystwyth fairly frequently in it(since it has my parking stickers for work), there are 2-3 others around Aber too but none I have seen are the same color as mine(Guards Red).
I'm sometimes around Aber in a white 991 Carrera on the weekends too.
Me and my dad went down that road last year on the way back from aber.
http://youtu.be/LyvIpJLIRp8 is the video we recorded, yes, its on motorbikes.
http://youtu.be/LyvIpJLIRp8 is the video we recorded, yes, its on motorbikes.
that b4343 road, is the abergwesyn road, amazing to drive! especially on a hot summers day!
at one point i had friends that lived up towards llynbrianne lakes, and i used to love the spin up there to see them!
there seems to be a few of you on here that dont post in the south wales section!
good to see a few more ph's from aberystwyth
at one point i had friends that lived up towards llynbrianne lakes, and i used to love the spin up there to see them!
there seems to be a few of you on here that dont post in the south wales section!
good to see a few more ph's from aberystwyth
Please forgive the thread bump but myself and some friends are heading to Wales for a road trip next weekend. Below is the route we have in mind but I wondered if there are any changes those with more experience may make? The plan is to start at Betsw-y-coed and finish in Brecon, but other than that we're open to input.
Shame to read about past experiences of BMW owners (we're going in a selection of 60's, 70's & 80's BMW) but rest assured we won't be putting others at risk.
Anyway, here is what we have in mind, heading off Saturday morning with an overnight stop at the midway point. As I say, any input and helpful advice would be much appreciated.
I have to drive up from Cornwall first next Friday.
Shame to read about past experiences of BMW owners (we're going in a selection of 60's, 70's & 80's BMW) but rest assured we won't be putting others at risk.
Anyway, here is what we have in mind, heading off Saturday morning with an overnight stop at the midway point. As I say, any input and helpful advice would be much appreciated.
I have to drive up from Cornwall first next Friday.
Hi Mark
When you come from Rhayader >> Builth Wells consider turning right at Newbridge and go down to Beulah.
There turn left for Garth where you can turn right and head over Epynt and on down to Brecon via Upper and Lower Chapel.
Not only is the A4069 reasonable but so is the A4059 which runs between the A470 by the Brecon Reservoir and the Heads of the Valley via Penderyn (home to the Welsh distillery).
There's more but you can revisit for those
When you come from Rhayader >> Builth Wells consider turning right at Newbridge and go down to Beulah.
There turn left for Garth where you can turn right and head over Epynt and on down to Brecon via Upper and Lower Chapel.
Not only is the A4069 reasonable but so is the A4059 which runs between the A470 by the Brecon Reservoir and the Heads of the Valley via Penderyn (home to the Welsh distillery).
There's more but you can revisit for those
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