Christmas Driving?

[brillomaster]

So as we all know, the xmas period is the time when everyone typically tries to get to everywhere else, making the motorways of the UK absolutely chockablock with estate cars overflowing with tasteless presents and vomiting children... however, for some of us it means that wonderful cross country journeys, and a good amount of driving!

 

Normally we would drive down to my girlfriends parents in south wales in the GFs 1.1 206 - but since i also have to see friends in west wales, and then my dad in ludlow, before driving back to wales for new years, i have to take the zed!

 

So the proposed route... Day 1, starting from near Ebbw Vale, take the B4560 over the brecons and then west on the A40 to Llandovery, and cut across the A482 to Lampeter.

 

Day 2, back down the A482, then North East on the A483 and B4358 to Llandrindod Wells, then east on the A488 to Knighton, and onwards on the A4113 to Ludlow.

 

Day 3, south on A49 to Leominster, then South west on the A44, A4112 and A438 to Talgarth, before cutting across the black mountains on the A479.

 

http://goo.gl/maps/AkgNe

 

Total distance, 221 miles of sheer Welsh driving road bliss

 

Anyone else planning any good drives over the xmas period?

[370Ad]

I have a massive trek to my gf's house on Christmas day, total of 7 turns and 1 round about.

 

0.6 miles or 2 minutes. Depending on how much i have had i may even walk

 

Yours sounds a lot more fun than mine!

[JetSet]

From the looks of it I'll have to drive down to Shrewsbury and back tonight (90 miles round trip) , might need a boat though .

 

 

Pete

[Dblock]

From the looks of it I'll have to drive down to Shrewsbury and back tonight (90 miles round trip) , might need a boat though .

 

 

Pete

 

it is a bit floody

[Squee]

Not much Christmas driving for me but tomorrow I'll be passing by the Lord Moreton...maybe I'll pop in and stay for more than five minutes this time

 

I think I forget how lucky I am living in Chester having the Welsh roads pretty much on my doorstep.

 

Enjoy your trip!

 

S.

[Will370z]

From the looks of it I'll have to drive down to Shrewsbury and back tonight (90 miles round trip) , might need a boat though .

 

 

Pete

 

Im heading up to shrewsbury tomorrow to see friends but they told me this afternoon the roads near there are not good and flooding is a problem, good luck withthe journey pete

[JetSet]

Thanks for the heads up Will. I'm waiting for a phone call from my daughter, she's on her way up from South Wales by train and there are apparently problems on the line beyond Shrewsbury towards Wrexham. It's complicated, but she could get a train to Crewe but the Chester to Crewe line is flooded so she'd have to travel up to Warrington then back to Chester......this could be a long night .

 

 

Pete

[rtbiscuit]

Christmas day cross country to Essex

 

boxing day cross country in Suffolk to my inlaws.

 

both nice drives, only down side is the firsthalf of the drive to my parents is on the a12

[spursmaddave]

My commute involves passing the 4th and 8th biggest shopping centres in the UK and the Dartford crossing

 

In the last week it has ranged from 20 mins to 3.5hrs to go 11 miles

[Squee]

Pete, it was on Sky News about an hour ago that the Chester-Crewe line is running again.

 

S.

[glrnet]

Not much Christmas driving for me but tomorrow I'll be passing by the Lord Moreton...maybe I'll pop in and stay for more than five minutes this time

 

I think I forget how lucky I am living in Chester having the Welsh roads pretty much on my doorstep.

 

Enjoy your trip!

 

S.

I hope you're joining us for a drive this year Squee?

[rtbiscuit]

because we're driving on xmas day I'm hoping the roads will be pretty clear ad most people will be at home.

[glrnet]

because we're driving on xmas day I'm hoping the roads will be pretty clear ad most people will be at home.

It'll be busyish for a couple of hours

[rtbiscuit]

hats why I plan to get of before marks tey, and go cross country