Castles and Hills
Today I drove around 350 miles from York to Swansea and then back up the road to Newport for the night. Though its always a long day when I go to Wales it's generally enjoyable. Once you have got around the dullness of Birmingham, the scenary cheers up and the hills start to grow.
Two choices in getting into South Wales, either along the M50 towards Ross-on-Wye or down to Bristol and accross the Severn Bridge. Today I chose the former and that turned out to be an error in judgement. I can only presume that the M50 is a training ground for setting out cones, it's only 15 miles long but is forever being dug up, re-laid or simply coned off for sheer amusement value. Good job it's a quiet patch of road otherwise the constant roadworks could get very frustrating. After the motorway I would normally take the A40 down past Symonds Yat (a gorgeous village either side of the River Wye if you ever get chance to visit) but a detour around some blockages took me up and into the hills before dropping me off at Raglan. Raglan Castle looks brilliant to my eye and great fun to climb around. I always think I should stop and have a decent look but it's just too far from home. One day, maybe, when I have more time...... After Raglan its up and on to the Heads-of-the-Valleys road and some brilliant views accros the edge of the Brecon Beacons before joining the motorway again for the last few miles into Swansea. The journey back from Swansea to Newport for the night is all Motorway and nothing exciting but I end up in a decent hotel so that's a bonus.
Today I drove around 350 miles from York to Swansea and then back up the road to Newport for the night. Though its always a long day when I go to Wales it's generally enjoyable. Once you have got around the dullness of Birmingham, the scenary cheers up and the hills start to grow. 
Two choices in getting into South Wales, either along the M50 towards Ross-on-Wye or down to Bristol and accross the Severn Bridge. Today I chose the former and that turned out to be an error in judgement. I can only presume that the M50 is a training ground for setting out cones, it's only 15 miles long but is forever being dug up, re-laid or simply coned off for sheer amusement value. Good job it's a quiet patch of road otherwise the constant roadworks could get very frustrating. After the motorway I would normally take the A40 down past Symonds Yat (a gorgeous village either side of the River Wye if you ever get chance to visit) but a detour around some blockages took me up and into the hills before dropping me off at Raglan. Raglan Castle looks brilliant to my eye and great fun to climb around. I always think I should stop and have a decent look but it's just too far from home. One day, maybe, when I have more time...... After Raglan its up and on to the Heads-of-the-Valleys road and some brilliant views accros the edge of the Brecon Beacons before joining the motorway again for the last few miles into Swansea. The journey back from Swansea to Newport for the night is all Motorway and nothing exciting but I end up in a decent hotel so that's a bonus.
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