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Anon ,just checked the alternative A49 route on my satnav , adds around 44 miles!
probs give it a go though!

Something not right there. The A49 option will add time but should not be adding distance.
I get on the M6 at J28 Leyland and leave the M5 at J21 for Weston. With a couple of miles added at both ends I have clocked 200 miles (to plus or minus 2 miles) on both the M6-M5 route or the A49 option. Both routes measured in the car but only the A49 route on the bike, and results all the same.
From J2 on the M48 Severn crossing I take the A466 past Tintern Abbey to Monmouth and go into Monmouth To continue on the A466 to pick up the A49 about 5 miles South of Hereford. Monmouth is a bit fiddly at first but your soon through it. Hereford is the pain in the butt at busy times and not easy to avoid without adding several miles to the trip.
Heading North I usually take the A4110 from Hereford and rejoin the A49 at Craven Arms, it needs a bit more navigation and you would miss that brew at Leominster  .  Either way it doesn't alter the milage.
I would check that satnav route again because I would think the last thing you want is to be adding miles to your journey.