I went up to South Wales this weekend.
The new circuit will be over to the left, maybe. I couldn't get to see the lay of the land, but looked like a small plateau at the top of the hill up though the industrial estate. Most of GB has clear blue skies and scorching sunshine, but here in South Wales......
Some fantastic views and roads in the area.
I headed up to Elan Valley, but a festival in Rhayder caused gridlock in the town centre, so turned around.
The last time I was here in the upper Irfon valley was 1980ish, when I was into canoeing. It had been raining the week before so a few of us from Hereford Kayak Club went for a gander. The upper Irfon is only navigable after heavy rain. The night before we went it snowed. We parked up on the road and tobogganed down from the road to the river in our kayaks.
I stayed in Llanwrtyd Wells, the smallest town in GB. Home of the bog snorkelling world championships and the Alternative World Games held last year alongside the Olympics, including stuff like Carry your Wife race etc. 3 excellent pubs within 400m from the B&B. 1 brewed its own beer. The B&B was a good one too.
http://www.bryncelyn-guesthouse.co.uk/ There was a Belgium guy and his 15 year old daughter as pillion staying there. They were on a KTM 990 SM and didn't fancy the South of France as it was too hot and thunderstorms, so chose Wales instead.
Both ways up to the Severn Bridge it was hot and sunny. Over the new bridge (free for motorbikes) it dropped in temperature by what seemed like 10c due to the sea. Nice. Then it was cloudier in Wales which was ok as it wasn't so hot.
Leaving Llanwrtyd Wells Sunday morning it started raining! Not enough to wet the roads and only lasted 2 minutes.
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