Riding To Wales

[patboy]

Riding up to Llandrindod Wells next month from London via Swindon, Gloucester, etc. I dont want to do it all in one hit and stop over for the night on the way up. Can any one suggest a hotel half way up, safe bike parking?

Thanks

Patboy

 

[wessie]

Steer clear of Swindon and Gloucester.
Stag at Stow on the Wold has good parking then pick up the A44 at Moreton
Royal Hotel Ross on Wye then ride via Skenfrith to Abergavenny. Then to Llandod via Talgarth.

Alternatively head to Oxford to pick up the A44 all the way to Llandod. Stop at the Falcon in Bromyard.

 

[wessie]

and the route from Ross via Skenfrith https://maps.app.goo.gl/wKhNvmBLkNGzeWbh7

 

[wessie]

if you want somewhere closer to home, between Oxford and Worcester, White Hart Roayal in Moreton in Marsh
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sTwra1TeCXYgzwtz5
Courtyard parking at rear

 

[Guru Gora]

Holiday inn near hospital in Swindon is fine.

Parking round back.

You can usually park your bike tight outside your bedroom window, reception will give you a rear room on ground floor usually if requested.

Used loads of times, ideal for a Cotswold’s thrash without Cotswolds prices….

 

[MacJ]

Any Travel Lodge should be fine, just remember to wedge a chair under the door handle at night or you may wake up with a stranger letting himself into the room and a sore botty.

Just a bit of advice. Keep safe.

 

[grantmac]

Steer clear of Swindon and Gloucester.
Stag at Stow on the Wold has good parking then pick up the A44 at Moreton
Royal Hotel Ross on Wye then ride via Skenfrith to Abergavenny. Then to Llandod via Talgarth.

Alternatively head to Oxford to pick up the A44 all the way to Llandod. Stop at the Falcon in Bromyard.

Have stayed at the Kings Head in Bledington very close to Stow on the Wold. Lovely old pub with great safe parking and good grub.

 

[patboy]

Any Travel Lodge should be fine, just remember to wedge a chair under the door handle at night or you may wake up with a stranger letting himself into the room and a sore botty.

Just a bit of advice. Keep safe.

Haha. Brilliant.

 

[Guru Gora]

Waking up with an arse like a Japanese flag is gods way of telling you to up your hotel budget

 

[grantmac]

Waking up with an arse like a Japanese flag is gods way of telling you to up your hotel budget

I get the same sometimes after a good curry..... no insertions needed but what comes out burns like hell.....

 

[patboy]

Thanks for all the replies, either Ross or Stow on the Wold

 

[Dave T]

Royal Hotel Ross on Wye then ride via Skenfrith to Abergavenny. Then to Llandod via Talgarth.

Also, the Kings Head at Ross-on-Wye has a small carpark at the rear

Hotel, Restaurant & Events Ross-on-Wye » The King's Head

Independently owned historic Inn with original features. Local real ales, local fresh produce.

kingshead.co.uk

Have stayed (and eaten) at both, would stay again in either. Food better in the Kings (IMHO), but more than acceptable in both.

The 'Man of Ross' good for a decent pint... 2 mins walk from either.

 

[wessie]

The 'Man of Ross' good for a decent pint... 2 mins walk from either.

not been in there for decades when my friends Frank & Brenda Garrett ran it

they previously ran the Spread Eagle in my home village, Walford. (Now the Mill Race). Crown & Sceptre by the Market House was my favoured pub when I was a local.

there's a Nepalese restaurant down the hill that is pretty good https://yaksandyetis.co.uk/

 

[Dave T]

Have eaten in Yaks and Yetis many times, it's part of almost every trip we make to Ross