Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search | Contact |
|
Registered
Members: 636 | Total Threads: 50,821 | Total Posts: 518,483 Currently Active Users: 1,100 (0 active members) Please welcome our newest member, jaraduke |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
18-04-2022, 05:24 AM | #1 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Castle Tour of Wales 2022
Navigating a course through the COVID minefield of the last two years has been a challenge , one of the highlights was a trip to France last September. Hassle…..yes, was it worth it….Oh Yes..
Grumpy engaged his creative juices ( don’t dwell on that thought too long ) to come up with a jaunt a bit nearer home and hey presto we have the Castle tour of Wales. Now before we go any further this is not intended to be an in depth historical tour comparing defensive attributes of old large buildings, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, drawbridges and a moat …….. although we may pop in to one or two. The castles define the route, waypoints if you will, hopefully many have a car park and a cafe so a brew and record selfie and on to the next one. The intention is to do this when , thanks to Liz celebrating a record time sat as monarch ,we get a two day bank holiday at the start of June. The route is shown below ,clockwise is the direction of travel.if anyone fancies a few days , the accommodation is shown below the route ,join in for part or all of the trip ,meet us on the way. Overnighters please contact the accommodation direct. That’s about it in a nutshell, A453F5DF-283B-45C5-968F-DF26D924A6CF by Mike OConnor, on Flickr CASTLE TOUR 2022 THU 2ND JUNE ROYAL HOTEL – ROSS ON WYE, HR9 5HZ FRI 3RD JUNE BOARS HEAD HOTEL – CARMARTHEN, SA31 3AE SAT 4TH JUNE ERYL MOR HOTEL – BANGOR, LL57 2SR SUN 5TH. THE SWAN HOTEL – KINGTON, HR5 3AZ Last edited by Moco1961; 18-04-2022 at 05:37 AM.. |
22-04-2022, 05:42 PM | #2 |
Lord of the Rings
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
Posts: 5,848
|
Alarming amount of tumbleweed here considering the effort put in by Mike and Grumpy!!
__________________
|
22-04-2022, 08:04 PM | #3 |
Pleasantly surprised!
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Stoke on Trent
Bike: M900ie
Posts: 780
|
Wow thats one hell of a lot of castles!
__________________
Monsters don't hide under the bed, they sleep inside the shed |
22-04-2022, 08:06 PM | #4 |
record breaker!!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Peterborough
Bike: M1200R
Posts: 2,154
|
You would think so, however there are approx 2500 castles dotted around the UK. Anything from a mound to Windsor!
__________________
It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars! |
22-04-2022, 09:02 PM | #5 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Kent
Bike: M796
Posts: 510
|
I would have come, but I'm away the week before on the bike in Germany.
|
22-04-2022, 09:14 PM | #6 | |
record breaker!!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Peterborough
Bike: M1200R
Posts: 2,154
|
Quote:
Have a great trip. What's the itinerary?
__________________
It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars! |
|
23-04-2022, 04:37 AM | #7 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
|
23-04-2022, 08:19 PM | #8 |
Nothing to see here
Join Date: May 2005
Location: brough
Bike: M1100evo
Posts: 1,546
|
Well done for organising this trip Mike. Unfortunately the dates clash with our trip to Northern Spain & Portugal, postponed from 2020.
Hope it goes well for all those involved |
23-04-2022, 08:48 PM | #9 | |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Quote:
Enjoy the trip mate |
|
23-04-2022, 10:00 PM | #10 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Kent
Bike: M796
Posts: 510
|
|
25-04-2022, 06:20 AM | #11 |
.
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: East London
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 9,714
|
I’m going to try and make it to at least part of this
|
25-04-2022, 12:59 PM | #12 |
Nothing to see here
Join Date: May 2005
Location: brough
Bike: M1100evo
Posts: 1,546
|
|
25-04-2022, 03:49 PM | #13 |
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Berkhamsted
Bike: M796
Posts: 1,398
|
back on a bike then old boy?
__________________
#48 |
25-04-2022, 08:02 PM | #14 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
|
26-04-2022, 02:14 PM | #15 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Alcester
Bike: M1200s
Posts: 241
|
That's a good trip around. Sadly we're away riding to Monte Carlo from June 2nd to 11th.
|
|
|