Best roads for touring
Discussion
I often organise TVR run out's around North Wales but for March or April I was thinking of visiting Northern Ireland with around 10 cars(ferry is dam expensive!).
I am looking for coast and mountain roads with good surfaces, lots of twists with very little traffic but wide and very demanding. Ideally roads which don't feature speed cameras or attract plod.
We'll start and end in Belfast (ferry) and stay 2 nights in Ireland.
Could also do with some good country hotels, but not modern (weekend get away types) and at good rates.
I was think of heading out from Belfast along the coast roads to Causeway Head, but after that I no idea.
I am looking for coast and mountain roads with good surfaces, lots of twists with very little traffic but wide and very demanding. Ideally roads which don't feature speed cameras or attract plod.
We'll start and end in Belfast (ferry) and stay 2 nights in Ireland.
Could also do with some good country hotels, but not modern (weekend get away types) and at good rates.
I was think of heading out from Belfast along the coast roads to Causeway Head, but after that I no idea.
Well when you say coast roads, the Causeway Coastal Route immediately comes to mind, it is narrow and windy, with a little bit of traffic, mainly Sunday drivers I think. Goes straight from Belfast (well, Whiteabbey technically) But the views are amazing and when you get up onto the North Coast, there are loads of things to do and loads of hotels. When you are up there you'll want to see the Glenshane Pass, it is truly beautiful, bit trafficky though.
Gonna post you a link to a website I go on for Minis, we're always going on runs and you'll get an idea when you see the pics.
As for hotels, The Galgorm Manor is a beautiful hotel in Ballymena ( inbetween Belfast and the North Coast). I stayed there for a night and it was £145 for the two of us, so I don't know if that's too much or if it's ok. However it's not on the Causeway Coast, it goes up the motorway. Alternatively the Bushmills Inn is on the Causeway Coast.
If you were to go South from Belfast, you could do the coast around Warrenpoint. I'm not sure about hotels down there but the roads are amazing.
Here's that link.
MLNI RUNS
MLNI GALLERY OF RUNS
In particular if you look at posts with CCMC (Causeway Coast Mini Club) and SDMOC (South Down Mini Owners Club) then you are likely to see the places I've been talking about.
Hope I've helped in some way!
Gonna post you a link to a website I go on for Minis, we're always going on runs and you'll get an idea when you see the pics.
As for hotels, The Galgorm Manor is a beautiful hotel in Ballymena ( inbetween Belfast and the North Coast). I stayed there for a night and it was £145 for the two of us, so I don't know if that's too much or if it's ok. However it's not on the Causeway Coast, it goes up the motorway. Alternatively the Bushmills Inn is on the Causeway Coast.
If you were to go South from Belfast, you could do the coast around Warrenpoint. I'm not sure about hotels down there but the roads are amazing.
Here's that link.
MLNI RUNS
MLNI GALLERY OF RUNS
In particular if you look at posts with CCMC (Causeway Coast Mini Club) and SDMOC (South Down Mini Owners Club) then you are likely to see the places I've been talking about.
Hope I've helped in some way!
Hi,
TVRCC N.Ireland are hosting the 2008 Celtic Gathering from 7th to 9th March in Fermanagh (South West corner of NI). See Oct Sprint report.
Not sure if there's any rooms left in the hotel (Manor House, Enniskillen) but it will be a major event - I think there's c. 50 cars coming!
Email me if you want more details.
Cheers
Allen
TVRCC N.Ireland are hosting the 2008 Celtic Gathering from 7th to 9th March in Fermanagh (South West corner of NI). See Oct Sprint report.
Not sure if there's any rooms left in the hotel (Manor House, Enniskillen) but it will be a major event - I think there's c. 50 cars coming!
Email me if you want more details.
Cheers
Allen
One version of the causeway route. There are a few runs going on about that time. There is also a very good run out of Southern Donegal to Northern Donegal. The two runs can join into each other.
Some info about the route:
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/motors/2005/0525/...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&ge...
Some info about the route:
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/motors/2005/0525/...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&ge...
Overtaking would be hard to do, there is a group leader and thus the ones behind do not know the full route thus need to follow.
Safe driving is the only way. If some one promotes unsafe driving then they take what comes with that.
The TVRCC event is for members only. It will be safe and controlled.
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Colin L
Safe driving is the only way. If some one promotes unsafe driving then they take what comes with that.
The TVRCC event is for members only. It will be safe and controlled.
END
Colin L
Colin L said:
Overtaking would be hard to do, there is a group leader and thus the ones behind do not know the full route thus need to follow.
Safe driving is the only way. If some one promotes unsafe driving then they take what comes with that.
The TVRCC event is for members only. It will be safe and controlled.
END
Colin L
Sounds like a magical mystery tour! I am sure the day is not as regimented as it comes across?Safe driving is the only way. If some one promotes unsafe driving then they take what comes with that.
The TVRCC event is for members only. It will be safe and controlled.
END
Colin L
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