Travel to Bishop's Castle

It's getting to that time where I am getting restless about the next ride-out. I have started looking at routes from Reading to BC, taking the more enjoyable roads. I have the Friday off work so will take a leisurely ride up during the day some time. Anyone else travelling up this day from the south/south-east?

Current thinking for a route looks like this:

Reading
Wantage
Lechlade
Cirencester
Gloucester
Ledbury
Leominster
Ludlow
Craven Arms
Bishop's Castle

This isn't cast in stone but avoids motorways and most dual carriageways. The further from home I get the less I know the roads, so happy to take advice on that front (without adding too much extra distance). Google Maps says this will take just over 4 hours, but I'll obviously stop along the way.

If anyone is coming in from other direction, I'm happy to detour to meet along the way.

Getting excited!!

Im not quite sure why noobodys answered this? I think there may be a few travelling from your way on.

We cant now leave as early as anticipated :-(

hi weasley,

nanabana (anna) and i aren't that far from cheltenham/gloucester and as long as she feel ok with going that way to BC would be cool if we could tag along.

As I said will need to check if anna is up for going that way, I certainly am as motorways bore me senseless!
If we were able to come along we'd probably be able to meet you near gloucester somewhere

Dave

Some fantastic roads that way en-route avoiding the motorways Dave

I'd much rather go the a and b roada as the motorway will not be fun at all, but got to do what anna is happy with, though the ride over would be a good warm up for the saturday ride out hopefully

Fast main roads most of the way Dave until you get into 'Upper wammer' country near BC

you'll need to explain some of these shropshireisms

What like....

'How Bisty Monner' or 'Not three bad' or 'fair to middling' ?

ellie wrote:What like....

'How Bisty Monner' or 'Not three bad' or 'fair to middling' ?

I'm alright with the second two but "How Busty Monner"??

What time you heading out? I won't be travelling until Fri evening otherwise probably would have met you along the way!

At a guess I'll leave around midday-ish, but no real fixed plans. Happy to meet up around Gloucester er somewhere convenient if that meets approval I think from Gloucester onwards there's not really any workable motorway route that's not a massive long way around.

coolness, will speak to anna see what she thinks, and when she is free to leave during the day and we'll go from there if thats ok?

Great route. I will be travelling from Kidderminster, leaving home around 4 or 5pm, so we might cross paths!

Does this work?

Link to my proposed route.

Note, the start point is the town centre, not my house!

Yes it does. I will be doing the same route from Swindon

Like to join you on the ride up Paul, if that's OK - won't be the twins this time I'm afraid!!

You're more than welcome, however I am unsure as to what time I will be heading off yet as my mate finishes work at 3pm but he is trying to get off early. If he can't then won't be leaving til around 4pm.

Up to you... Twins? You mean you've lost weight?

I am going to slyly steal this route as its much better than the one I was looking at!
not sure when we are leaving but may see you chaps on the way up

My fault [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] too many Pauls', had intended on asking Weasley

mrfrance wrote:Up to you... Twins? You mean you've lost weight? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Not likely! I have lost a bit, not that anyone will notice [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Weasley and I had the same bike colouring. As they are rare in the UK, we called them the twins when they were together [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Haha sorry pal! Would have been fun... but I guess that means I can ride faster now

Up to you... Twins? You mean you've lost weight?


Would have been fun... but I guess that means I can ride faster now

Ooo you cheeky monkey Paul!

Yeah probably should be more careful really as I am sharing a cravan with Steve


...Probably a good job he isn't bringing the twins then

SteveCat wrote:Like to join you on the ride up Paul, if that's OK - won't be the twins this time I'm afraid!!

Things move on! Happy to route-share, you can either come to mine or we can arrange somewhere en route to meet.

Cheshirecat(Kev) and I are meeting around 1 ish at J&S in Nantwich area and are gonna meander down in an A49 (ish) stylie on the day although Kev knows the route better than me. Not sure if anyone else wants to meet up with us along the way but the offer is ther anyway

We're leaving Chezzy Friday afternoon 3ish if anyone's passing through.


If your new to rideouts and want a look at the review from last years BC, it's in the vault. Radars review is a cracking read.