Newport area?

[Shadytree]

Might be paying a visit to some friends in the Newport area and wondered if there are any decent roads for a hoon/blat in the surrounding area (give or take an hour or so)

Also and nice pubs with good grub in the area ?

cheers

Shady

[T350TAFFY]

Take the A470 from Cardiff up to Brecon, from Merthyr to Brecon is great

(infact, don't stop at Brecon - carry on going all the way up through Wales. If there is no traffic, its great!!!)

[Shadytree]

T350TAFFY said:

Take the A470 from Cardiff up to Brecon, from Merthyr to Brecon is great

(infact, don't stop at Brecon - carry on going all the way up through Wales. If there is no traffic, its great!!!)

cheers for that, any scameras to worry about ?

[Davey S2]

Generally fine. Occasionally get a van on th elong stretches leading into Brecon but other than thats its ok.

Yes head to Brecon, then to Builth Wells through Upper and Lower Chappel then follow the signs for Rhyader and the Ellan Valley.

[jmorgan]

There are traps around, I think they are more likely up in the beacons on a weekend from what I have seen but don't rule them out in the week. Mway bridges are a dead cert at some time or another and if you don't know, there is often a camera at the Severn tolls in the 50 limit leading up to them.

[Mr MoJo]

Pretty much agree with the road recommendations already mentioned here.

With regards to pubs and restuarants you cant go far wrong if you head into Caerleon (village just outside Newport). We've got more pubs that you can shake a stick at and The Priory Hotel/ Restaurant right on High Street. Excellent food and drink and a good atmosphere too. Enjoy!!

[WWESTY]

If you really only have an hour or so then go from Newport to Caerleon, then take minor road from Caerleon to Usk, through Usk - nice small town with shops/pubs etc and then take the B road from Usk to Chepstow..... Turn around and go back same way, or try VMAX on old M4 (M48) back to Newport.

clicky

[jmorgan]

Forgot about this link to the local "safety partnership".

http://cameras.checkyourspeed.org.uk/

Shows where they are and can be...... ish.

[WWESTY]

Shady - re pub/restaurant this place is excellent:

clicky

Alternatively you could have a look here:

clicky

[Mr MoJo]

....or maybe try The Carpenters, in Coed y Paen. Owned by a mate of mine who has turned the place around over the last year or two. Excellent food, menu changes regularly. Ask for Matt. (all round nice guy with a penchant for writing off Ducatis!!)

Edited by Mr MoJo on Thursday 12th October 15:35

Edited by Mr MoJo on Thursday 12th October 15:36

[WWESTY]

Mr MoJo said:

....or maybe try The Carpenters, in Coed y Paen. Owned by a mate of mine who has turned the place around over the last year or two. Excellent food, menu changes regularly. Ask for Matt. (all round nice guy with a penchant for writing off Ducatis!!)

Edited by Mr MoJo on Thursday 12th October 15:35

Edited by Mr MoJo on Thursday 12th October 15:36

...is it "kid friendly" Mr Mojo??

[Mr MoJo]

Very child friendly, no problem there Wwesty.

If you go in, as before, ask for Matt and say Simon sent you. You'll be well looked after.

Edited by Mr MoJo on Thursday 12th October 17:06

[WWESTY]

Mr MoJo said:

Very child friendly, no problem there Wwesty.

If you go in, as before, ask for Matt and say Simon sent you. You'll be well looked after.

Edited by Mr MoJo on Thursday 12th October 17:06

[si_j]

WWESTY said:

If you really only have an hour or so then go from Newport to Caerleon, then take minor road from Caerleon to Usk, through Usk - nice small town with shops/pubs etc and then take the B road from Usk to Chepstow..... Turn around and go back same way, or try VMAX on old M4 (M48) back to Newport.

VMAX'ing on the M48

[S1Griff]

Hi was thAt your V8 I was admiring at the Holiday Inn Car park on Sunday??

Edited by S1Griff on Monday 16th October 18:55

[Shadytree]

S1Griff said:

Hi was thAt your V8 I was admiring at the Holiday Inn Car park on Sunday??

Edited by S1Griff on Monday 16th October 18:55

The Mrs thought we were staying over the road at Celtic Manor

[craigw]

thats funny shady, was sure i saw you on chiswick bridge on fri afternoon, I was on my way to usk.

as an aside, the usk to chepstow road was where I learned true fear. i grew up on it, the standing record is 8minutes 50 from the bridge inn pub to the racecourse garage chepstow. That was when I was 17 and in a 998cc mini, I swear the RS4 wouldnt beat it now.

[Shadytree]

craigw said:

thats funny shady, was sure i saw you on chiswick bridge on fri afternoon, I was on my way to usk.

as an aside, the usk to chepstow road was where I learned true fear. i grew up on it, the standing record is 8minutes 50 from the bridge inn pub to the racecourse garage chepstow. That was when I was 17 and in a 998cc mini, I swear the RS4 wouldnt beat it now.

again , left the office in St.Pauls and headed down the M3 to HAmpshire first. Two spotted in one weekend

[WWESTY]

Shadytree said:

S1Griff said:

Hi was thAt your V8 I was admiring at the Holiday Inn Car park on Sunday??

Edited by S1Griff on Monday 16th October 18:55

The Mrs thought we were staying over the road at Celtic Manor

So....did you get an hour spare...??

[Shadytree]

Yep, headed up through Abercon to Brecon then on a lovely bit to Builth Wells and back down to Abergavenny and home on the M4 again.
Was a bit overcast and there were some VERY slow muppet drivers as well. After they were dispatched with gay abandon (not in the homosexual sense, I must ad) we enjoyed a nice blat.
Mind you, my idea of a nice blat was 3 hours and 120ish miles, the Mrs thought it would be half hour or so. So apart from a bit of moaning on the way back, a nice little detour

Next time I'm in Wales, I'll try for a bit further North towards Snowdon and the Evo triangle.

cheers all for the input.

Here's an outline of me route www.wayfaring.com/maps/show/25510

Edited by Shadytree on Tuesday 17th October 12:11