A Report by
Bernard and Clare Jones
After a pleasant run
from Broughton just north of Preston in Lancashire, apart from the delay
caused by the mile long traffic queue at Newtown, we arrived at the
Metropole Hotel around 4.00 pm. After checking in and finding our room
we adjourned to “Spencers” Bar to have some liquid refreshment and meet
up with some old friends and some new. We also took time to visit and
check in with Alan & Pam Tomkins and collect our welcome folder.
Saturday dawned
slightly dull and overcast with the occasional rain shower so we decided
to keep our roof up, much to the disdain of one or two of the “Roof down
all the time brigade”. We didn’t need any fuel having filled to capacity
shortly before arriving at Llandrindod Wells on the way down.
Photo by Bernard Jones.
Our route took us in
a northerly and easterly direction to the quaint old town of Presteigne
where we parked up on the out of town centre car park. Walking into the
town we commenced to attempt to answer the treasure hunt questions
handed to us by Alan before we left. Half way up one side of the main
street we located a café and decided to have a coffee and a trip to the
toilet. Leaving the café we attempted to complete the treasure hunt
questions along with other entrants wandering up and down the main
street.
Our route now took
us through some very pleasant country side and through the villages of
Byton, then Lingen and eventually to Lentwardine and the lunch
halt at the “Lion
Hotel”. By this time it wasn’t raining and as the dinning area within
the hotel was quite crowded we made our way to barbeque tables located
in the garden and by the side of the river. After ordering some food we
had a very satisfying lunch and some liquid refreshment together with a
group of our friends from Northern Centre.
Departing the
lunch stop we headed to Clun, then the villages of Bicton & Skyborry,
then on to Knighton. After Knighton we drove in the direction of
Llanbister and then returned down the A483 to Llandrindod Wells. By this
time the weather was intermittent sunshine and showers. A few miles from
the hotel we topped up with fuel for tomorrow, but that is another
story.
Our thanks must be
expressed to Alan & Pam Tomkins who prepared the route for what was a
very picturesque run which made up for the disappointing weather.
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