Also did a Welsh jaunt this weekend, visiting family up in Welshpool. Wanted to check out the Llangollen Bikefest on the Sunday, but weather looked rubbish and ended up catching up with family and old college mates instead.
Route wise, I usually cut across from London, via Aylesbury, Buckingham, Brackly, Banbury, Stratford, skirt Worcester, and Droitwich, Kiddie, Bridgenorth and Shrewsbury.
This time I tried going round Worcester over to Leominster, then up via Ludlow and Church Stoke to Welshpool. The A49 from Leominster to Ludlow was a bit slow moving, but nice once I peeled off towards Church Stoke. Coming back I went down to Newtown and near Llandrindod Wells, then across to Leominster. The A483 Newtown to Llandrindod Wells is wicked. All in around a 500 mile round trip from East London.
Also bumped into an older chap on cherry red FZS600 and his mate on a Triumph Speedmaster (I think) in Crossgates.
Hopefully be repeating the journey later in August.