Most interesting route - South Yorks - West Wales

[Dan_1981]

We're away for a long weekend in a couple of weeks time.

West coast of Wales SA44 postcode- Llandysul to be precise which is apparently south of Aberystwyth. Leaving from Sheffield.

Google suggests a couple of routes....

1: Chester - Mold - Snowdonia

2: A38 - Birmingham - Telford - Shewsbury - Newtown

3: Peak District - Stoke - Shrewsbury - Newtown

Which would people advise and which is going to give me the best / most interesting roads and scenary?

Cheers

[Issi]

I would definitely go for option 1. If the weather's good, the views are amazing.

[ShawCrossShark]

I have done Leeds - Llangrannog twice going via Chester/Mold route

It's a long, but very enjoyable, drive

[CraigyMc]

• ahem*

http://goo.gl/maps/yfgXE

[djfaulkner]

I've done Doncaster to West Wales a couple of times - Think I went:
A38 - To Debry - A50 towards Stoke - A53 Via loggerheads - Shrewsbury - Welshpool - Newtown - A44 to Aberystwyth

It was last year though so might not 100% correct

The A44 has some nice views

[CraigyMc]

fwiw I wouldn't use the M56 route, bores me to tears.

C

[Changedmyname]

OP why do you want to go to Newtown , it's sucks.
Anyway,Chester/Bala/Machynlleth then from there you can go to Newtown if you wish.

[MoelyCrio]

Issi said:

I would definitely go for option 1. If the weather's good, the views are amazing.

This. Although the weather is rarely good on the tops this time of year.

[plasticpig]

I would also go the Bala route. A494 then A487 to the coast. Superb views.

[Dan_1981]

Changedmyname said:

OP why do you want to go to Newtown , it's sucks.
Anyway,Chester/Bala/Machynlleth then from there you can go to Newtown if you wish.

Thanks all.

Looks like option one is the choice so far.

We don't want to go to Newtown - just picked town names from the routes google offered - Newtown was in two of those routes.

[Dan_1981]

CraigyMc said:

*ahem*

http://goo.gl/maps/yfgXE

Only just clicked on this one.

It was a winner until I saw that it took in the M25.